The actress is set to star in the Amazon series The Widow, which reads somewhat like a cross between The Bourne Identity and The Legend of Tarzan.
The drama, which has been ordered to series by Amazon and ITV, comes from The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams and will begin production later this month.
Kate Beckinsale’s first project in the new year will have her channeling her inner Jason Bourne.
Beckinsale is perhaps best known for playing the vampire Selene in the supernatural thriller Underworld, so playing an intrepid heroine on a dangerous mission should be right up her alley.