Actress and director Elizabeth Banks will play a lead role in an Amazon Prime Video series about the high-profile criminal case involving Karen Read, who was acquitted in June. According to her publicist, Jessica Kolstad, Banks is not only starring in the show but also producing it. The project was previously reported by Variety and Deadline.
Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/metro/elizabeth-banks-karen-read