Anne Hathaway is returning to tv to play the sufferer of a serial killer accused of extra crimes than Ted Bundy. Hathaway has solely two essential collection common roles in her lengthy listing of credit. The primary goes again to 1999 when she starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg within the short-lived teen drama Get Actual.
Her second essential forged member function got here in early 2022 when she performed Rebekah Neumann in Apple TV’s WeWork. Though the restricted drama acquired largely adverse opinions, notably for Jared Leto’s lead efficiency, Hathaway’s work as the previous chief model and impression officer of WeWork was praised as a brilliant spot in an in any other case sluggish biopic.
Now, Hathaway is returning to tv in a giant means for the Paramount+ six-episode true crime drama Worry Not. The challenge is written by former Broadwalk Empire author Bash Doran, with the story specializing in prolific serial killer Stephen Morin. Accused of extra crimes than Ted Bundy, Morin varieties an unlikely bond with Margy Palm (Hathaway), the final girl he ever kidnapped.
Morin’s abduction of Palm started as a captive state of affairs, however ultimately took an unlikely flip that included compassion, prayer, and profound braveness, with Palm insisting that Morin may very well be reworked. It grew to become the premise of a remarkably uncommon bond, which continued after Palm was rescued and till Morin acquired the loss of life penalty for his crimes.
Worry Not is produced by MGM Tv. Govt producers embrace Doran, Stark, and Stacey Levin for Toluca Footage. Helen Estabrook for Self-importance Truthful Studios, Anne Hathaway, Adam Shulman, and Johnathan Rice for Someplace Footage; and Margy, Bart, and Noelle Palm.
Jane Wiseman, Head of Originals at Paramount+, reacted to the information in a press release. She praised Hathaway for bringing depth and realism to a real story and celebrated working with the inventive group. Within the quote, included under, Wiseman promised an attractive, high-quality present viewers can be keen to observe:
“At Paramount+, we’re at all times on the lookout for tales that captivate and entertain our viewers, and this collection will do precisely that. By grounding this chilling true story within the lived expertise of our protagonist, Anne is bringing a degree of nuance and gravity to the display screen that solely a performer of her caliber can. We’re thrilled to collaborate with Anne, Bash and the remainder of this illustrious group and we are able to’t anticipate viewers to see what is certain to be an enthralling restricted collection.”
Worry Not, which is predicated on the Self-importance Truthful article “Sympathy for the Satan”, has had a protracted path to the display screen. It started with a heated bidding warfare in late 2023, with Prime Video initially profitable it. However after the platform determined to not transfer forward with the serial killer drama, it started to obtain gives as soon as once more. Paramount+ ultimately emerged because the victor.
Hathaway has a string of films arising, most notably The Satan Wears Prada sequel and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. However it appears as if Worry Not will give the star an opportunity to faucet into the type of darkish fare.
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November 12, 1982
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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5 ft 8 inches
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Actress, Singer