Paramount orders Discretion straight-to-series with Kidman, Fanning

Paramount has given a straight-to-series order to Discretion, an eight-episode legal thriller that will star and be executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. The project, acquired from A24 after a competitive bidding process, is based on a short story by bestselling author Chandler Baker, who will write the television adaptation. Production is slated to begin in 2026.

According to the series logline, Discretion follows Lenny, a summer associate at a prestigious Dallas law firm, who uncovers a network of nondisclosure agreements that conceal a dark truth. When she realizes she signed the same agreement, her discoveries place her in the crosshairs of the firm’s most powerful female partner, Sharon, upending a mentor-protégé relationship and raising the question, "Who gets to keep secrets, and at what cost?"

Baker will serve as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Susannah Grant, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films partners, Elle Fanning’s Lewellen Pictures collaborators—including Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward—alongside Jordan Cerf and Joe Hipps. A24 will produce the series.

Paramount’s order for Discretion is one of the first major...