‘THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE’ ADDS LIZ HANNAH, ZETNA FUENTES & PIPPA BIANCO AS DIRECTORS FOR HULU LIMITED SERIES
First Published on Deadline.com
SERIES CO-CREATOR LIZ HANNAH (THE POST, MINDHUNTERS), ZETNA FUENTES (THE NEVERS, RAY DONOVAN) AND PIPPA BIANCO (SHARE, EUPHORIA) WILL JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HELMER LISA CHOLODENKO (UNBELIEVABLE, OLIVE KITTERIDGE).
Hannah will direct one of the eight episodes, Fuentes and Bianco will direct two episodes each and Cholodenko will direct three.
Written by Hannah and Macmanus and produced by UCP, The Girl From Plainville stars Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad “Coco” Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Hannah and Macmanus serve as co-showrunners and executive produce with Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Consulting producers include Barron and Erin Lee Carr (I Love You, Now Die). Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.