Oscar-winning actressRenée Zellweger is heading to Netflix. The streaming service announced today that Zellweger will lead a new “social thriller” series calledWhat/If fromRevenge creatorMike Kelley. The series will explore the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things, with each season tackling a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source material, and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.
It’s unclear if this is an anthology series or an ongoing one given that each season has a new theme, but at least for the first season, Zellweger will be playing a character named Anne. Executive producers areMike Kelley,Melissa Loy (Page Fright);Alex Gartner,Charles Roven (Atlas Entertainment);Robert Zemeckis,Jack Rapke (Compari Entertainment)
Kelley got his start writing on shows likeProvidence,One Tree Hill, andThe O.C. before creating the short-livedSwingtown and then the popularRevenge, which ended in 2015.
Zellweger, of course, is a three-time Oscar nominee and won the Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2004 for her turn inCold Mountain. She recently reprised her iconic role inBridget Jones’s Baby, and playsJudy Garland in the upcoming biopicJudy, butWhat/If marks a significantly high profile role and it’ll be interesting to see how this series turns out.
No word on when the show starts filming or premieres, but this is yet another Netflix series to add to your queue.
