This Article is From Oct 08, 2014

Scarlett Johansson To Star in Period TV Drama

Scarlett Johansson To Star in Period TV Drama

Scarlett will play the role of Undine Spragg in the TV show

Actress Scarlett Johansson is set to play the female lead in a TV show, an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel The Custom Of The Country.

According to a report in Deadline, Johansson is also coming on board as the executive producer of the eight-episode period story based on the 1913 novel, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The 29-year-old star will be seen playing a midwestern girl, Undine Spragg, looking to rise to ranks in the New York high society, in the early part of the 20th century in the said series.

Besides Scarlett, Oscar-winning British playwright-screenwriter Christopher Hampton is on board as the screenplay writer of the series.

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