Renée Zellweger is getting into true crime.The two-time Oscar winner has signed on to star and executive produce NBC's a six-episode true-crime drama series inspired by a real-life story, the network announced Thursday.
This marks Zellweger's broadcast TV debut project and has received a straight-to-series pickup.It's based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction.
He maintained that he he did not kill her and his conviction was later overturned. The crime set off a chain of events that exposed a scheme involving Pam Hupp, who Zellweger will portray in the series.The true-crime saga was heavily featured on and became one of the newsmagazine's most popular topics.
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