Glenn Close has landed her next killer TV role.

The eight-time Oscar nominee is set to star as the lead in “Maud” for U.K. network Channel 4. Written by Nina Raine and Moses Raine (behind acclaimed play “Donkey Heart”) and developed and produced by Playground for Sony Pictures Television, the six-part series is based on the short story collections “An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good” and “An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed” by bestselling Swedish crime writer Helene Tursten.