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Maya Hawke to Star in Netflix's 'God of the Woods'

Maya Hawke portrays Judy Luptack, the first female investigator solving a 13-year-old's disappearance amid family secrets and class tensions in a multi-generational Adirondacks drama.

  • On Thursday, Netflix announced Maya Hawke will star as detective Judy Luptack in the upcoming series adaptation of "The God of the Woods," the best-selling crime novel by Temple University professor Liz Moore.
  • Set in the Adirondack Mountains in 1975, the novel explores the mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family's summer camp, linked to an earlier family tragedy.
  • Hawke portrays Luptack, the first female investigator in the male-dominated Bureau of Criminal Investigation, tasked with unraveling dark secrets surrounding the Van Laar family's wealth and power.
  • Moore and Liz Hannah serve as co-showrunners and executive producers, with Sony Pictures Television producing the adaptation for Netflix.
  • Following her role as Robin Buckley in "Stranger Things," Hawke has built a diverse filmography including "Little Women," "Asteroid City," and the animated hit "Inside Out 2.
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