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It was born as a book, written by Herbert Asbury in 1927 and in 2002 Martin Scorsese takes it back to adapt it to cinema, with which “Gangs of New York” is already a classic of literature and a great cinematographic work. For those who have seen the history and the possibilities of the narration, the news of “Deadline” arrives, indicating that already a television series is in the works.
It looks like the TV series project will come from Miramax Television and be released on a streaming platform. Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese, who directed the film adaptation, has signed on as executive producer on the potential series e will direct the first two episodes. Details on the drama, by playwright / television writer Brett Leonard (“Shantaram “ ), are incomplete, but the publication ensures that it is a new version of the story with new characters that they did not appear in the film.
Asbury’s book details clashes between rival gangs in New York in the mid to late 19th century, before the domination of the Italian-American mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s. “This time and era of American history and heritage is full of characters and stories that we couldn’t fully explore in a two-hour film,” Scorsese said at the time of the announcement. “A television series gives us time and freedom. creative to give life to this colorful world and all the implications it has had e still has in our society ”.
A member of the LAByrinth Theater Company of New York, Leonard is known for his work The long red road, staged at the Goodman Theater in Chicago directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and starring Tom Hardy. Leonard worked on the “Taboo” series by Hardy’s FX. His credits on television series also include “Fear the walking dead “ yes “Weak winter sun “ from AMC, as well as the upcoming Apple TV + drama, Shantaram. He is represented by WME.
Scorsese’s latest documentary, “Personality crisis: just one night “ had a world premiere at the New York Film Festival. His next feature film, The killers of the flower moon, premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. On television, Scorsese is an executive producer on Hulu’s upcoming limited series The devil in the white city. He is represented by WME, LBI Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
