Scarlett Johansson will premiere her first series for Amazon Prime Video

After saying goodbye to her role as Natasha Romanoff in ‘Black Widow’, now Scarlett Johansson has dedicated herself to finding minor roles, but no less important. For the first time in her career, the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ actress will star in a television series, which will mark her small screen debut for Amazon Prime Video.

According to Deadline, Scarlett Johansson will be the protagonist ‘Just because’ his first television series, after big hits like ‘Lost in Translation’, ‘Marriage Story’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and of course ‘Black Widow’ for Marvel. The 38-year-old actress will star in this story based on the novel of the same name written by John Katzenbach, with a screenplay by Christy Hall.

The first series of Scarlett Johansson out on Amazon Prime Video, and will be produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, in association with her own production company, Three Pictures. It is worth mentioning that, in the original novel, the story of “Just Cause” is driven by a man, so, in the adaptation, they would have made a small change to the Matt Cowart character, to become Madison.

currently, Scarlet Johansson’s small screen debut doesn’t have a release date on the Amazon Prime Video platform, but the first details on the plot, showrunners and the rest of the cast that will accompany the actress in her return to acting should be revealed in the coming months, after the lawsuit she had against Disney for “Black Widow” .

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Scarlett Johansson Argues With Disney Over ‘Black Widow’

And is that the controversy started when Marvel released ‘Black Widow’ simultaneously in theaters and on the Disney+ platform, which Scarlett Johansson did not like. According to the actress, the contract never specified that the tape would be released on digital services, which would mean higher profits for the actress, and the controversy ensued.

Upon learning of the facts, Johansson filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, which he won, resulting in a $40 million settlement. In 2021, the ‘Under the Skin’ actress defended her position in an interview for AP Entertainment: “I think it’s important, in general, to know your worth and stand up for yourself. And I think in this industry… I’ve been working for so long, almost 30 years, so I’ve seen things, and I think a lot has changed in those 30 years.”

“A while ago, maybe I would have thought, ‘Oh, God, if I fight back maybe I’ll never work again or they’ll blacklist me.’ Luckily things are changing right now,” Johansson said. For now, it remains to wait for his return to acting with ‘Just Cause’ for Amazon Prime Video, with which he could start a brilliant career on the small screen.