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.