Laura Dern to Star in Epstein Investigation Series

A limited television series chronicling the investigative journalism that unraveled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network is in development, with actress Laura Dern set to star as the reporter at its center.

The project, based on the book "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" by Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown, follows her yearslong probe into Epstein's 2008 secret plea deal with federal prosecutors. Brown's reporting identified at least 80 victims, encouraged several survivors to speak publicly for the first time and ultimately contributed to federal charges against Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Sony Pictures Television is currently seeking a network or streaming buyer for the series, which is being produced by Adam McKay's Hyperobject Industries.

Dern, an Academy Award winner known for roles in films like "Marriage Story" and television series such as "Big Little Lies," will portray Brown and serve as an executive producer. Screenwriter Sharon Hoffman, whose credits include "House of Cards" and "Mrs. America," adapted the book and will co-showrun the production alongside Eileen Myers, a writer-producer on shows like "Masters of Sex."...