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Elizabeth Banks To Star & Direct 'Red Queen' Series at Peacock Elizabeth Banks has signed on not only to star, but also direct a new series based on the YA book series by Victoria Aveyard, “Red Queen”. According to Deadline, the 47-year-old actress will step in front the camera in a major supporting role in the series, which has landed at Peacock. Elizabeth will also direct and executive produce the show with husband Max Handelman through their Brownstone Prods. The series will be co-written by former Arrow showrunner Victoria. If you’re unaware, “Red Queen” is set in an altern...

The supernatural drama is based on Crypt TV's monster universe of short films. Red Queen is set in a world where democracy has fallen by the wayside as a monarchy led by a group of humans with superpowers rule with an iron fist over those without powers. In the middle of all this is Mare, a young woman born into poverty who suddenly discovers she has powers, leading to her becoming an unlikely hero as the face of the revolution. Banks and Handelman’s Brownstone Productions, which will produce the show under the Warner Bros. TV banner, have been working on a number of projects in recent y...

Beth Schwartz (Arrow, Sweet Tooth) will serve as executive producer and showrunner

Elizabeth Banks to direct, appear in 'Red Queen' series UPI News Service, 05/25/2021  Elizabeth Banks will direct and appear in the new series Red Queen. ADVERTISEMENT Variety reported Tuesday that Banks, 47, will direct, executive produce and appear in the the new series, based on the Victoria Aveyard novel. Deadline confirmed Banks will have a major supporting role on the show. She will executive produce with Max Handelman through their Brownstone Productions. Red Queen is co-written by Aveyard and Beth Schwartz (Arrow), with Schwartz to also serve as showrunner. The series ...

(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) According to Deadline, Peacock is currently in the process of developing a series adaptation of author Victoria Aveyard’s YA fantasy novels titled Red Queen, with Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks ( Pitch Perfect films) attached to direct the potential series. It will be set in an alternate historical timeline, where America is no longer governed by democracy and is now under the rule of super-powered royals. In addition to helming the project, Banks is also expected to portray a major supporting role and will be serving as an executive producer along w...