Actress Jessica Biel to star in 10-episode mystery thriller 'Limetown'

Actress Jessica Biel will star in "Limetown", based on the fictional podcast of the same name.

Facebook Watch has given a go-ahead to the 10-episode mystery thriller, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

Biel will star as Lia Haddock, a journalist for the American Public Radio who seeks to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of more than 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.

The series, which hails from Endeavor Content, is being written and executive produced by "Limetown" creators Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie.

Biel will executive produce via her Iron Ocean Productions banner alongside Michelle Purple.

Akers and Bronkie, the founders of podcast studio Two Up Productions, released the first season of "Limetown" in July 2015. The second season will be out on October 31.

(With inputs from agencies.)