United Kingdom, March 30 -- Laura Dern is attached to star in a new limited series about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The actress, 59, will portray journalist Julie K. Brown in the scripted series based on Brown's book Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, with the project now being shopped by Sony Pictures Television.

It centres on Brown's reporting for the Miami Herald, which renewed scrutiny on Epstein's crimes and legal treatment.

The series is described as charting Brown's years-long investigation, during which she identified 80 victims, persuaded survivors to go on the record and exposed a secret plea deal between Epstein and federal prosecutors, ultimately leading to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghis...