Facebook teams up with 'True Blood' creators for new series
Facebook's Watch tab won't just be chock-full of sports shows and gaming culture . The social site has ordered 10 episodes of Sacred Lies , an adaptation of the Stephanie Oakes novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly (which, in turn, is an adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' The Handless Maiden ). The show revolves around a handless teen who escapes from a cult and is believed to know who killed the cult leader. It's an intriguing (if not completely original) premise -- and importantly, there's an appropriate pedigree. The show will be executive produced by Raelle Tucker (shown above) and Scott Winant, who respectively produced and directed True Blood . Winant will also direct the first two episodes. While this is definitely different than True Blood , the reunion might bode well for Sacred Lies . The two also have strong backgrounds elsewhere: Tucker executive produces Netflix's Jessica Jones and has worked on Supernatural , while Winant has worked on everythi...