HBO plans truecrime series based on British nanny Louise Woodward’s 1997 shakenbaby trial
Aug 24, 2026
Because tragedy sometimes makes compelling television, HBO has ordered a true-crime series based on the shocking case of Louise Woodward, the British nanny who was accused in 1997 of shaking 8-month-old Matthew Eappen of Newton so violently that the child died. Called “The Trial of Louise Woodward
,” the five-episode series will be written and executive […]
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