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Penn Badgley to star in Amazon adaptation of 'Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone'

David Hemingson will serve as showrunner for the comedy-mystery series based on Benjamin Stevenson's novel.

The short version

  • Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a television series adaptation of Benjamin Stevenson's murder mystery novel 'Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone'.
  • Penn Badgley will play the lead role of Ern Cunningham and serve as an executive producer, alongside showrunner and writer David Hemingson.
  • The project is being co-produced for Prime Video by Fifth Season and Made Up Stories after a previous adaptation attempt at HBO did not go forward.

Key facts

  • Penn Badgley has been cast as Ern Cunningham in Amazon MGM Studios' series adaptation of 'Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone'.[Variety]
  • David Hemingson will serve as showrunner, executive producer, and writer for the series.[Variety]
  • The project is co-produced by Fifth Season and Made Up Stories, with executive producers including Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jeanne Snow, and book author Benjamin Stevenson.[Variety]
  • An adaptation of the 2022 novel was previously in development at HBO in 2022 before moving to Amazon.[Variety]

What remains uncertain

  • A target release date or production timeline for the Prime Video series has not been announced.[Variety]

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