'Madame X' New HBO Series News: Anna Paquin to Star and Produce Show
"True Blood" alum Anna Paquin is in talks with HBO to produce in and star in a miniseries called "Madame X."
Oscar winner and "True Blood" actress Anna Pacquin is currently negotiating with HBO on a miniseries, Madame X," that she and husband Stephen Moyer are developing. Pacquin is set to star in the series, and will serve as the show's executive producer together with Moyer and "Kung Fu Panda" star Jack Black.
"Madame X" is a period drama based on "My Notorious Life," a novel written by Kate Manning. It's the true-to-life story of a Victorian-era second generation Irish woman, midwife Axie Muldoon, who spent her life helping pregnant women keep their babies, or get rid of unwanted ones amidst the squalor of 19th century New York. The book also detailed how she avoided attention from a politician deadset on implementing Victorian morality on society.
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The miniseries is both a family saga and a love story about an impoverished and controversial woman who changed the lives of countless other women around her to become one of the wealthiest and infamous females of her time.
"Madame X" marks Pacquin's first foray into television since "True Blood" ended in 2014 after a six-year run. Pacquin and her husband, "True Blood" co-star, Moyer, are raising their two-and-a-half-year-old fraternal twins while Moyer is currently filming indie thriller "Detour."
The new miniseries is slated as a starring vehicle for the actress, produced by the couple's production company, Casm Films, together with Jack Black's own production outfit.
Lynn Shelton, who helmed "Laggies" and "Your Sister's Sister," has signed on to direct the miniseries, with Julia Hart of "The Keeping Room" writing the screenplay.
HBO has yet to release information on when the show is set to premiere.
