Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman join cast of 'Big Little Lies' TV adaptation

Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman will be starring in a limited series based on Liane Moriarty's book Big Little Lies.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project which is to be penned by David E. Kelley, still has to be picked by a network, and would be produced by Moriarty with both Kidman and Witherspoon as executive producers via their Blossom Films and Pacific Standard respectively alongside Kelley.

The project would mark the biggest TV roles to date for both the Oscar winning actresses.

The book, which was published in July, centers on 3 mothers of kindergartners, whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to a murder-mystery that takes place during a disastrous parents' night at an elementary school fundraiser.