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The Sony Pictures TV series will consist of eight episodes. Johansson will serve as executive producer along with screenwriter Christopher Hampton (“Atonement”). In the story, Johansson will play Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl.

Many of Wharton’s novels have been transformed for film: “Age of Innocence” in 1993, “The Reef” in 1997 and “The House of Mirth” in 2000. 

This is a new take on the novel, as it premieres on TV instead of the big screen. 

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