Actress Elizabeth Banks, a Massachusetts native, will reportedly star as Karen Read in an upcoming series about the murder trial.

Both Deadline and Variety reported Wednesday that Banks will star as Read in a limited series being developed by Prime Video and Warner Bros Television. The series is reportedly based on the Law & Crime and Wondery podcast "Karen."

Banks, who grew up in Pittsfield, is known for her work in the franchises "The Hunger Games" and "Pitch Perfect," as well as in films including "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Spider-Man," and "Wet Hot American Summer."

In June, Read, 45, was acquitted by a jury of killing her boyfriend, Braintree native and Boston police officer John O'Keefe, by backing into him with her SUV outside a Canton home in January 2022 and leaving him to die in a snowstorm following a night of drinking. The jury found her guilty of operating under the influence. She was sentenced to a year of probation and a class.

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