Can we speak about Anne Hathaway for a minute? Not solely does she have a packed slate of films popping out this 12 months (Verity! The Odyssey! The Devil Wears Prada 2!), however — in information we could also be simply as enthusiastic about — she’s acquired a little bit of a pivot deliberate that’ll be coming our manner subsequent 12 months: a true-crime-based restricted collection.
Paramount+ simply introduced Worry Not, which tells the story of a prolific serial killer. The challenge, tailored by Bash Doran (Outlaw King, Boardwalk Empire), will see Oscar-winning Hathaway each star and executive-produce. Who will Hathaway play? And what else do we all know to date? Right here’s a fast rundown.
What’s Worry Not about?
You’re most likely (sadly) at the least vaguely conversant in some fairly notorious serial killers within the U.S., like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. Nevertheless, it’s possible you’ll by no means have heard of Stephen Morin, though his suspected crimes rival each Bundy’s and Dahmer’s in quantity. And though none of those items of sh*t should be immortalized, what makes Worry Not distinctive is that it tells Morin’s story by the lens of a survivor’s lived expertise.
Margy Palm was the last woman Morin ever kidnapped. He kidnapped her exterior of a Kmart in San Antonio, Texas, in December of 1981, holding her hostage for eight hours. What began as a lethal captive scenario shifted unexpectedly when, largely because of Palm’s braveness and insistence that Morin might change, the pair fashioned an unlikely bond. Morin set Palm free, and he was arrested the following day on suspicion of murdering greater than 30 individuals — principally girls.
Over the following few years, Morin and Palm’s bond turned a friendship. She visited him in jail. He despatched her Christmas playing cards within the mail. After being convicted, Morin allegedly discovered Christianity, a feat Palm believes she helped affect.
It’s price noting right here that a few of Morin’s survivors, who skilled torture and assault at his fingers, don’t consider he ever really modified earlier than being executed in 1985 on the age of 34. Additionally, Worry Not relies on the Self-importance Honest article “Sympathy for the Devil,” written by Julie Miller, which itself implies a stress between understanding and incredulity.
Who’s within the solid?
You might have already guessed that Hathaway will probably be portraying Palm, however any casting past that may stay a guess for now. However go forward and quote me: I guess it’ll pull in some big-name expertise able to delivering the nuance one of these story calls for.
Tonally, I’m picturing vibes much like that of Kate Winslet’s fictionalized limited crime series Mare of Easttown. Everybody concerned in Worry Not to date is sensible; I don’t suppose the collection will glorify the killer or rehash grisly particulars for shock worth. With Hathaway on the helm, it virtually definitely alerts a extra reflective, ethically complicated strategy than your common true-crime adaptation.
When will Worry Not come out?
The collection will premiere worldwide on Paramount+ in 2027.
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