Jessica Biel's thriller series 'The Good Daughter', based on the popular 2017 novel by Karin Slaughter, has been picked up by Peacock, the streaming service announced on Tuesday.
Biel will be a main producer with Slaughter, who will also write all the episodes. Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Casey Haver from Made Up Stories will serve as executive producers in partnership with Fifth Season. Michelle Purple will also be a main producer with Biel for Iron Ocean.
Biel will play the character Charlotte Quinn, who, along with her sister Samantha, has spent the last 28 years trying to piece together the lives that were broken by a single night of violence. When another attack happens, Charlotte, who is now a lawyer, is forced to face her own inner struggles as the case unfolds with one surprising revelation after another.
The former star of “Seventh Heaven” has become known for her limited crime thrillers, with an Emmy-nominated performance in USA’s “The Sinner” and a follow-up with Hulu’s “Candy,” about real-life ax-murderer Candy Montgomery.
Slaughter’s thriller “Pieces of Her” was previously adapted into the 2022 Netflix series of the same name starring Toni Collette, which was also produced by Papandrea’s Made Up Stories.
The company is also behind “Anatomy of a Scandal” for Netflix, as well as “Roar” for Apple TV+ and Peacock’s hybrid horror comedy “Wolf Like Me,” as well as HBO’s “The Undoing” and Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers.”
Made Up Stories is currently in post-production on “The Last Anniversary” for Aussie streamer Binge. It’s based on the New York Times bestseller by Liane Moriarty. Teresa Palmer, Miranda Richardson and Danielle Macdonald star in the six-part series. Prentiss Fraser, President of Television Distribution at Fifth Season, described it as “a cosy and hilarious mystery.” The filming started in Sydney in November.
Biel is represented by UTA, LBI Entertainment, The Lede Company and Yorn Levine Barnes.
