{"id":22410,"date":"2025-03-27T10:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:43:45","slug":"studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Studio Lambert has optioned the exclusive TV rights to adapt Hallie Rubenhold\u2019s new historical true-crime book Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Doctor Crippen<\/em> as a drama.<\/p>\n

The book delves into the case regarding Belle Elmore, a music hall performer whose mutilated remains were uncovered in a North London cellar in 1910. A transatlantic manhunt for her husband, Dr. Crippen, and his young lover and secretary, Ethel le Neve, posing as Crippen\u2019s son with cropped hair, ensued.<\/p>\n

Dr. Crippen has always been at the center of the story, but Rubenhold\u2019s book brings the women to life and places them at the center. Through it all, the book seeks to address the question: Was Ethel truly as innocent of the murder as she wanted the world to believe?<\/p>\n

Award-winning screenwriter Amanda Coe (Black Narcissus<\/em>, Apple Tree Yard<\/em>, Room at the Top<\/em>) is adapting the book as a drama series for Studio Lambert.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have brought together the incredible talents of Amanda and Hallie for this exciting series,\u201d said Madeleine Sinclair, creative director for scripted at Studio Lambert. \u201cI can\u2019t wait for Amanda to bring to the screen Hallie\u2019s rich portrayal of the women at the heart of this true crime [and] to deliver an utterly gripping and fascinating drama.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHallie\u2019s book is an irresistible ride through a story with all the ingredients that make a compelling drama\u2013not least its invitation to consider what makes us see women as either victims or monsters,\u201d Coe commented. \u201cAs soon as I read it, I wanted to see its many fascinating worlds and nuanced characters on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubenhold added, \u201cIt\u2019s thrilling to be working with Studio Lambert and Amanda Coe on what I know will be a rip-roaring epic of an adaptation. It\u2019s time for historic true-crime narratives to move on [and] away from glamorizing killers to telling the wider \u2018story of a murder,\u2019 one which encompasses the many compelling dramas of those impacted by such an act.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Studio Lambert has optioned the exclusive TV rights to adapt Hallie Rubenhold\u2019s new historical true-crime book Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Doctor Crippen as a drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3570,10417,9463,10418,1083],"class_list":["post-22410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-amanda-coe","tag-hallie-rubenhold","tag-madeleine-sinclair","tag-story-of-a-murder-the-wives-the-mistress-and-doctor-crippen","tag-studio-lambert","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\nStudio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Studio Lambert has optioned the exclusive TV rights to adapt Hallie Rubenhold\u2019s new historical true-crime book Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Doctor Crippen as a drama.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-27T14:43:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-27T14:43:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/StudioLambert-StoryofaMurder-0325.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/\",\"name\":\"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-27T14:43:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-27T14:43:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. She can be reached at jstalcup@worldscreen.com.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/author\/jamiestalcup\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA","og_description":"Studio Lambert has optioned the exclusive TV rights to adapt Hallie Rubenhold\u2019s new historical true-crime book Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Doctor Crippen as a drama.","og_url":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/","og_site_name":"TVDRAMA","article_published_time":"2025-03-27T14:43:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-27T14:43:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":394,"url":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/StudioLambert-StoryofaMurder-0325.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jamie Stalcup","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jamie Stalcup","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/","url":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/","name":"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder - TVDRAMA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-27T14:43:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-27T14:43:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/studio-lambert-options-true-crime-book-story-of-a-murder\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Studio Lambert Options True-Crime Book Story of A Murder"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website","url":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/","name":"TVDRAMA","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb","name":"Jamie Stalcup","description":"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. She can be reached at jstalcup@worldscreen.com.","url":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/author\/jamiestalcup\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1412"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}