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10.04.2023 - 17:07 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment and Veritas Entertainment have struck a first-look television deal and set their first project together – an adaptation of a Lee Childs story.
Legendary, which is behind series such as Amazon’s Carnival Row, HBO Max’s upcoming Dune: The Sisterhood and Monsterverse live-action series for Apple TV+, and Veritas, which is behind Apple’s The Mosquito Coast, Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla and MGM+’s A Spy Among Friends, have set a multi-year deal to acquire, develop, and build large scale television series based on established IP.
Under the deal, Legendary has the first right to develop TV projects based on all new Veritas Entertainment intellectual property for two years.
The first project is an adaptation of Lee Child’s short story Ten Keys, which comes from his The Cocaine Chronicles anthology. It tells the story of the most dangerous cartel in Mexico that sends their mysterious enforcer only known by his alias, Octavian, to hunt down those who have stolen from them. When Octavian decides to kill his latest target and to steal ten kilos of cocaine from the Cartel, he goes from being the hunter to being hunted for the first time in his life.
British author Childs began his career in television in the UK at ITV’s Granada Television working on series such as Prime Suspect and Cracker before moving into writing. It is the latest adaptation of his work following a number of Jack Reacher projects including the 2012 film and its 2016 sequel as well as Amazon series Reacher.
Veritas’ Alan Gasmer and Peter Jaysen will executive produce all projects under the pact with Andy Cutler serving as a producer for Veritas Entertainment.
It comes as Legendary Entertainment is also ramping up its television
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