JULIA ROBERTS is heading to the small screen.

    The actress will star in a limited series based on Maria Semple’s latest book, “Today Will Be Different,” which hit shelves in October via Little, Brown and Company. Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures has scooped up the film rights to the book and will produce the project.

    Semple, who has worked as a writer and producer on TV series including “Suddenly Susan” and “Arrested Development,” will write the adaptation. The story shows a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, who had ambitions to wake up and have the best day of her life, but is forced to abandon those plans when she finds a strange, new future unfolding. No network is currently attached to the project.

    Roberts will produce the series through her Red Om Films banner, with Semple, Ellison and Naegle serving as executive producers. This project isn’t Roberts’ first foray into TV — she previously appeared in Ryan Murphy’s HBO TV movie “The Normal Heart.” She was most recently seen in Jodie Foster’s “Money Monster” and will next be seen in Lionsgate’s “Wonder.” (SD-Agencies)