Los Angele March 27 (IANS) American actress Connie Britton is set to star in the "Dirty John" drama series.
Cable network Bravo gave "Dirty John" a two-season order in January. The scripted anthology series is based on the series of articles published by the Los Angeles Times last fall about a charismatic con man John Meehan and the consequences of an ill-fated romance reports variety.com.
Britton will star as Debra Newell a single mother who fell in love with Meehan. The true crime tale was also the source of a podcast hosted by Los Angeles Times writer Christopher Goffard. Separately Oxygen Media has ordered a document-series on the Meehan case.
The second season of Bravo s anthology will focus on a different case.
Britton currently stars in the hit Fox series "9-1-1" which reunited her with series co-creator Ryan Murphy. The pair previously worked together on the first seasons of "American Horror Story" and "American Crime Story".
Britton has also starred in shows like "Nashville " "SMILF " and "Friday Night Lights".
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