Paramount+ Gives Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning-Led ‘Discretion’ Straight-to-Series Order

Paramount+ has given the Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning-led legal thriller “Discretion” a straight to series order.

The eight-episode drama, which was acquired from A24 is based on New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker’s novel of the same name, marks one of the first original productions under Paramount’s new streaming leadership, Cindy Holland and Jane Wiseman.

Per the logline, the series will follow a summer associate named 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…