Julia Garner has been cast in the lead role in a thriller based on true events

Julia Garner ("Ozark") has been tapped to lead the cast of the series Guilty Creatures — full details at Deadline. The show has been ordered by Apple TV, which will distribute it.

The source is Mikita Brottman's book Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida. It traces a pair of devout lovers who kill a man and hide the crime for an 18-year stretch — i.e., a protracted cover-up rooted in real events.

Behind the camera: Craig Gillespie ("Pam & Tommy") is set to direct. Stu Zicherman ("Shrink Next Door") will serve as showrunner, and Sarah DeLappe ("Bodies Bodies Bodies") is attached as the screenwriter. Further production specifics are still limited.