Overview
- Hulu announced development of a TV adaptation of Scott Turow’s novel Suspect on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with Marissa Jo Cerar signed to write and executive produce.
- The official logline says Pinky, a private investigator, searches for evidence to clear a female police chief accused of trading sex for promotions, which will be the series’ central premise.
- Matt Shakman is set to direct and executive produce, and Bruce Miller and Priscilla Porianda are attached as executive producers through White Oak Pictures.
- 20th Television will house the production while MGM, Scott Turow and Foolscap/related partners are listed as executive producers, and no cast, pilot order, episode count or production dates have been announced.
- The project follows Shakman’s earlier optioning of Suspect and builds on Cerar’s and Miller’s recent Handmaid’s Tale work, placing the show in a competitive streaming market that has seen a surge in PI-focused dramas.