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Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, & Kaitlyn Dever to Star in 'An Unbelievable Story of Rape' for Netflix

Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever are set to star in An Unbelievable Story of Rape, an eight-episode limited series for Netflix.

The series follows the “true story of Marie (Dever), a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives (Collette and Wever) who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.”

The Kids Are All Right writer and director Lisa Cholodenko will be directing the first three episodes.

Toni can currently be seen on the big screen in the horror film Hereditary. Merritt is an Emmy winner for her work on Nurse Jackie. Kaitlyn, who starred on seven seasons of Last Man Standing, just wrapped work on Olivia Wilde‘s Booksmart.

David Harbour & Danielle Brooks Get Recognized As Netflix's 'Scene Stealers'!

David Harbour keeps it cool and casual as he hits the red carpet at Netflix #FYSee: Scene Stealers panel session held at Netflix’s FYSee Space at Raleigh Studios on Thursday (May 10) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 43-year-old Stranger Things star was joined by Orange is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, GodlessMerritt Wever, Mindhunter‘s Cameron Britton and Maniac‘s Julia Garner as they represented their breakout roles in their individual shows.

Netflix’s second annual FYSee installation, touting prominent series for awards consideration, is being held until Saturday (June 9).

In case you missed it, check out all the pictures from the the Netflix FYSEE Kick-Off Celebration!

FYI: Julia is wearing a Sies Marjan top and skirt.

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Matt Smith Will Play Charles Manson in 'Charlie Says'

Matt Smith will play Charles Manson in an upcoming movie called Charlie Says, directed by Mary Harron.

The upcoming film is based on source material from Ed Sanders‘ 1971 bestseller The Family, as well as The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten by Karlene Faith, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Suki Waterhouse will be joining the cast as well, along with Hannah Murray, Marianne Rendon, Cara Gugino, Kaylie Carter and Merritt Wever.

Charlie Says will focus on the three women who were sentenced to death in Charles Manson’s (Smith) murder case. When the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student, Karlene Faith (Wever), was sent in to teach them, and through her the film will follow their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.

The film is set to shoot in Los Angeles this spring.

Michelle Dockery & Jack O'Connell Celebrate 'Godless' Premiere in NYC - Watch Trailer!

Michelle Dockery rocks a jumpsuit as she hits the red carpet at the premiere of her new Netflix series Godless held at The Metrograph on Sunday (November 19) in New York City.

The 35-year-old actress was joined at the event by her co-stars Jack O’Connell, Jeff Daniels, Adam David Thompson, Audrey Moore, Kim Coates, Kayli Carter, Christiane Seidel, Jessica Sula, Cindy Holland, Merritt Wever, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Samuel Marty, Elisa Perry and writer-director Scott Frank.

Godless follows the fates of Frank Griffin and his murderous gang… of Roy Goode, the member who turned against them… and of La Belle, the town full of women who must defend themselves when they get caught in the crossfire. Welcome to Godless country.

The Netflix limited series arrives on November 22 – Watch the trailer below!


Godless | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

FYI: Michelle is wearing a Galvan jumpsuit. Jessica is wearing Imagine Vince Camuto heels.

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Edie Falco & Merritt Wever: 'Nurse Jackie' PaleyFest Panel!

Edie Falco and Merritt Wever attend the Nurse Jackie panel during 2013 PaleyFest: Made In New York held at The Paley Center for Media on Sunday (October 6) in New York City.

The 50-year-old actress and Merritt, 33, were joined at the event by actors Betty Gilpin, Adam Ferrara, Anna Deavere Smith, and producer Richie Jackson.

At the event, Edie chatted with the audience about her character’s relapse.

“It was disappointing, but part of human condition. I knew there were going to be viewers who were sad about it #PaleyFest,” she said.

10+ pictures inside of the Nurse Jackie cast at 2013 PaleyFest… More Here! »

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Merritt Wever Emmys Acceptance Speech: 'Best Ever!' (Video)

Merritt Wever accepts her award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series on stage at the 2013 Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (September 22) in Los Angeles.

The 33-year-old actress took home the award for her work on Nurse Jackie and had an extremely short acceptance speech. Check out the video below!

When host Neil Patrick Harris got on stage after, he called it the “best speech ever”!

Merritt beat out The Big Bang Theory‘s Mayim Bialik, Modern Family‘s Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara, Veep‘s Anna Chlumsky, 30 Rock‘s Jane Krakowski, and Glee‘s Jane Lynch for the award.

WHAT DID YOU THINK of Merritt Wever’s acceptance speech?


Merritt Wever Emmys Acceptance Speech
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Kristen Wiig & Merritt Wever - Emmys 2012 Red Carpet

Kristen Wiig and Merritt Wever hit the red carpet at the 2012 Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (September 23) in Los Angeles.

The ladies were both nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but lost out to Modern Family‘s Julie Bowen.

Kristen, in a Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière gown, Jimmy Choo pumps, and Fred Leighton jewels, was nominated for her work on Saturday Night Live. Merritt, who wore William Goldberg jewelry, was nominated for her work on Nurse Jackie.

Also pictured inside: New Girl‘s Hannah Simone, who is wearing an Emilio Pucci custom yellow silk chiffon asymmetrical gown and Stuart Weitzman heels. More Here! »

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