{"id":106356,"date":"2025-10-07T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=106356"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:35:22","slug":"paramount-sets-straight-to-series-order-for-the-legal-thriller-discretion-starring-and-executive-produced-by-oscar-and-emmy-winner-nicole-kidman-and-emmy-and-golden-globe-nominee-elle-fanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/07\/paramount-sets-straight-to-series-order-for-the-legal-thriller-discretion-starring-and-executive-produced-by-oscar-and-emmy-winner-nicole-kidman-and-emmy-and-golden-globe-nominee-elle-fanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Sets Straight to Series Order for the Legal Thriller &#8220;Discretion&#8221; Starring and Executive Produced by Oscar and Emmy Winner Nicole Kidman and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Elle Fanning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17180\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-560x313.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-260x145.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Amid a highly competitive bidding situation, Paramount+ sets a straight-to-series order for legal thriller DISCRETION, adapted from Chandler Baker&#8217;s fictional short story, and starring Academy Award\u00ae and Emmy\u00ae Award winner Nicole Kidman and Emmy\u00ae and Golden Globe\u00ae nominee Elle Fanning. 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