“You” Star to Lead Series Adaptation of ‘Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone’

Amazon has officially ordered a series adaptation of Benjamin Stevenson’s bestselling novel Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Variety reports. Penn Badgley will star as the lead character, Ern Cunningham, and will also serve as an executive producer. Oscar nominee David Hemingson (The Holdovers) will adapt the book for the screen, serving as showrunner and executive producer. Fifth Season and Made Up Stories are co-producing. Author Benjamin Stevenson is also attached as an executive producer. Snowstorms, Murders, and Family Secrets Set in the dense mountains of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the story follows Ern Cunningham. He’s a mystery-writing expert who reluctantly attends a family reunion to welcome his brother home from prison. By the way, it’s the same brother Ern helped convict. A severe snowstorm traps the family inside, and a frozen body turns up. The body count begins to rise rapidly. True to the story’s title, every member of Ern’s family has previously killed someone. Whether by accident or intention, he is left to navigate a room full of secret killers to solve the mystery. Penn Badgley Steps Back into Suspense The role marks another major suspense project for Penn Badgley. He previously starred as antihero Joe Goldberg across
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