Overview
- Lifetime’s dramatization debuts Saturday, January 10 at 8/7c, bringing the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe back into focus.
- Katie Cassidy portrays Karen Read and Luke Humphrey plays John O’Keefe in a scripted retelling of the events and courtroom battles.
- The movie includes a depiction of former state trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired after his crude texts about Read were revealed during the investigation.
- Additional screen projects are in the works, including a Prime Video series with Elizabeth Banks attached and a Netflix docuseries, with Investigation Discovery having already aired a program.
- In 2025 a jury acquitted Read of murder and manslaughter but convicted her of operating under the influence, leading to probation and an alcohol education requirement, as she reportedly faces a wrongful death lawsuit from O’Keefe’s family.