Elizabeth Banks to deal with pilot of Peacock collection ‘Red Queen’

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Elizabeth Banks will play a serious supporting and direct the pilot episode of upcoming collection “Red Queen”.

According to Variety, NBCUniversal-backed streaming service Peacock has began creating the drama, based mostly on the best-selling YA fantasy novel by Victoria Aveyard.

Banks may also govt produce the collection alongside along with her husband Max Handelman by means of their banner Brownstone Prods.

“Red Queen” is about in an alternate near-future America the place democracy is changed by a monarchy led by a bunch of people with superpowers who rule with an iron fist over these with out powers.

It will comply with Mare, a fiery younger lady born to poverty with out powers, is doing the very best she will be able to to outlive and defend her household when she discovers the unthinkable: She in some way has powers too.

The stunning discovery turns her world the other way up and catapults the unlikely hero to develop into the face of a revolution for the oppressed whereas looking for the reality behind the best thriller of all — how she grew to become so highly effective within the first place.

Beth Schwartz and Aveyard co-wrote the pilot and can govt produce the mission, with Schwartz additionally serving as showrunner.

The mission will likely be co-produced by Warner Bros Television and Universal Television.