Gabrielle Union Set To Star In And EP ‘Pretty Little Wife’ Drama Series For Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios is bringing Darby Kane’s bestselling suspense novel, Pretty Little Wife, to the small screen. The series will feature Gabrielle Union in a starring role and as an executive producer. The show will be written and executive produced by Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, and Kristen SaBerre for Prime Video, from A+E Studios and Range Media Partners. Pretty Little Wife is a cat-and-mouse thriller with a pulpy edge and some sexy soap that revolves around two brilliant Black women, Lily, a suspected murderer, and Ginny, the detective on the case. The project is executive produced by Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios, Range Media Partners, and Union via her I’ll Have Another Productions. A+E Studios and Amazon Studios are the studios.

Union’s I’ll Have Another Production focuses on storytelling that centers on marginalized communities with their specific point of views in an authentic manner. The company has developed TV projects with HBO Max, Freeform, Apple, Showtime, Starz, Netflix, and others. On the feature side, the company has partnered with Universal, MRC, and Disney, among other studios, and has sold two projects through competitive bidding wars in 2021. Union is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners, Patti Felker, and JR McGinnis.

Lavender and Ulin recently served as the showrunners and executive producers of HBO Max’s hit series, The Flight Attendant, which was nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice, SAG Award, and WGA Award. They also served as executive producers on ABC’s Nashville and received a 2013 WGA New TV Series nomination. Lavender is the co-founder of the Atlanta-based production company, Georgia Born. They are represented by CAA, Range, and Morris Yorn.

SaBerre, on the other hand, most recently served as co-executive producer and #2 in the writers' room on CW’s 4400. Her other credits include producer on HBO Max’s Red Bird Lane, co-producer on HBO Max’s Rules of Magic, executive story editor on Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, story editor on Knightfall for History, and staff writer on BET’S Hit The Floor. SaBerre has also written multiple novellas for Lerner Publishing Group. She is represented by Paradigm, Grandview, and Morris Yorn.

Kane’s Pretty Little Wife, published by William Morrow, was a Book Of The Month Club pick and #1 international bestseller. Her next book, The Engagement Party, will be out in December 2023.