Meryl Streep to star in series adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s ‘The Corrections’

Meryl Streep could soon be adding another series to her growing list of TV credits. The three-time Oscar winner is attached to star in a series adaptation of author Jonathan Franzen’s National Book Award-winning novel “The Corrections,” according to Puck and Variety. 

The series is being developed by CBS Studios and wiip and will be shopped around to streamers and networks, but no buyer is attached yet. Franzen is writing the adaptation and will executive produce. 

The novel, which was first published in 2001, tells the story of a Midwestern family as they prepare to reconvene for “one last Christmas” before the patriarch’s health declines further. It covers themes of family, generation gaps, identity, and the pursuit of happiness. It is considered by critics to be one of the best American novels of the 21st century so far. 

There have been attempts to adapt “The Corrections” since it was published. Producer Scott Rudin first had the rights and made several attempts to turn it into a film starting in 2002. In 2011, Rudin and writer-director Noah Baumbach filmed a pilot for HBO starring Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, but the network passed.  

If “The Corrections” makes it to series this time, it will become Streep’s latest high-profile television role. In recent years, she has appeared in Season 2 of HBO’s hit drama “Big Little Lies” and is currently recurring on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” receiving Emmy nominations for both. She has won three Emmys throughout her career, including two for Best Movie/Limited Series Actress for 1978’s “Holocaust” and 2003’s “Angels in America.” She is also the most-Oscar-nominated actor of all time, with 21 Academy Award nominations and counting.