LOS ANGELES: Suddenly, Hollywood’s biggest names all want to be a part of television’s new golden age. The latest to follow the trend are Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who will star in the adaptation of the novel “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty, an Australian author who specializes in witty, incisive examinations of modern life. This particular story follows a trio of women with preschool-aged children.

The series, which will have a limited run, doesn’t have a broadcast home yet, but is expected to go out to buyers soon. Hard to imagine it won’t find one. The project is a long-awaited comeback for former TV royalty David Kelley (“Ally McBeal,” “The Practice“), who is set to write it.

Joining Witherspoon and Kidman on the slate of upcoming limited series is Scarlett Johansson, who will star in an eight-episode period drama adapted from Edith Wharton’s “Custom of the Country.” Marvel big-screen villain Tom Hiddleston will join “House” star Hugh Laurie in a John le Carre-based limited series, “Night Manager,” on AMC.