Laura Dern to Star in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation Drama From Sony

The Oscar and Emmy winner will also exec produce the limited series, which is based on reporter Julie K. Brown’s book ‘Perversion of Justice.’

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein StoryHoffman and Myers will executive produce the project with Dern, McKay and Kevin Messick for Hyperobject Industries, and Brown. Sony is taking the series to potential buyers — and will likely find bidders for the first scripted take on the Epstein case.

Sony describes the limited series as “an explosive account of an investigative reporter exposing the secret plea deal between Epstein and federal prosecutors. Drawing from Brown’s experience as a groundbreaking reporter for the , the book and the limited series follow her relentless years-long investigation that identified 80 victims, persuaded key survivors to go on the record, and led to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrests.”led to a raft of new charges of sex trafficking against Epstein — who had previously been convicted on charges of procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute — and Maxwell and led the to the still-ongoing calls for the Department of Justice to release its complete files on Epstein and his associates and acquaintances, who included presidents , royals and prominent business leaders and media figures.reports also led to the resignation of then-Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, who as the U.S. attorney for Florida’s southern district signed off on a non-prosecution agreement that blocked any federal charges from Epstein’s first criminal case in 2007. Epstein instead pleaded guilty to state charges. The newspaper series and Brown’s book also interviews with a number of Epstein’s victims, several of whom spoke on the record for the first time.John Oliver Mocks Trump for Avoiding the Word “War” Amid U.S. Military Operation in Iran: “He Really Just Talks Like a 6-Year-Old”. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the GoogleThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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