Elizabeth Banks will play Karen Read in a limited series about the controversial trial in development at Prime Video and Warner Bros. Television, Variety has confirmed.

The series is based on the podcast “Karen,” which chronicled the true-crime saga of a woman accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer who was found dead in the snow. Read was on trial for murder and a slew of other alleged crimes, while her defense argued she was framed — the victim of a cover-up involving law enforcement agents. Read was ultimately acquitted of murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene. She was convicted of drunken driving and sentenced to one year of probation.

Justin Noble, the co-creator of “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” will serve as showrunner of the series, executive produc

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