Gabrielle Union to Star in Amazon Adaptation of ‘Pretty Little Wife’
thewrap.comDarby Kane’s international bestseller “Pretty Little Wife” is coming to the small screen. Amazon Studios is developing an adaptation of the novel starring Gabrielle Union, who is also set to executive produce.The drama will be written and executive produced by Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin, who are both known for their work on HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” along with Kristen SaBerre (“4400”).
Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson will produce the project for A+E Studios and Range Media Partners. Both A+E Studios and Amazon Studios will produce the project.
Based on the book of the same name, “Pretty Little Wife” blends the worlds of cat-and-mouse thrillers and sexy soaps. The series will center around two brilliant but different Black women: Lily, the titular pretty wife who is suspected of murdering her husband, and Ginny, the detective who’s on the case. “Upon entering each other’s lives, they begin to crack open each other’s façade to reveal what really lies beneath,” a description for the novel reads.
The book has been praised by the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Refinery29 and Huffington Post.Union is best known for starring in “Bring It On,” the 2000 cheerleader comedy.
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