The creator of Big Little Lies, David E Kelley has teamed up with Netflix for new thriller, Anatomy of a Scandal.
The six part anthology series, based on Sarah Vaughan's best selling novel, will start by following a high couple whose marriage falls apart after government minister James is accused of rape.
His wife Sophie is adamant he is innocent, and backs him until the end, but the pair are continuously hit with more facts from prosecution attorney Kate, that cast doubt on her blind faith, and cause us to question just who is telling the truth, and who is lying.
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Netflix teases that the show will be "an insightful and suspenseful series about a sexual consent scandal amongst British privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake."
Kelley will be working with House of Cards exec producer Melissa James Gibson to write and produce the upcoming series.
Meanwhile Jessica Jones director, S.J. Clarkson will also executive produce alongside Liza Chasin (The Loudest Voice, Baby Driver, Bruna Papandrea (Gone Girl, Big Little Lies), Steve Hutensky, Allie Goss, Margaret Chernin and Sarah Vaughan herself.
It will be made up of six hour long episodes, which will each be shot here in the UK.
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The cast of the series has not yet been confirmed, however we can be sure with such a good production team we're only going to get the very best.
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The new show will join Kelley's strong portfolio of TV work, including The Big Sky for ABC, Disney+ dramedy Big Shots and The Undoing for HBO, which starred Nicole Kidman.
Kelley also wrote American TV drama Big Little Lies, which also starred Kidman, alongside Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Meryl Streep and an all-star cast.
The programme was a huge success, earning fans around the globe.
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So, we can't wait to see what Kelley's working on next!
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