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Apple orders sci-fi drama from 'Hunger Games' director
Apple is pulling out all the stops when it comes to landing original shows. Deadline has learned that the tech firm has ordered an "epic, world-building" sci-fi drama series that would not only be written by Steven Knight, the creator of British crime drama Peaky Blinders, but would be directed by The Hunger Games' Francis Lawrence. It's not known who would star or even how long the initial run would be (it'll "likely" consist of eight episodes), but it would come from the same scripted series unit that gave Apple the Octavia Spencer thriller Are You Sleeping?
Twitter's story coming to a TV near you, thanks to 'Hunger Games' producer
In a world where history changes 140 characters at a time, what's the above message if not the recipe for a bona fide television hit? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hunger Games producer Allison Shearmur is teaming up with Lionsgate Television to get all The Social Network with the best-seller Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship and Betrayal. The details are pretty scant beyond that for now, though the term "power grab" is used at least once in the writeup, which always makes for compelling TV. Lionsgate's recent production credits include the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Perhaps we'll be seeing the world's first big-budget Vine-based TV show, six-second power grabs at a time?
