Julia Stiles is set to star in Sky Atlantic's crime series 'Riviera.'

 American actress, Julia Stiles is in the news to be featured in upcoming 10 part thriller series 'Riviera'.

In the series, Julia plays the role of Georgiana, the wife recently married) of billionaire Constantine Clios who got killed in the yacht explosion in South of France.

After the death of her husband, Georgiana discovers the secret behind their lavish lifestyle that is possibly by criminal activities which also included murder.

The Riviera story is all about the widow Georgiana who moves into the life of crime to keep Clios property and family together.

For that, Georgiana must learn to survive in the world of lying, crimes and theft. She must be perfect to the world of outright criminality.

According to the site Entertainment, Julia was attracted to the setting of Riviera.

The romantic and glamorous world where not everything is as it seems and the opportunity to explore into a character that is also not as she appears were the features which attracted Julia to convert herself into Georgiana.

The series is created by Neil Jordan and John Banville. It is based on the idea from former U2 manager Paul McGuiness.

The thriller is going to be broadcasted on Sky Atlantic Channel in 2017, owned and operated by Sky, the British pay-TV broadcaster.

It will be interesting to see Julia Stiles featured as the widowed wife of a criminal billionaire functioning in the criminal world to walk in the footsteps of her husband.

Best wishes Julia Stiles! We are looking forward to your upcoming thriller role.