| MADSO'S WAR (SPIKE TV)
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
10/8/08
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11/10/08
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STATUS:
previously in development (2009-2010 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
two-hour backdoor pilot |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Spike TV's press release) Spike TV has ordered an untitled two-hour pilot based on the Irish Mob in Boston from MGM Television Entertainment (MGM), and will go into production late this fall with an option to go to series. Emmy(R) and DGA award-winning director Walter Hill will serve as director of the pilot. Chris Bertolini ("The General's Daughter," Battle: Los Angeles) wrote the script. The original drama is executive produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) President Dana White and Tom Lynch and the Tom Lynch Company. Scheduled to shoot on location in Boston, the story revolves around the explosive fallout that occurs when a Boston mob boss abruptly vacates his position and various rival factions face off in an epic battle to control the streets. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kevin Chapman
· Matthew Marsden as Mike "Madso" Madden
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Bertolini as CRTR/EP
· Dana White as EP
· Gary Stephenson as PROD
· Richard Bullock as PROD
· Tom Lynch as EP
· Walter Hill as DIR (Pilot)
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· MGM Television
· Tom Lynch Company, The
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