{"id":20941,"date":"2024-06-13T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:12:19","slug":"lionsgate-options-vanity-fair-hostage-article-take-no-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/lionsgate-options-vanity-fair-hostage-article-take-no-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate Options Vanity Fair Hostage Article \u201cTake No Prisoners\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate Television has optioned Adam Ciralsky\u2019s <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> article \u201cTake No Prisoners\u201d for series development, with <em>The Rookie<\/em> and <em>The Recruit<\/em> showrunner Alexi Hawley as creator.<\/p>\n<p>Ciralsky\u2019s article chronicles the work of Roger Carstens, the U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, and his colleagues as they work to free U.S. detainees held by figures such as Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin and Venezuela\u2019s Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The scripted series adaptation will follow one fictionalized hostage scenario per season.<\/p>\n<p>While writing the article, Ciralsky witnessed negotiations, interviewed dozens of officials and was present for successful and unsuccessful hostage recovery missions over a year. The article was published in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley\u2019s Perfectman Pictures is attached to produce the scripted series alongside P3 Media. Ciralsky (<em>The Recruit<\/em>) and Gene Klein (<em>The Recruit<\/em>, <em>Suits<\/em>) will executive produce under P3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to create a show based on Adam\u2019s riveting article, fictionalizing the high-stakes, exhaustive and emotional efforts to bring America\u2019s hostages home,\u201d Hawley said.<\/p>\n<p>Ciralsky commented, \u201cGene and I are thrilled to be reunited with Alexi and our talented partners at Lionsgate. Having collaborated on two amazing seasons of <em>The Recruit<\/em>, we know Alexi to be a singular voice and the perfect person to bring this show to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn just the past few days, we\u2019ve seen this piece resonate with <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> readers globally,\u201d said Scott Herbst, executive VP and head of scripted development at Lionsgate Television. \u201cWe\u2019ve assembled a top-tier creative team to bring audiences a series inspired by the team that has impacted the lives of numerous hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate Television has optioned Adam Ciralsky\u2019s Vanity Fair article \u201cTake No Prisoners\u201d for series development, with The Rookie and The Recruit showrunner Alexi Hawley as creator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":20942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[9185,5923,593,9186,9187,5578,9188,1965],"class_list":["post-20941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-adam-ciralsky","tag-alexi-hawley","tag-lionsgate-television","tag-p3-media","tag-perfectman-pictures","tag-scott-herbst","tag-take-no-prisoners","tag-vanity-fair","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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