Come on, don’t tell me you didn't see this coming… it was inevitably going to happen.
Sony Pictures, Laura Dern, and Adam McKay are set to tackle the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy in an upcoming limited series about the investigation that helped crack this whole can of worms open.
Dern is set to star as Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown in an adaptation of her book “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story.”
Sharon Hoffman (”Mrs. America”) is writing and will serve as co-showrunner with Eileen Myers (”Masters of Sex”). Why not just make this into a movie? Ten years ago, that would have been the case, but now a large chunk of adult-oriented dramas are on streaming.
Sony is taking the series to potential buyers — and will likely find bidders soon. I’m guessing either Netflix or Amazon will hop onboard.
Sony describes the limited series as “an explosive account of an investigative reporter exposing the secret plea deal between Epstein and federal prosecutors. Drawing from Brown’s experience as a groundbreaking reporter for the Miami Herald, the book and the limited series follow her relentless years-long investigation that identified 80 victims, persuaded key survivors to go on the record, and led to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrests.”
Epstein’s arrest and eventual “suicide” sent shockwaves in 2020 and unleashed a slew of conspiracy theories. Did he actually take his own life, or was he killed?
Epstein was an incredibly wealthy man with many powerful contacts and a documented pattern of abuse involving underage girls, including numerous trips to his private island. Despite this, he managed to evade significant legal consequences for more than two decades. Some theories suggest that, because of his influential connections, he received a “sweetheart deal” in 2008 that allowed him to avoid harsher punishment.
“De Noche” is a detective noir co-written by Haynes and Jon Raymond, set in 1930s L.A. and Mexico. It has been described by Haynes as a “button pusher” that could warrant an NC-17 rating.