In December 2024, Variety reported that Curtis was being eyed to lead Universal’s “Murder, She Wrote” film adaptation. The “Freakier Friday” star will take on the role of Jessica Fletcher, the crime writer turned detective that was played by Angela Lansbury in the original series.

Pack your bags for Cabot Cove because Jamie Lee Curtis is officially taking on the iconic role of Jessica Fletcher for a new Murder, She Wrote project. “Oh, it’s … happening,” Curtis, 66, told Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday,

Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed that she will star in a Murder, She Wrote reboot film as writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher.