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No, this is not the Onion: Laura Dern is set to star in a series about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

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Yesterday, it was announced that Laura is set to play journalist Julie K. Brown in a Sony Pictures series based on the reporter's book, Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story. Laura will executive produce the series, along with Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Sharon Hoffman, and Eileen Myers (the latter two will be co-showrunners).

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The limited series will depict the story behind Brown's 2018 investigation, described by Sony 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 Miami Herald, 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.”

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Some were excited by the news of the first scripted series about the case, arguing that the series could add extra pressure to the persuit of justice:

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However, many criticized the announcement:

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BuzzFeed has reached out to a representative for Laura Dern for comment.

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