Jessica Alba to lead Netflix psychological thriller Confessions on the 7:45

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Encanto co-writer and co-director Charise Castro Smith is teaming with Alba on a series adaptation of Lisa Unger’s international bestselling 2020 novel Confessions on the 7:45 that is in development at Netflix. "Confessions on the 7:45 is a psychological thriller in which a working mom (Alba) meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life," according to Deadline. "As her life unravels and betrayals are revealed, she questions whether we can ever truly know the people closest to us." Castro Smith, who will serve as writer and showrunner, is returning to Netflix with after previously working on The Haunting of Hill House. Alba says she had a strong reaction to reading the book. “I could not put this book down. The moment I read the line, ‘If you want to keep a secret you must first hide it from yourself,’ I was hooked,” says Alba. “This book is about trying to bury secrets and the shame we carry until the truth exposes us. I can’t think of a more exciting person to partner with on this project. Charise is so ridiculously talented and truly gets every nuance under the skin of these characters and their web of lies.” Confessions on the 7:45 would mark Alba's first starring role since L.A.'s Finest.