US EditionMass. native to play Karen Read in new streaming series, reports say
The series explores societal fascination with true crime and conspiracy, reflecting on the polarizing Karen Read trial that ended with her acquittal on murder charges but conviction for DUI, sentenced to probation.
- On August 27, 2025, Deadline first reported Elizabeth Banks will star as Karen Read in a limited series for Prime Video and Warner Bros. Television.
- On Jan. 29, 2022, Boston police officer John O'Keefe was found unresponsive, leading to Karen Read's second-degree murder charge; her 2024 trial ended in a mistrial, with a retrial acquitting her earlier this year.
- The adaptation is based on the Law & Crime and Wondery podcast 'Karen,' with Justin Noble as showrunner and David E. Kelley, Elizabeth Banks, and Max Handelman executive producing through Brownstone, Wondery, and Law & Crime.
- Prime Video's adaptation remains in development with no release date; the logline explores society's obsession with true crime, allure of conspiracy, and crisis of trust, while Karen Read faces a wrongful-death lawsuit and a closed federal investigation.
- National media attention expanded to podcasts and documentaries, fueling multiple adaptations, as the case fractured the local community over guilt and spawned another scripted deal with LBI Entertainment.
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Karen Read Gets Major TV Series After Murder Trial Captivated America, Show Stars A-List Actress
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Elizabeth Banks Will Play Karen Read in New Limited Series About High-Profile Murder Trial
Read was acquitted of the 2022 murder of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, in JuneLionel Hahn/Getty; AP Photo/Charles Krupa (L-R) Elizabeth Banks; Karen Read.NEED TO KNOWA limited series about Karen Read's trial for the murder of her boyfriend is coming to Prime VideoElizabeth Banks will star in the series, according to reports, with Justin Noble and David E. Kelley on board as wellRead was acquitted in June, three years after h…
Karen Read Updates: Disgraced Trooper Michael Proctor Fights to Get His Job Back and Elizabeth Banks is Playing Her in the TV Series
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Elizabeth Banks to Play Karen Read in Prime Video Limited Series About Infamous Court Case | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Elizabeth Banks has booked her next role in a new true-crime series! The 51-year-old Emmy-nominated actress has signed on to star in the upcoming limited series based on Karen Read‘s infamous court case, which Prime Video and Warner Bros. Television are developing. Based on the Law & Crime and Wondery podcast Karen, the series follows “the trial that captivated the country and turned Read into a household name. When a Boston police officer is fo…
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