Nat Geo has picked up The Hot Zone, a scripted series based on Richard Preston’s bestseller about the Ebola virus and its impact on the human race, from executive producer Ridley Scott, Lynda Obst Productions and Fox 21 Television Studios.
The Hot Zone recounts the terrifying true story of the origins of Ebola, a deadly and highly infectious virus from the central African rainforest, and its first arrival on U.S. soil. In 1989, when this killer suddenly appeared in chimpanzees in a scientific lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there was no known cure. A heroic U.S. Army veterinarian working with a secret military Swat team put herself in mortal peril when she tried to head off the outbreak before it spread to the human population.
Nat Geo also confirmed three new projects in development including Hidden Figures, which Deadline previously reported was in early development, inspired by the Oscar-nominated film.
The Hot Zone recounts the terrifying true story of the origins of Ebola, a deadly and highly infectious virus from the central African rainforest, and its first arrival on U.S. soil. In 1989, when this killer suddenly appeared in chimpanzees in a scientific lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there was no known cure. A heroic U.S. Army veterinarian working with a secret military Swat team put herself in mortal peril when she tried to head off the outbreak before it spread to the human population.
Nat Geo also confirmed three new projects in development including Hidden Figures, which Deadline previously reported was in early development, inspired by the Oscar-nominated film.
- 4/18/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic Channel has given a series order to a scripted drama from producers Ridley Scott and Lynda Obst about the origins of the Ebola virus.
The project was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in advance of National Geographic’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. “The Hot Zone,” based on the book by Richard Preston, tells the story of a U.S. Army veterinarian who put her life on the line in an effort to stop a broader outbreak of the disease in Washington, D.C. in 1989. The series hails from Fox 21 Television Studios, Scott Free Prods. and Lynda Obst Prods.
“Hot Zone” is the latest addition to Nat Geo’s scripted roster that aims to deliver event series that complement the channel’s depth in factual and documentary programming. It comes on the heels of a warm reception for the “Genius” anthology series and the military drama “The Long Road Home.
The project was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in advance of National Geographic’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. “The Hot Zone,” based on the book by Richard Preston, tells the story of a U.S. Army veterinarian who put her life on the line in an effort to stop a broader outbreak of the disease in Washington, D.C. in 1989. The series hails from Fox 21 Television Studios, Scott Free Prods. and Lynda Obst Prods.
“Hot Zone” is the latest addition to Nat Geo’s scripted roster that aims to deliver event series that complement the channel’s depth in factual and documentary programming. It comes on the heels of a warm reception for the “Genius” anthology series and the military drama “The Long Road Home.
- 4/18/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
As the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy approaches next year, award-winning director Stephen Gyllenhaal has signed on to the feature film The Kennedy Detail as Screenwriter and Director. The motion picture focuses on the men of the Secret Service protective detail assigned to President John F. Kennedy. The project is targeted for a November, 2013 release, coinciding with the tragic anniversary.
.This is the project of a lifetime and I could not be more excited to be part of it,. said Gyllenhaal. .Everyone knows how this story ends, but the true stories told through the eyes of this extraordinary band of brothers, from JFK.s election to that awful day in Dallas, have never been told. It is time to share their perspective with the world..
Gyllenhaal has begun work on the script with his research including interviews with many of the surviving members of President...
.This is the project of a lifetime and I could not be more excited to be part of it,. said Gyllenhaal. .Everyone knows how this story ends, but the true stories told through the eyes of this extraordinary band of brothers, from JFK.s election to that awful day in Dallas, have never been told. It is time to share their perspective with the world..
Gyllenhaal has begun work on the script with his research including interviews with many of the surviving members of President...
- 8/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Next November marks the sad occasion of the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, an event which still evokes very strong feelings. And of course to commemorate that day the true American way, there's going to be a movie (and probably a number of TV specials and countless reruns of Oliver Stone's "JFK"). And no, we're not talking about "Parkland" which Tom Hanks was recently announced to produce. Instead, it's "The Kennedy Detail," which as the title suggests, at least offers up a different angle on the affair. Based on the New York Times best-selling book by former Secert Service agent Gerald Blaine and award-winning journalist Lisa McCubbin, the film will present events before, during and after the slaying in Dallas through the eyes of the men tasked with protecting the President. It will show a President who enjoyed interacting with audiences, and didn't like to be too closely guarded,...
- 8/27/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Most will only read Stephen Gyllenhaal‘s name and wonder if he’s related to the brother-sister thespians — he’s their father, by the way — so if you can get past that, let me opine that something of interest lies in this news. The frequent TV helmer (known to yours truly for his strong work on Twin Peaks) is, according to Deadline, partnering with Atchity Entertainment International on The Kennedy Detail, a fact-based account of the Secret Service men who worked for none other than John F. Kennedy.
As was the case with its source material — Gerald Blaine and Lisa McCubbin‘s book, itself a series of interviews — Gyllenhaal‘s film will use the actual Secret Service agents as a screenplay “inspiration” of sorts; expect a stricter narrative, though, which will portray the little-seen life of that inner circle. He’s deemed it “the project of a lifetime,” as The Kennedy Detail...
As was the case with its source material — Gerald Blaine and Lisa McCubbin‘s book, itself a series of interviews — Gyllenhaal‘s film will use the actual Secret Service agents as a screenplay “inspiration” of sorts; expect a stricter narrative, though, which will portray the little-seen life of that inner circle. He’s deemed it “the project of a lifetime,” as The Kennedy Detail...
- 8/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
A new John F Kennedy film has been announced for a 2013 release. Atchity Entertainment and Ramos and Sparks Group have said they will develop a feature film of the Us President based on the 2010 bestselling book The Kennedy Detail by Lisa McCubbin and former Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine, reports Deadline. The companies are planning to debut the new film in late 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. The Kennedy Detail tells the story of the assassination through the eyes of a member of Kennedy's (more)...
- 4/16/2012
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
The producers of a film planned to coincide with the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination say it will set "the record straight in answer to Olver Stone's fanciful 'JFK.'" Ramos & Sparks Group of Tallahassee, Fla. and Los Angeles-based Atchity Entertainment International announced Monday that they had obtained the rights to "The Kennedy Detail." The book was written by former Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine and journalist Lisa McCubbin. Blaine, part of Kennedy’s security detail, worked with McCubbin to on his first-hand account of serving the president from his election in...
- 4/16/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Atchity Entertainment and Ramos and Sparks Group announced today they plan to turn former Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine’s bestselling book The Kennedy Detail into a feature film. The plan is for a late 2013 release to coincide with the assassination of Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Blaine’s 2010 book, written with Lisa McCubbin, tells the tale of JFK’s presidency from the perspective of the men who guarded his life while in office and on that day in Dallas. Discovery aired a Martin Sheen-narrated documentary based on The Kennedy Detail on December 2, 2010. The Emmy-nominated doc was executive produced by Ken Atchity and Chi-Li Wong. Blaine and McCubbin served as producers.
- 4/16/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
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