Actor Penn Badgley is set to reprise his role as a murderer in a new series for Prime Video, based on the bestselling novel 'Everybody in My Family Has Killed Someone'

Badgley will play Ern Cunningham, a mystery-writing expert who becomes embroiled in a dark and twisted family drama when a frozen body is discovered at his family reunion. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

Family Reunion Turns Deadly

The series follows Ern as he tries to navigate the complex web of relationships within his family, all while being trapped inside with his brother Michael, who has just been released from prison.

As the snowstorm outside worsens, the deaths begin to mount, and Ern must use his wits to uncover the truth behind the murders.

Prime Video has greenlit the series adaptation of Stevenson's novel, with showrunner David Hemingson at the helm.

Behind the Series

Hemingson will be joined

"And we are so lucky to have Penn as our lead.

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I can't think of any actor better suited to bring Ern's intensity, brilliance and hilariously dry sense of humor to life."

Two years after wrapping his five-season run as the murderous Joe Goldberg on Netflix's "You," Penn Badgley is ready to get back into the killing game.

Prime Video has greenlit a series adaptation of Benjamin Stevenson's 2022 novel "Everybody in My Family Has Killed Someone," Deadline reports, with Badgley cast in the lead role of Ern Cunningham.

"Set deep in the dense mountains of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the series follows Ern, a mystery-writing expert who reluctantly attends a family reunion to welcome his brother Michael home from prison — the same brother Ern helped convict," reads the official logline. "When a frozen body appears and a snowstorm traps everyone inside, the deaths begin to mount.

Everyone in his family has already killed someone – either " David Hemingson ("Whiskey Cavalier") will serve as showrunner, executive-producing alongside Badgley, Stevenson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Jeanne Snow.

"I'm thrilled to be partnered with Fifth Season and Made Up Stories in bringing Ben's heartfelt and darkly hilarious whodunit to life," Hemingson says in a statement. "And we are so lucky to have Penn as our lead. I can't think of any actor better suited to bring Ern's intensity, brilliance and hilariously dry sense of humor to life."