Daisy Ridley is teaming up with Raelle Tucker, an alumna of “Jessica Jones” and “True Blood,” on her subsequent undertaking. The “Star Wars” actress will topline and exec produce “The Higher Liar,” a drama sequence in growth at Amazon that’s written by Tucker. Deadline broke the information. 

An adaptation of Tanen Jones’ guide of the identical identify, “The Higher Liar” tells the story of a lady who “hires a lookalike in an effort to hide her sister’s dying and declare their shared inheritance,” however “her deception exposes an internet of harmful secrets and techniques,” per the supply.

Ridley premiered her newest movie, “Typically I Assume About Dying,” at Sundance Movie Competition in January. Directed by Rachel Lambert, the drama follows a lady who begins relationship a coworker.

Tucker simply served as showrunner on “The Energy,” Amazon’s upcoming thriller primarily based on Naomi Alderman’s novel about teenage ladies who develop the facility to electrocute individuals at will.