"Dirty John" is taking his deception internationally _ that is, if he hadn't already.
Last fall's breakout Los Angeles Times podcast-turned-scripted anthology series for Bravo will be carried to international markets through Netflix, the streaming giant announced on Tuesday.
The television series is being adapted from reporter Christopher Goffard's six-part investigation of the handsome but manipulative grifter John Meehan and his romancing of Orange County interior designer Debra Newell.
Actor Eric Bana will make his U.S. television debut starring as Meehan, and four-time Emmy nominee Connie Britton will play Newell. The actors will also serve as executive producers.
The series received a two-season, straight-to-series order by Bravo Media earlier this year and will be produced by Universal Cable Productions in association with Los Angeles Times Studios and Atlas Entertainment.
Alexandra Cunningham ("Chance," "Desperate Housewives") will write the series for television and executive produce it alongside Mark Herzog, Christopher G. Cowen and Chris Argentieri for Los Angeles Times Studios and Richard Suckle and Charles Roven for Atlas Entertainment.
In May, Britton teased the project, saying that Cunningham was working closely with The Times throughout her research process, even finding details that didn't make it into the podcast.
Jeffrey Reiner ("The Affair," "Friday Night Lights") will executive produce and direct the pilot episode.
