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Scarlett Johansson says work is progressing on Just Cause, Amazon’s upcoming thriller limited series, based on John Katzenbach’s 1992 novel, in which she stars and executive produces.

American Fiction filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells have signed on to Just Cause, Amazon’s upcoming thriller limited series, starring and executive produced by Scarlett Johansson, Deadline has confirmed.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Cord Jefferson will write and executive produce the upcoming Scarlett Johansson limited series, which serves as her first major television role. The “American Fiction” filmmaker has boarded the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of John Katzenbach’s novel “Just Cause.” Additionally, acclaimed writer John Wells has joined the project, co-writing the series with Jefferson, and will also serve as an executive producer. “Just Cause,” first published in 1992, tells the story of Matt Cowart, a Miami reporter.

Scarlett Johansson will make her first major foray into television with a new TV adaptation of the 1992 John Katzenbach novel Just Cause.The 38-year-old actress will both star in the new series and serve as executive producer, with Amazon handing out a straight-to-series order, via Deadline.The project has a special connection to Johansson, who, at just 10 years of age, starred in the 1995 movie adaptation as the daughter of Sean Connery's character. TV first: Scarlett Johansson will make her first major foray into television with a new TV adaptation of the 1992 John Katzenbach novel Just Cause Straight-to-series: The 38-year-old actress will both star in the new series and serve as executive producer, with Amazon handing out a straight-to-series order, via Deadline  Connection: The project has a special connection to Johansson, who, at just 10 years of age, starred in the 1995 movie adaptation as the daughter of Sean Connery's characterThe original book followed a struggling Miami newspaper editorial writer named Matt Cowart, who receives a letter from a death row inmate, insisting his innocent of a heinous crime, as the journalist tries to set him free.The movie adaptation changed the main character to Sean Connery's Paul Armstrong, a Harvard law professor who is brought back into the courtroom to help a young Black man (Blair Underwood) who is accused of brutally murdering a young white girl.

EXCLUSIVE: In her first major foray into television, Scarlett Johansson is set to star in and executive produce Just Cause, a thriller limited series based on John Katzenbach’s 1992 novel. In a very competitive situation, the project, from writer Christy Hall (I’m Not OK With This, Daddio), Johansson’s These Pictures banner and Warner Bros. TV, has landed at Amazon Studios with a straight-to-series order for Prime Video.