Edie Falco will try to save the Menendez brothers from prison time in NBC’s upcoming series Law & Order: True Crime — The Menendez Murders, the network announced Friday.
The Sopranos actress will play tenacious defense attorney Leslie Abramson in the eight-episode drama from executive producer Dick Wolf and writer Rene Balcer (Law & Order).
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“I’ve known Edie for more than two decades,” Wolf said in a statement. “Our working relationship started when she was among an elite group of actors who made multiple appearances as defense attorneys on Law & Order in the early ’90s. Edie was at the top of that list. She did a fabulous job on Law & Order and, as Leslie Abramson, will knock the role out of the park.”
Following her Emmy Award-winning turn on The Sopranos, Falco headlined the Showtime dramedy Nurse Jackie. Her other TV credits include Horace and Pete, 30 Rock, Oz and Homicide: Life on the Street.
As you may recall, another Menendez brothers project is in the works at Lifetime, with Courtney Love set to play mom Kitty Menendez.
