NBC News Enters Scripted Drama Realm, Partners with Renée Zellweger

By Christine Zosche 

Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger is coming to broadcast television for the first time as the star and co-ep of The Thing About Pam, a new NBC prime-time series that’s based on a well-known true-crime investigation that was featured in a series of Dateline episodes. (TVNewser)

The investigation, focusing on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, was one of the most popular topics to ever air on the hit NBC newsmagazine. It also became the subject of NBC News’ popular 2019 Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam, which remains one of the most-downloaded podcasts on iTunes. (Deadline)

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