EXCLUSIVE: The extraordinary true story of Erin Patterson, who stands accused of murdering her company with toxic mushrooms, is being was a TV drama for Australia’s ABC.

Poisonous will observe the twists and turns of a high-profile homicide investigation of intrigue that has generated headlines around the globe. Elise McCredie (Jack Irish) and Tony Ayres (The Survivors) are creating the sequence and Ayres’ Common Worldwide Studios-backed indie will produce. Described as an “intricate sequence that explores the occasions and characters of this true-life story with out judgement,” the present will contain a number of timelines and quite a few views.

Patterson was charged with a number of counts of homicide after three of her company died and a fourth spent months in hospital following a lunch the place she served them beef wellington that contained the poisonous ‘Loss of life Cap’ mushroom. 

Patterson has pleaded not responsible and has all the time maintained that the incident was a horrible, tragic accident, and the brand new present announcement comes with the defendant again within the press because the jury in her homicide trial deliberates. Earlier this week, the ABC spoke to folks who have effectively put their lives on maintain with a view to spend every single day on the months-long trial.

The barely plausible story has amassed mega press curiosity as a result of greater than a dollop of intrigue round what seems to have been an intense household feud, and it has felt solely a matter of time earlier than the occasions had been re-told through TV drama.

Working intently with ABC journalist and podcaster Rachael Brown, Tony Ayres Productions is creating the sequence for the ABC.

Ayres mentioned: “True tales ask storytellers to probe the complexities of human behaviour. What actually lies beneath the headlines? It’s each a problem and a accountability to transcend the floor – to disclose, not simply sensationalise.”

McCredie described the occasions as a “tangled, heart-breaking story.” “Sitting in on the trial, watching proof unfurl, change route, and reposition itself has been an train within the subjectivity of ‘reality’ and a blueprint for a dramatic retelling that explores a number of views in an sincere and compelling method,” she added.

Poisonous shall be produced by Tony Ayres Productions (The Survivors, Fires, Clickbait, Stateless), which is backed by Matchbox Photos and Common Worldwide Studios, a division of Common Studio Group.

Casting is incoming quickly. All eyes flip to who will play Patterson.