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Renee Zellweger stars as Pam Hupp in the true crime drama The Thing About Pam, which aired on NBC.And Renee donned an orange prison jumpsuit in the series finale, which aired on Tuesday night.The Oscar winning actress, 52, wore facial prosthetics to play Pam, a housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for murder. The latest:Renee Zellweger stars as Pam Hupp in the true crime drama The Thing About Pam, which aired on NBC.

Josh Duhamel cut a dapper figure in a blue suit as he walked the red carpet at an event for The Thing About Pam on Wednesday night.The 49-year-old actor joined co-starsRenée Zellweger and Judy Greer as well as showrunner Jenny Klein and executive producers Jason Blum and Liz Cole for a NBCUniversal For Your Consideration panel discussion about the six-episode series.The Daytime Emmy winner also talked about planning his wedding to fiancée Audra Mari. Looking sharp:Josh Duhamel cut a dapper figure as he walked the red carpet at an event for The Thing About Pam on Wednesday night The Life As We Know It star, who was styled by Samantha McMillen, finished off his look with brown leather Oxfords.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJudy Greer admits seeing Renée Zellweger for the first time in full makeup, prosthetics and wardrobe as convicted murderer Pam Hupp while shooting “The Thing About Pam” presented a a unique set of challenges.“We both looked at each other and started laughing,” Greer, who plays controversial prosecutor Leah Askey in the true-crime series, said Wednesday at the NBCU FYC House in Hollywood during a panel moderated by yours truly. “And then she told me not to make her laugh because her face would fall off.”Asked if her face ever did “fall off,” Zellweger laughed, “Yes.”Zellweger revealed the prosthetics did cause her to break out in a rash. “The rash didn’t go away.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt’s hard, at first, to see what drew Renée Zellweger to the lead role of “The Thing About Pam.”Zellweger, in an attempt to resemble the real-life convicted murderer Pam Hupp, forces herself to act through a shroud of body prosthetics. The show’s writers have stripped away subtext, dimming Zellweger’s sparky comic timing.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTV creators are constantly searching for inspiration for their next projects, and in the past, books, comics and movies provided the source material for many series. In the past few years, podcasts have become a fertile source of ideas for documentary series and dramatic shows as well as comedies and talkshows.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” From “Bridget Jones’ Diary” to “Judy,” Renée Zellweger knows a thing or two about transformation.The two-time Oscar winner’s latest, as convicted murderer Pam Hupp in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” is no exception. “It was a team of magicians,” Zellweger told me Monday night at a press event at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “What they’re capable of is pretty miraculous.”The six-episode “The Thing About Pam” is based on the podcast of the same name and several episodes of “Dateline NBC,” which detailed the 2011 murder of Hupp’s friend Betsy Faria.

Renée Zellweger is nearly unrecognizable in her new true-crime drama, . ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Zellweger at the NBC series' premiere in Los Angeles Monday night, where she opened up about the major transformation she underwent to play the Missouri mother turned murderer, Pam Hupp.«Amazement, I was amazed,» Zellweger said of seeing herself as Hupp for the first time.

Ant Anstead is a proud boyfriend! On Thursday, the 42-year-old TV personality took to Instagram to promote his girlfriend, Renée Zellweger's, anticipated NBC true-crime series In the upcoming series, Zellweger plays Pam, whose deeply diabolical and deadly scheme was exposed by a chain of events following the overturning of Russ Faria’s conviction in the 2011 murder of his wife. The show also stars Josh Duhamel as defense attorney Joel Schwartz, Judy Greer as prosecutor Leah Askey and Katy Mixon as Betsy Faria.Sharing the trailer for the miniseries, Anstead gushed of the 52-year-old actress, «Beaming with pride (and now sleeping with one eye open!) Ren’s latest role! Make sure you follow @big.pic.co! Brought to you by @nbcnews @blumhouse and @big.pic.co See Reneé Zellweger transformed into the infamous Pamela Hupp! She stars alongside @joshduhamel & @missjudygreer in this limited series. Premieres March 8th on @nbc & next day on @peacocktv.»A post shared by ant anstead (@ant_anstead)Her talent isn't the only attribute that attracts Anstead to Zellweger.

Renee Zellweger is unrecognizable as Pam Hupp, the real-life woman at the center of the anticipated NBC true-crime series,. In the first official trailer and images, audiences get a peek at the Oscar-winning actress’ dramatic transformation into the Missouri mother turned murderer. In the upcoming series co-starring Josh Duhamel as defense attorney Joel Schwartz, Judy Greer as prosecutor Leah Askey and Katy Mixon as Betsy Faria, Zellweger plays Pam, whose deeply diabolical and deadly scheme was exposed by a chain of events following the overturning of Russ Faria’s conviction in the 2011 murder of his wife. The real-life story quickly captured the attention of America and was detailed in several popular episodes of and chronicled in the 2019 podcast . “The twists and turns of this saga are truly stranger than fiction,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, adding, “This series will bring a completely new perspective to a story that has already captivated millions.”Meanwhile, Zellweger is no stranger to transforming her body onscreen, as previously seen in and, for which she won her second Oscar portraying Judy Garland at the end of her career. While speaking to , which first debuted the images of the six-part limited series, Zellweger described what went into becoming Pam.

Global’s upcoming true crime series “The Thing About Pam”, starring Renee Zellweger and Josh Duhamel, now has a release date.