Elizabeth Banks will star in and produce a Prime Video series dramatizing Karen Read's legal saga. Read, a Massachusetts native, was recently acquitted of the murder of her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, following a second trial. Read publicly described the financial toll of the legal fight and said she faced millions of dollars in debt from legal fees. In November 2024, months before her second-trial acquittal, Read sold her longtime Mansfield, MA home for $810,000. The Prime Video project draws on the high-profile criminal case and the complex questions around justice and personal cost.
Actress Elizabeth Banks is set to star in and produce a new Prime Video series based on the infamous trial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts native who was recently acquitted of the murder of her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe. News of Banks' role in the show comes less than a year after Read spoke out about the financial toll of the trial, admitting that she was facing millions of dollars in debt as a result of her legal fees.
Banks will portray Read in a Prime Video series based on the hit podcast "Karen," which details the trials and tribulations of Read's legal battles. Despite being acquitted of murder in her second trial, Read faced significant financial struggles and sold her Massachusetts home for $810,000 after accumulating millions of dollars in debt. The Prime Video series will delve into the high-stakes case and the ongoing fight for truth and justice surrounding Read's legal saga.
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