The series, created by Anya Beyersdorf, Daina Reid and Deb Balderstone, will cover the 97 days between the fatal beef wellington lunch Patterson served in her rural Victoria home and her arrest. Patterson was found guilty of murdering her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, and of attempting to murder Heather's husband, Ian, using death cap mushrooms.
Filming will take place in Victoria. Lynskey, a multiple Emmy-nominated New Zealander, will also serve as executive producer.
Tamara Simoneau, Paramount Australia's vice president of content, said the production was one of several local crime projects in development. "When something like this happens, a story that the whole country is obsessed with, then the world became obsessed with it, it's bound to end up in scripts and in writing rooms," she said. She described Lynskey's casting as a way to help an Australian production reach a global audience.
Other programming announced at the upfronts included a drama series 'Who the Hell is Hamish?' starring Dominic Cooper as convicted fraudster Hamish McLaren, a live-action series inspired by Matildas captain Sam Kerr, and a new sketch series from comedy group The Inspired Unemployed. Network 10 also unveiled its 2027 schedule, including the return of 'Australian Survivor', 'MasterChef Australia' and 'The Traitors Australia', and the broadcast of the FIFA Women's World Cup from Brazil.