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  "id": 12902168,
  "title": "Elizabeth Banks Officially Set to Play Karen Read in Amazon Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/elizabeth-banks-officially-set-to-play-karen-read-in-amazon-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/elizabeth-banks-karen-series-amazon-1236905579/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon has officially greenlit a drama series about Karen Read with Elizabeth Banks set to star, Variety has learned. The untitled, one-hour series was first reported to be in the works in 2025. It is inspired by the Law&Crime and Audible Original podcast “Karen.” Justin Noble will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Amazon […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Elizabeth Banks-Led Karen Read Series Ordered At Prime Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/elizabeth-banks-led-karen-read-series-ordered-at-prime-video",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Karen Read Series Starring and Executive Produced by Elizabeth Banks Ordered at Amazon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/karen-read-series-starring-and-executive-produced-by-elizabeth-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Prime Video Gives Series Order to Elizabeth Banks’ Karen Read Drama From Justin Noble and David E. Kelley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/prime-video-gives-series-order-to-elizabeth-banks-karen-read-drama",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}