EXCLUSIVE: Julia Hart is set to direct an adaptation of the Samantha Downing novel The Lovely Wife at Netflix.
Hart will also co-write the script with Jordan Horowitz, who is producing along with Automatic, Vertigo and OHQ. Netflix had no comment.
Described as Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets Dexter, the story follows an ordinary suburban spouses who keep their relationship alive by committing serial murders and getting away with it.
Hart beat out a number of directors for the highly-coveted job. She got her first big break after directing Miss Stevens starring Lily Rabe.
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