Meryl Streep, 'The Corrections' and Cord Jefferson Brigitte Lacombe/Getty EXCLUSIVE: Another high-profile TV package has been won by Netflix in a competitive situation. The streamer has landed The Corrections, based on Jonathan Franzen's bestselling 2001 novel, with three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep attached to star. Franzen is adapting his book, and Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (American Fiction, Watchmen) is directing all episodes of the limited drama from Paramount Television Studios, which has received a straight-to-series order.