Hulu Orders New Series Inspired By “Black Widow”
Disney’s Searchlight TV and 20th Television are developing a brand new untitled series, which is loosely inspired by the 1987 movie “Black Widow.”
In the original film, which was created by 20th Century Fox, Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can’t prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
The official logline for the series states, “An FBI agent uses the secrets from a female serial killer’s past to try and find her.”
According to Variety, the series is being developed by Liz Meriwether, who will be a writer and executive producer. Liz has previously worked on the Hulu Original series, “The Dropout” and the upcoming FX series, “Dying For Sex”.
The show will also see Emmy Rossum executive produce and possibly star in. Emmy has previously starred in “Shameless” and “The Day After Tomorrow”. Also executive producing the show will be Sara Moskowitz, along with Ron Bass, who wrote the screenplay of the original film.
With this show still in the early stages of development, it could be a while away from arriving on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States, and on Disney+ internationally.
Roger’s Take: I would be very surprised if the name “Black Widow” is used, in order to avoid confusion with the Marvel character.
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Roger Palmer
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