Milo Ventimiglia is suiting up as daredevil Evel Knievel for a limited series that has been ordered at USA Network, Variety has learned.
Titled “Evel,” the series is based on the story of the larger-than-life 1970s daredevil as he prepares for his greatest death-defying feat, the historic Snake River Canyon jump. There is not currently an episode count for the series, but it is expected to begin production in 2020.
Etan Frankel will write and executive produce. Ventimiglia will also executive produce the series under his Divide Pictures banner, with Divide’s Russ Cundiff co-executive producing. McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision will also executive produce along with Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment. Universal Content Productions (Ucp) will produce.
“USA Network is known for big event series that celebrate heroes, rebels and icons, and what could be bigger than the story of...
Titled “Evel,” the series is based on the story of the larger-than-life 1970s daredevil as he prepares for his greatest death-defying feat, the historic Snake River Canyon jump. There is not currently an episode count for the series, but it is expected to begin production in 2020.
Etan Frankel will write and executive produce. Ventimiglia will also executive produce the series under his Divide Pictures banner, with Divide’s Russ Cundiff co-executive producing. McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound & Vision will also executive produce along with Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment. Universal Content Productions (Ucp) will produce.
“USA Network is known for big event series that celebrate heroes, rebels and icons, and what could be bigger than the story of...
- 9/5/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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