{"id":23554,"date":"2025-10-07T11:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-orders-a24s-discretion-to-series\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:00:34","slug":"paramount-orders-a24s-discretion-to-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-orders-a24s-discretion-to-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Orders A24\u2019s Discretion to Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has given a straight-to-series order for A24\u2019s legal thriller <em>Discretion<\/em>, with Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning attached to star.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode drama, adapted from Chandler Baker\u2019s fictional short story, is being written by Baker. Kidman and Fanning are executive producing through their Blossom Films and Lewellen Pictures banners, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Baker is also an executive producer, as are Susannah Grant (<em>Erin Brokovich<\/em>, <em>Unbelievable<\/em>); Blossom Films\u2019 Per Saari; Lewellen Pictures\u2019 Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward; CUT TO\u2019s Joe Hipps; and Linden Entertainment\u2019s Jordan Cerf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Discretion<\/em> tells the story of Lenny, a summer associate at a prestigious Dallas law firm who uncovers a web of NDAs masking a dark truth. When she realizes she signed the same agreement, her discoveries put her in the crosshairs of the firm\u2019s most powerful female partner, Sharon.<\/p>\n<p>The series marks one of the first original productions under the new leadership of Cindy Holland, chair of direct-to-consumer, and Jane Wiseman, head of originals for Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Production will begin in 2026 and eventually launch on Paramount+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has given a straight-to-series order for A24\u2019s legal thriller Discretion, with Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning attached to star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":21362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[5235,2548,11456,11457,11458,2285,4203],"class_list":["post-23554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-a24","tag-blossom-films","tag-discretion","tag-elle-fanning","tag-lewellen-pictures","tag-nicole-kidman","tag-paramount","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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