Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMGM/UA Television is developing limited series Dial M For Murder, based on the 1952 play of the same name by Frederick Knott, which was adapted into the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock movie.Oscar winner Alicia Vikander is executive producing through her Vikarious Film banner with an eye to potentially star in the series, which reimagines the classic suspense thriller story from the female perspective.
In Hitchcock’s film, the role was played by Grace Kelly.Michael Mitnick (The Giver) is creating and writing the series with Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter overseeing.Mitnick is a playwright/screenwriter whose sole previous TV series writing credit was on HBO’s Vinyl, co-created and executive produced by.
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