The Most Dangerous Man in America (Limited Series) – TBA (Announced)
Soon enough, Woody Harrelson will become the most dangerous man in America. More specifically, the actor is signed to star in a limited series adaptation of the acclaimed book The Most Dangerous Man in America, written by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis. Also linked to producing, Harrelson will portray escaped convict Timothy Leary as the series follows Leary’s daring escape from prison and on the run from the law in 1970.
Beyond being a dangerous escape, Timothy Leary’s escape from prison confinement was seen as “the countercultural union of ‘drug and dynamite,'” as Deadline reports, which “was aimed at sparking a revolution and overthrowing the government.” The subsequent widespread persecution of Leary, led by President Nixon, lasted 28 months and involved ‘local radicals, European aristocrats, a Black Panther outpost in Algeria, an international arms dealer, hashish hippies from the Brotherhood of the Eternal love and secret agents. on four continents «. Currently in pre-production, The Most Dangerous Man in America will be written for the screen by Catch-22’s Luke Davies.
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