Elizabeth Banks will immerse herself in the world of
Red Queen
.
The director and actress will develop, for Peacok, the NBC streaming service, a series based on the novel by Victoria Aveyard.
According to Deadline, the star will not only direct the program, but she will also play an important supporting role in this fantastic saga that tells the story, in the near future when America is ruled by an ultra-authoritarian monarchy, d 'a young woman who discovers, overnight, that she possesses powers.
This revelation will lead him to take the head of a revolutionary movement ready to do anything to end the reign of terror of the monarchy.
" Let's go !
Elizabeth Banks enthusiastically launched on Twitter sharing the news.
Women in the lead
If the project is to be led by Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman, through their production company Brownstone,
Red Queen
will be almost entirely developed by women.
Beth Schwarze, the former showrunner of
Arrow
, has indeed co-wrote the series with the author Victoria Aveyard, and will be at the head of this new series.
This is, according to Deadline, the biggest project signed by NBCUniversal under the leadership of Susan Rovner, president of entertainment.
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Red Queen
is the first novel of Victoria Aveyard, a bestseller, described by some critics as a "
Hunger Games
sauce
X-Men
," which was followed by three other books entitled
Glass Sword
,
King's Cage
and
War Storm
.
His latest book,
Realm Breaker
, was released on May 4th.
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