EXCLUSIVE: In a rare foray into TV, six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams is attached to headline and executive produce The Holdout, a legal thriller drama written by Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) based on his novel of the same name.
The limited series project, from Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins‘ Creative Engine Entertainment and Fifth Season, recently hit the marketplace and has attracted multiple offers, Deadline has learned.
A legal drama–meets–murder investigation in the vein of The Night Of with a dual-timeline mystery, The Holdout is set in Los Angeles and follows a woman (Adams) who finds herself playing multiple roles – juror, attorney, investigator, and suspect.
Ten years after Maya Seale turns the tide in a hugely controversial verdict, a fellow juror is found dead in her hotel room, all evidence points to her.
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