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Village Roadshow Unscripted Television is developing a docuseries exploring the life of Jimmy Hoffa, timed to the 50-year anniversary of his disappearance.<\/p>\n

Hoffa, an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), disappeared in 1975. Village Roadshow will have exclusive access to the Hoffa family, including the assistance of his son and daughter, Hoffa\u2019s personal archives and more.<\/p>\n

The series is being directed by Erik Nelson.<\/p>\n

“What caught our attention about Jimmy Hoffa\u2019s story is that it is a compelling topic of interest and point of intrigue still for many,” stated Shannon Perry, Village Roadshow Television\u2019s executive VP for reality and production services. “It has all the elements of a captivating drama with power struggle, corruption, and a high-profile disappearance that also aligns with the kinds of impactful stories about notable, cultural figures that we want to tell.”<\/p>\n

James P. Hoffa, lawyer and the longest serving democratically elected General President of the union his father ran, said: “For so many years, the world has focused on my father\u2019s tragic demise, when the real story\u2014how a boy living in depression-era Indiana coal country with a widowed mother rose up in Detroit to become the president of, without argument, the most powerful union in America\u2014has never really been told.<\/p>\n

“My father\u2019s working relationship with all of the civil rights leaders of his time towards the same goal: legitimizing and improving the lives working people. We hope that by opening our own family archive and working with Village Roadshow and Erik [Nelson], the full story can finally be told of a multifaceted and fascinating family man who helped create the American middle class.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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