The story of the pursuit of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger is coming to TV.
Newly minted Sky Studios, the production arm of Comcast’s Sky, is working up the series with “Gran Torino” producer Double Nickel Entertainment and with Fort Point Media, the shingle set up by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. They co-wrote the nonfiction Boston Marathon bombings book “Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy,” which was adapted for the 2017 Mark Wahlberg film “Patriots Day.”
On film, Johnny Depp played Bulger in Scott Cooper’s 2015 picture “Black Mass.” The TV drama will be based on Sherman and Wedge’s upcoming book “Hunting Whitey,” which comes out next year.
The series producers said they would draw on the book’s exclusive interviews, investigative reporting, and access to the FBI to reveal the story of how Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, eluded capture for nearly...
Newly minted Sky Studios, the production arm of Comcast’s Sky, is working up the series with “Gran Torino” producer Double Nickel Entertainment and with Fort Point Media, the shingle set up by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. They co-wrote the nonfiction Boston Marathon bombings book “Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy,” which was adapted for the 2017 Mark Wahlberg film “Patriots Day.”
On film, Johnny Depp played Bulger in Scott Cooper’s 2015 picture “Black Mass.” The TV drama will be based on Sherman and Wedge’s upcoming book “Hunting Whitey,” which comes out next year.
The series producers said they would draw on the book’s exclusive interviews, investigative reporting, and access to the FBI to reveal the story of how Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, eluded capture for nearly...
- 10/2/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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