According to reports, after decades in development Hell, Jonathan Franzen‘s seminal 2001 novel The Corrections looks like it’s finally headed to the small screen. After a competitive building process, the streamer acquired the rights to the book, which has stymied the efforts of several studios to bring it to life. Streep is set to star as Enid Lambert, the aging matriarch of a Midwestern family who wants to gather her now-grown children for one last Christmas together before her husband’s health worsens. Jefferson, an Oscar and Emmy-winning writer and director, will helm every episode of the series, which will be adapted for the screen by Franzen.

Has ‘The Corrections’ Been Adapted Before?

Franzen‘s novel was a bestseller and received universal acclaim, so it’s no surprise that the film rights were snapped up by producer Scott Rudin before the book even hit store shelves in September 2001. Stephen Daldry (The Hours) was set to direct the film, with frequent collaborator David Hare penning the script, back in 2002, but the project never came to fruition. Neither did a second attempt in 2005, with Forrest Gump‘s Robert Zemeckis directing. A decade after the book’s publication, the project shifted to TV; HBO ordered a pilot from Franzen and Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) for a miniseries. The pilot was filmed, and featured a star-studded cast that included Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, and Maggie Gyllenhaal; however, HBO decided not to move forward with the series.

Streep can currently be heard in both Hoppers and Project Hail Mary, and can be seen reprising her iconic role as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2 next month. She is also set to return as Loretta Durkin in the upcoming sixth season of Hulu‘s Only Murders in the Building.

The Corrections is coming to Netflix as a miniseries; no release date has yet been announced.