Elizabeth Banks will reportedly play Karen Read in an upcoming limited series about Read’s high-profile murder case — an announcement that follows months of online speculation and fancasting.

Banks, a Pittsfield native, will also serve as executive producer on the project, a collaboration between Prime Video and Warner Bros. Television, according to Deadline .

Justin Noble — known for his work on “The Sex Lives of College Girls” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” — is on board as writer-showrunner, the news outlet reported. Legal drama veteran David E. Kelley , who grew up in Belmont and shot to fame with shows like “Boston Legal” and “Ally McBeal,” is reportedly executive producing as well.

The series will explore “society’s obsession with true crime, the allure of conspiracy, and the deep

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