In a competitive situation, Paramount+ has given out a straight-to-series order to the legal drama “Discretion” starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, Variety has confirmed.
The project is based on the short story of the same name by Chandler Baker (“Whisper Network,” “The Husbands”) and will be produced by A24 for Paramount. The show has received an eight-episode order and will begin production in 2026.
The logline for the series states, “Lenny (Fanning), a summer associate at a prestigious Dallas law firm, 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’s most powerful female partner Sharon (Kidman)—upending their mentor-protégé dynamic and raising the question: who gets to keep secrets, and at what cost?”
Baker is writing and executive producing the series, with both Kidman and Fanning executive producing in addition to starring. Susannah Grant (“Erin Brokovich,” “Unbelievable”) is also attached to executive produce. Kidman is executive producing via Blossom Films with Per Saari, while Fanning, her sister Dakota Fanning, and Brittany Kahan Ward executive produce for Lewellen Pictures. Jordan Cerf of Linden Entertainment and Joe Hipps of Cut To will also executive produce.
(Excerpt) Read more in: Variety