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Elizabeth Banks to Star as Karen Read in Prime Video Limited Series in Development

The drama adapts the Law & Crime/Wondery podcast that chronicled the case’s competing narratives.

Overview

  • Prime Video and Warner Bros. Television are developing the limited series with Justin Noble set as showrunner and writer and David E. Kelley on board as an executive producer.
  • Elizabeth Banks will also executive produce via Brownstone Productions alongside Max Handelman and Krissy Wall, with Wondery and Law & Crime executives attached as producers.
  • The project is based on the podcast Karen and is described as examining true-crime fascination, the pull of conspiracy, and declining trust in institutions.
  • Amazon has not commented on the reports, and no production schedule or release date has been announced.
  • The series follows renewed interest after Karen Read’s June 2025 acquittal on homicide charges and her OUI conviction, as Read and attorney Alan Jackson pursue a separate scripted project with LBI Entertainment.