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[10/06/25 - 09:25 AM]
Paramount+ Sets Straight to Series Order for A24's Legal Thriller "Discretion" Starring and Executive Produced by Oscar and Emmy Winner Nicole Kidman and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Elle Fanning
Produced by A24, the eight episode drama series will begin production in 2026 and launch on Paramount+.







DISCRETION (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
10/6/25
STATUS:
currently in development (2025-2026 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
eight episodes
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, October 2025) DISCRETION is a legal thriller about a summer associate Lenny (Fanning) at a prestigious Dallas law firm who uncovers a web of NDAs masking a dark truth. When she realizes she signed the same agreement, her discoveries put her in the crosshairs of the firm's most powerful female partner Sharon (Kidman) - upending their mentor-protégé dynamic and raising the question: who gets to keep secrets, and at what cost?
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Elle Fanning as Lenny
· Nicole Kidman as Sharon
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brittany Kahan Ward as EP
· Chandler Baker as BOOK/CRTR/EP
· Elle Fanning as EP
· Joe Hipps as EP
· Jordan Cerf as EP
· Nicole Kidman as EP
· Per Saari as EP
· Susannah Grant as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A24
· Blossom Films
· CUT TO
· Lewellen Pictures
· Linden Entertainment