Scarlett Johansson in her first series! The actress says yes to Prime Video

During her thirty-year career, Scarlett Johansson has tried all genres in cinema and established herself as one of the important figures of Hollywood. But she, who starred alongside Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and wore the Black Widow costume at Marvel for ten years, never made it into the series.

The actor has appeared on Saturday Night Live and voiced several characters on the animated series Robot Chicken, but now he’s been announced as the first to headline feature television.

Journalist on death row

According to varietyScarlett Johansson has been cast as the lead actress in Just Cause for Prime Video. This dramatic thriller is an adaptation of John Katzenbach’s 1992 novel of the same name.

Director Cord Jefferson was chosen as the screenwriter and executive producer of the series. The latter won an Emmy for writing an episode of Watchmen and is currently up for Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture for his feature film American Fiction.

The adaptation of Just Cause tells the story of Madison Cowart (Scarlett Johansson), a Miami journalist who receives a letter from a death row inmate claiming his innocence. Further investigation not only casts doubt on the prisoner’s guilt, but also reveals other hidden horrors.

Scarlett Johansson, producer

Prior to this miniseries, which will also be written by John Wells (ER, Shameless, Maid), John Katzenbach’s novel had already been adapted for the cinema in the 1995 film Just Cause, directed by Arne Glimcher. We found Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne and a certain Scarlett Johansson in the cast!

This time, the actor, who is also a producer of the series, will not only appear, he will play the protagonist of this adaptation, which will mark his first leading role in the TV fantasy. At this time, neither other information about the filming nor a potential broadcast date has been announced.