Miranda Richardson gets a series on AMC

By April MacIntyre Dec 18, 2008, 4:57 GMT

Smallscreen role for Miranda Richardson - "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" London Premiere - Arrivals - O2 Dome in North Greenwich - London, England © Solarpix / PR Photos

Actress Miranda Richardson is cast in an untitled thriller for AMC.

AMC and Warner Horizon will produce the pilot for a third original dramatic series on the networks 2009 schedule, per Variety.

Known as the "untitled political thriller," the project will star Miranda Richardson and James Badge Dale.

The location is New York City; filming commences early 2009.

Jason Horwic serves as creator and executive producer.

The premise revolves around an analyst at a national think tank who discovers that his employers are not who they seem to be, according to an AMC statement. Richardson will play a society woman who finds herself drawn in the story's central intrigue.

The series was inspired by "Three Days of the Condor" and "The Parallax View" according to AMC.

Stillerman said: "We thought the time and the zeitgeist were right to tap back into that in a very entertaining way. It's got that quintessential everybody's-in-on-it kind of story, which we have a lot of love for here."

AMC's original series also include the award winning hit drama "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad."