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TV Series On Epstein Investigation Starring Laura Dern In Development At Sony, Report Says
The series adapts Julie K. Brown’s book revealing a secret plea deal and naming 80 victims; Laura Dern stars and executive produces alongside Adam McKay.
- Sony Pictures Television announced on Monday that Laura Dern will star in a limited series chronicling Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K. Brown's investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.
- Adapting Brown's book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, the series details her years-long investigation into Epstein's sex trafficking ring and secret plea deals with federal prosecutors.
- Screenwriter Sharon Hoffman and Eileen Myers are writing and executive producing alongside Adam McKay and Kevin Messick of Hyperobject Industries, marking the first scripted series about the Epstein scandal.
- Addressing her own inclusion in the Epstein files, Brown stated she "expected" to see her name but was surprised by an American Airlines flight record from 2019 with her maiden name.
- Brown's career, which earned her two George Polk Awards for Justice Reporting, includes identifying more than 80 alleged victims—a focus the series will showcase as details remain under wraps.
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Jeffrey Epstein Arrives on Tv: Laura Dern Leads the Series that Revives the Scandal that Shook Power
The case, one of the most shocking scandals of recent decades, will jump to television fiction with an ambitious production that promises to reopen public debate.
It will be a film adaptation of the book by journalist Julie K. Brown's “Perversion of Justice: The Story of Geoffrey Epstein.”
The reporter who exposed the scandal confirmed the news - Laura Dern will star
The actress will star in a miniseries about Julie K. Brown's book, which exposed the sex trafficking network and the abuses of the financial tycoon.
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