EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Sodroski and Aggregate Films are developing a series inspired by Philadelphia's Main Line Murders for Netflix, sources tell Deadline.
Netflix is developing a limited series inspired by the murders on Philadelphia's Main Line
Netflix declined to comment. But we’re told this is a limited series that Sodroski will write and executive produce, with Aggregate serving as a producer.
The story here is set in motion in the early hours of June 25, 1979, when Philadelphia’s affluent Main Line area was shocked by the brutal murder of English teacher Susan Reinert. The case, which became one of the most notorious in the region’s history, began when Susan’s naked body was discovered in the trunk of her car in a Harrisburg motel parking lot. Her children, Karen and Michael, were missing and presumed dead, though their bodies were never found. The shocking nature of the murders quickly captured public attention and attracted intense media attention, highlighting significant flaws in the criminal justice system, including issues of evidentiary and prosecutorial ethics.
Sodroski is currently in high demand, most recently set to showrun, write and executive produce The 500 , a series adaptation of Matthew Quirk’s novel The Night Agent for Amazon MGM Studios. Prior to that, he pitched Netflix for an untitled law school thriller, which 42 will produce. He also wrote Holland, Michigan , an upcoming suburban thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal and Matthew Macfadyen, which Mimi Cave directed for Amazon MGM, with 42 and Blossom Films producing. Prior to those projects, Sodroski wrote and produced two seasons of the true crime anthology series Manhunt , for which he received a WGA Award nomination for the former.