Kylie Jenner to Star in Hulu Thriller Series Bachelorette Weekend

Kylie Jenner is set to take on a major acting role with the upcoming thriller series Bachelorette Weekend, which is being developed for Hulu.

The reality TV star previously made a cameo in Charli XCX’s The Moment, but Bachelorette Weekend will mark her first major scripted acting project.

The series, which is currently nearing a series order at Hulu, is being developed by author and screenwriter Lauren Oliver. It is based on an unpublished book by Flora Collins.

Jenner will also serve as an executive producer on the project alongside her sister Kim Kardashian, Oliver and Kapital Entertainment. Kapital Entertainment is working on the series with 20th Television.

Bachelorette Weekend, which is currently a working title, follows a group of close friends whose celebration takes a dark turn. The bride, played by Jenner, is found dead in a swimming pool, leaving her closest friends as suspects in the murder.

Jenner’s character is reportedly described as the “North Star of the series,” helping connect the different parts of the murder mystery.

Hulu has not commented on the project.

The series was developed through Oliver’s company StoryGiants, while Aaron and Jaiden Kaplan developed the adaptation at Kapital Entertainment. The show is linked to the Kardashian family’s first-look partnership with 20th Television before Hulu was approached about the series.

The company is also working on You Deserve to Know for Hulu, a drama that brings The Vampire Diaries stars Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley back together.

Jenner’s move into scripted acting follows a similar path taken by Kim KardashianKim appeared as a star and executive producer in Hulu’s legal drama All’s Fair, which is set to return for its second season in November.

Kardashian is kick in the upcoming Netflix movie The Fifth Wheel, combined with Nikki Glaser, Brenda Song, Fortune Feimster and Jack Whitehall.

Her production work also includes the unscripted shows Team Moms: Baseball, The Girls and The Kardashians. The latter is scheduled to return to Hulu for its eighth season in October.

With Bachelorette Weekend, Jenner is now taking a new step beyond reality television and into scripted entertainment, while also working behind the scenes as an executive producer.

The news was first reported by Deadline.