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HBO's “Dorothea” Stars Geena Davis in Serial Killer Drama

7/8/2026

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HBO is developing the true-crime drama series “Dorothea” starring Geena Davis.
Davis also executive produces with showrunner Joshua Michael Stern while Michael Rosenbaum and Jeff Frost serve as executive producers.
The series follows Dorothea Puente, who killed nine boarders, was convicted of three murders, received a life sentence in 1993, and died in 2011 at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California.

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HBO is developing the true-crime drama series “Dorothea” starring Geena Davis.
Davis also executive produces with showrunner Joshua Michael Stern while Michael Rosenbaum and Jeff Frost serve as executive producers.
The series follows Dorothea Puente, who killed nine boarders, was convicted of three murders, received a life sentence in 1993, and died in 2011 at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California.