Paramount+ has handed a straight-to-series order to ‘Discretion’, a new legal thriller from A24 starring Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies, The Undoing) and Elle Fanning (The Great, The Girl from Plainville). Both will also serve as executive producers. The eight-episode drama is set to begin production in 2026 before launching on Paramount+.
Created and written by Chandler Baker (Whisper Network, The Husbands), ‘Discretion’ adapts her short story into a tense look at power and secrecy inside a prestigious Dallas law firm. The series follows summer associate Lenny (Fanning), who uncovers a network of NDAs hiding a dark truth. When she realises she signed the same agreement, she finds herself in the crosshairs of the firm’s most powerful female partner Sharon (Kidman), upending their mentor and protégé dynamic and forcing the question of who gets to keep secrets, and at what cost.
The project is produced by A24, with Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Unbelievable) executive producing alongside Per Saari (Blossom Films), Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward (Lewellen Pictures), Joe Hipps (CUT TO) and Jordan Cerf (Linden Entertainment). Paramount+ notes the show was sold after a highly competitive bidding process and is among the first originals under Cindy Holland (Chair of DTC) and Jane Wiseman (Head of Originals).
‘Discretion’ does not yet have a premiere date but will air on Paramount+ in the UK. If you want to keep track of this or any other shows, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date. Visit Never Miss.
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