SWEETPEA: Starz Picks Up Ella Purnell-Led Series

Starz has acquired the US and Canadian rights to the upcoming series SWEETPEA, starring Ella Purnell.

Purnell, who also serves as an executive producer, stars as Rhiannon, “a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder.” The six-part series—which is adapted from the C.J. Skuse’s book of the same name—will debut in 2024.

“We’re excited to partner again with Ella Purnell and Sky Studios on such a fresh, boundary-breaking story,” said Alison Hoffman, President of Domestic Networks, STARZ in a statement. “This darkly-comedic tale of revenge is sure to thrill viewers, as is Ella’s performance as a woman who finds her voice and claims her agency in ways that are devious and shocking.”

According to Starz, “Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression—people walk past her in the street without a second glance. She’s continually overlooked for a promotion at work, the guy she likes won’t commit, and her dad is really, really sick. Then everything in her life turns upside down. Rhiannon is pushed over the edge and loses control. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… Rhiannon’s life transforms as she steps into a new, intoxicating power, but can she keep her killer secret?”

The ensemble cast also includes Nicôle Lecky s Julia, Jon Pointing as Craig, Calam Lynch as AJ, Leah Harvey as Marina, Jeremy Swift as Norman, and Dustin Demri-Burns as Jeff. Kirstie Swain adapted the series.

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