Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel and the quilt of ‘The Better Sister’ novel
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Hollywood actors Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks are all set to headline an upcoming series titled The Better Sister from Tomorrow Studios and Amazon MGM Studios. Based on a novel of the identical title by Alafair Burke, the series has Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado on board as showrunners, with Craig Gillespie as director.
According to a press launch from Prime Video, The Better Sister is an “electric thriller” about how some horrible issues pull two sisters aside from one another, and finally brings them again collectively.
“Chloe (Biel) moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets,” reads the plotline of the series.
Showrunners Milch and Corrado additionally function govt producers on The Better Sister. Gillespie and Annie Marter function govt producers by way of Fortunate Jack Productions. Additional govt producers embrace Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, and Alissa Bachner by way of Tomorrow Studios; lead stars Banks and Biel; and Michelle Purple.
Jessica Biel, an Emmy-nominated actor and producer, is thought for starring in a number of films similar to Hitchcock, The Illusionist, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, and The A-Team. On the series entrance, she starred in season certainly one of The Sinner and Limetown with Stanley Tucci. Last seen because the notorious axe killer Candy Montgomery in the limited series Candy, she is ready to star alongside Ethan Hawke and Daniel Radcliffe in Batso.
Actress, producer, author, and director Elizabeth Banks is thought for her numerous roles in initiatives similar to The Hunger Games franchise, Love & Mercy, The LEGO Movie, Mrs. America, 30 Rock and Modern Family. She made her directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015 and produced the franchise by way of her firm Brownstone Productions along with her husband Max Handelman.
Banks produced and directed comedy-thriller Cocaine Bear and produced MGM’s cult-hit Bottoms. She just lately starred in Call Jane alongside Sigourney Weaver and The Beanie Bubble, alongside Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Snook, and will probably be seen subsequent in A Mistake, directed by Christine Jeffs, Skincare, directed by Austin Peters and lead the voice solid of The Flintstones spin-off series Bedrock. On the directing entrance, the Charles’s Angels director is ready to remake Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the 1985-dance comedy.