ABC is in the early stages of developing a Watergate-themed limited series about Richard Nixon's 1970s White House burglary and subsequent scandal.
Jon Maas ("The Last Debate") is penning the project which is said to have a thriller tone and unfolds the story through the eyes of John Dean, the then-White House counsel for President Nixon. Thinking he's nabbed the job of a lifetime, he soon discovers he's being set up to become the fall guy for the president.
Entertainment One and Storyscape Entertainment will produce with Maas, Bob Cooper, Dan Halsted, Eric Hamburg and Jeff Field serving as executive producers.
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Jon Maas ("The Last Debate") is penning the project which is said to have a thriller tone and unfolds the story through the eyes of John Dean, the then-White House counsel for President Nixon. Thinking he's nabbed the job of a lifetime, he soon discovers he's being set up to become the fall guy for the president.
Entertainment One and Storyscape Entertainment will produce with Maas, Bob Cooper, Dan Halsted, Eric Hamburg and Jeff Field serving as executive producers.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 1/26/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Former President Richard Nixon may have sworn he was not a crook, but he is at the center of a potential new ABC event series. Watergate, a drama set in Nixon’s 1970s White House, is in the works at ABC, Deadline is reporting. The series is to be written by Jon Maas and takes place during the sexual revolution of the 1970s. It’s told through the eyes of then White House counsel John Dean. According to Deadline: It’s described as a Faustian, cautionary thriller about a man who thinks he’s getting the job of a lifetime as he walks into the
Watergate: Series about the 1970s Nixon Scandal in Development at ABC...
Watergate: Series about the 1970s Nixon Scandal in Development at ABC...
- 1/25/2016
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
ABC is in the early stages of developing an event series based on the Watergate scandal, TheWrap has learned. Entertainment One and Bob Cooper will produce the program for the network. Jon Maas will pen the event series, which will be told from the perspective of then-White House Counsel John Dean. The series is described as a thriller about a man who thinks he’s getting the job of a lifetime but discovers the White House is a snake pit where he’s being set up to become the fall guy for the president. Also Read: Shonda Rhimes' '...
- 1/25/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Former President Richard Nixon may have sworn he was not a crook, but he is at the center of a potential new ABC event series.
Watergate, a drama set in Nixon’s 1970s White House, is in the works at ABC, our sister site Deadline reports.
The potential series would focus on John Dean, who was Nixon’s chief legal counsel from 1970 to 1973 and was deeply involved in the infamous political scandal and its cover-up.
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The imbroglio that became known as “Watergate” began with a break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington,...
Watergate, a drama set in Nixon’s 1970s White House, is in the works at ABC, our sister site Deadline reports.
The potential series would focus on John Dean, who was Nixon’s chief legal counsel from 1970 to 1973 and was deeply involved in the infamous political scandal and its cover-up.
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The imbroglio that became known as “Watergate” began with a break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington,...
- 1/25/2016
- TVLine.com
ABC is looking to bring Watergate back to the small screen. The network is in the early stages of developing a limited series exploring Richard Nixon's 1970s White House burglary and subsequent scandal, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. From Entertainment One and Bob Cooper, the drama will be penned by Jon Maas (The Last Debate) and told through the eyes of John Dean, the then-White House counsel for President Nixon. The potential series takes place during the sexual revolution and is described as a thriller about a man who thinks he's getting the job of a lifetime but discovers
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- 1/25/2016
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: ABC is in early stages of developing Watergate, an event series set in the Nixon White House during the Watergate burglary and scandal, from Entertainment One and producer Bob Cooper. Written by Jon Maas (The Last Debate), the series takes place amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s and is told through the eyes of John Dean, then-White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon. It’s described as a Faustian cautionary thriller about a man who thinks he's…...
- 1/25/2016
- Deadline TV
The WGA West closed the final chapter on its late 2007-early 2008 strike Tuesday when it officially notified members of those who would be punished for violating strike rules. Two Wgaw members and one non-member were punished for their actions during the strike.
During the guild's 100-day walkout and after, dozens of reports of alleged violations of strike rules by members were reported to the guild. The most high-profile was that of "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, who was investigated by the guild's trial committee for allegedly writing his own monologues when his show returned to the air on NBC, one of the companies being struck by the union. He was exonerated.
But Wgaw member Jon Maas was found guilty of "performing writing services during the strike on a one-hour pilot teleplay in violation of the Guild's Constitution and 2007 Strike Rules." The Wgaw board assessed a fine equal to 110% of the...
During the guild's 100-day walkout and after, dozens of reports of alleged violations of strike rules by members were reported to the guild. The most high-profile was that of "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, who was investigated by the guild's trial committee for allegedly writing his own monologues when his show returned to the air on NBC, one of the companies being struck by the union. He was exonerated.
But Wgaw member Jon Maas was found guilty of "performing writing services during the strike on a one-hour pilot teleplay in violation of the Guild's Constitution and 2007 Strike Rules." The Wgaw board assessed a fine equal to 110% of the...
- 8/12/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Madchen Amick, Robin Givens and Emma Lung have been cast as the leads in Lifetime's pilot presentation The Verdict, directed by Mark Piznarski.
The Lionsgate project centers on the "crime of the century" trial of a beloved pop star who has been accused of having her lover murdered.
Amick will play Christine, a talented assistant D.A. assigned to the case. Christine juggles her first high-profile trial with her marriage to a media dynasty heir.
Givens will play Ayira, the pop singer/supermodel-turned-mogul on trial for allegedly having her lover/personal trainer killed by her bodyguard.
Lung will play Fiona, a British news reporter covering the case.
Verdict was penned by Jon Maas, who is executive producing with Jonathan Prince and Howard Klein. Production is slated to begin this month in Philadelphia.
Amick is repped by Gersh, Melanie Greene Management and attorney George Davis.
Givens is repped by the Marshak/Zachary Co.
The Lionsgate project centers on the "crime of the century" trial of a beloved pop star who has been accused of having her lover murdered.
Amick will play Christine, a talented assistant D.A. assigned to the case. Christine juggles her first high-profile trial with her marriage to a media dynasty heir.
Givens will play Ayira, the pop singer/supermodel-turned-mogul on trial for allegedly having her lover/personal trainer killed by her bodyguard.
Lung will play Fiona, a British news reporter covering the case.
Verdict was penned by Jon Maas, who is executive producing with Jonathan Prince and Howard Klein. Production is slated to begin this month in Philadelphia.
Amick is repped by Gersh, Melanie Greene Management and attorney George Davis.
Givens is repped by the Marshak/Zachary Co.
- 11/7/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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