Anatomy of a Scandal is an American thriller drama television miniseries developed by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson, based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan.

Netflix announced in May 2020 they had greenlit the series, which David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson adapted from the Sarah Vaughan novel of the same name.

[6] In September, Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, and Rupert Friend were cast to star in the series.

[7] Naomi Scott would be added in December,[8] with Ben Radcliffe cast in a recurring role in January 2021.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Anatomy of a Scandal has the bones of a good David E. Kelley potboiler but lacks the connective tissue to really work, although the starry cast provides an intrigue all its own.