{"id":7198,"date":"2017-01-18T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/usa-network-picks-jessica-biel-anthology-series\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:31:52","slug":"usa-network-picks-up-jessica-biel-anthology-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/usa-network-picks-up-jessica-biel-anthology-series\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Network Picks Up Jessica Biel Anthology Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PASADENA: USA Network has snapped up <em>The Sinner<\/em>, a new anthology series starring\u00a0Jessica Biel and\u00a0Bill Pullman.<\/p>\n<p>The first installment of the close-ended series follows a young mother (Biel) who commits an act of violence when she\u2019s overcome by an inexplicable fit of rage. The driving force behind the crime thriller is discovering her motivation as an investigator, played by Pullman, becomes obsessed with uncovering the woman&#8217;s motive. Together they delve into the depths of her psyche and the violent secrets hidden in her past.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot was written by executive producer\u00a0Derek Simonds\u00a0(<em>When We Rise<\/em>)\u00a0and is based on\u00a0Petra Hammesfahr\u2019s\u00a0book of the same name.\u00a0Charlie Gogolak\u00a0(<em>This Is Us<\/em>) serves as executive producer along with Antonio Campos\u00a0(<em>Christine<\/em>), who also directed the pilot. Biel is also executive producing the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to announce\u00a0<em>The Sinner<\/em>\u00a0as our first series pickup of 2017,\u201d commented Chris McCumber, the president of USA Network. \u201cThe series\u2019 unique perspective intrigued us from the very beginning, and Universal Cable Productions, Jessica Biel and the entire team behind and in front of the cameras have delivered something very special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy partner, Michelle Purple, and I are so honored and excited to be producing powerful, raw material like\u00a0<em>The Sinner<\/em>,&#8221; Biel said in a statement. &#8220;We strive to tell humanistic and emotionally moving stories; especially ones that put women at the epicenter.\u00a0I have been lucky, as both actor and producer, to work with our immensely talented writer\/creator Derek Simonds and can\u2019t wait to see what the collaboration brings throughout the series. Mostly, I\u2019m thrilled to introduce the world of\u00a0<em>The Sinner\u00a0<\/em>to audiences with the tremendous support of our bold partners, Universal Cable Productions and USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment Dawn [Olmstead] brought in this provocative thriller, we knew that only an exceptional creative team would realize its full potential,&#8221; added Jeff Wachtel, the president and chief content officer at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. &#8220;Jessica, Bill, Derek and Antonio take us on an unforgettable ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PASADENA: USA Network has snapped up The Sinner, a new anthology series starring Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":7199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1607,1608,163,95],"class_list":["post-7198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-jessica-biel","tag-the-sinner","tag-universal-cable-productions","tag-usa-network","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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