20 Most Exciting TV Shows Currently In Development

9. Sharp Objects

TV Shows In Development
Paramount

One of the most exciting projects on HBO's upcoming slate, and one expected to begin filming pretty soon, Sharp Objects - an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name - will stars Amy Adams in the lead role.

Adams - one of the finest actors in the world right now - will play Camille Preaker, a journalist recently out of psych hospital. She returns home to investigate the murder of two young girls, while simultaneously still trying to overcome her own problems.

Marti Nixon (Buffy, UnREAL) has created and written the eight-episode mini-series, while Dallas Buyers' Club's Jean-Marc Vallée will direct each episode. Flynn's Gone Girl proved her work can succeed on screen, and it was Nixon who pushed for this to be a TV series. It's an intriguing premise that could make for a thrilling show, especially with a lead as talented as Adams on-board.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.