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[03/20/13 - 12:45 PM]
"Shogun" and "The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson" (working title) Added to Roster of FOX Tentpole Event Series in Development
Said duo joins the previously announced "Wayward Pines" and "Blood Brothers."

[via press release from FOX]

"SHOGUN" AND "THE RUN OF HIS LIFE: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON" (working title) ADDED TO ROSTER OF FOX TENTPOLE EVENT SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT

Adding to its prestigious long-form event series development slate, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced today that it has inked development deals for two high-profile drama projects from FX Productions: SHOGUN, from Academy Award-nominated producer Michael De Luca ("The Social Network," "Moneyball") and Nigel Williams ("Elizabeth I") and THE RUN OF HIS LIFE: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON (working title), from Nina Jacobson ("The Hunger Games" franchise, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" franchise) and Brad Simpson ("World War Z," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" franchise) and based on legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin's best-selling book of the same name.

"These are both epic stories - one fiction, one fact - that have captivated millions of people worldwide. They're riveting and emotional, with unique historic backdrops that lend themselves to the high-quality, dramatic event series we're looking to make," said Shana C. Waterman, Senior Vice President, Event Series & Multi-Platform Programming, Fox Broadcasting Company. "Since we announced our first two projects, WAYWARD PINES and BLOOD BROTHERS, we've received an overwhelmingly positive response from the creative community, and we're ecstatic to have feature talent like Michael DeLuca, Nigel Williams, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson working to bring these stories to life at FOX."

SHOGUN, based on the best-selling novel by James Clavell, opens a window into the brutal world of a rarely seen feudal Japan. Set in the 17th Century, the story is told from the perspective of British hero John Blackthorne, a sailor who rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga's struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun. A classic for the ages, SHOGUN is both a cross-cultural exploration of Blackthorne's journey away from the European way of life, and a star-crossed love story, as he falls for the magnificent Lady Mariko, the married confidant to Toranaga.

There are few truly unifying events in American life. When something happens that makes the entire country stop and take notice, we remember it forever. Everybody remembers where they were when O.J. Simpson, riding in a white Bronco, led the police on a low-speed chase all over Los Angeles. This marked the emergence of the 24-hour news cycle and the birth of reality television. Written by Golden Globe Award winners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ("The People vs. Larry Flint," "Man on the Moon," "Ed Wood"), THE RUN OF HIS LIFE: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON (wt) will take viewers behind the scenes of "The Trial of The Century," driven by the nonstop plot of a courtroom thriller and presenting the story of the trial as it has never been told.

FOX will order its first event series later this season, with plans to debut in 2014. Previously announced long-form event series in development include WAYWARD PINES and BLOOD BROTHERS. Based on the best-selling novel, "Pines," by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspense-driven filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense," "Unbreakable"), WAYWARD PINES is an intense, mind-bending thriller evocative of the classic cult hit "Twin Peaks." BLOOD BROTHERS, from Bruce C. McKenna ("Band of Brothers," "The Pacific"), Gary Randall ("The Glades," "Saving Grace") and Timothy Scott Bogart ("Majors & Minors," "Touched"), is the true story of the West Point Class of 1861. As our bitterly divided country tore itself apart over the issue of slavery, best friends, bonded in the intense crucible of the Academy, found themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that quickly became the bloodiest in U.S. history.

ABOUT FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is a unit of News Corporation. FOX finished the 2011-2012 season at No. 1 in the key adult demographic for the eighth consecutive year - a feat that has never been achieved in broadcast history - while continuing to dominate all network competition in the more targeted Adults 18-34 and Teen demographics. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week as well as late-night entertainment programming, major sports and Sunday morning news.





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· AMERICAN CRIME STORY (FX)
· BAND OF BROTHERS (HBO)
· BLOOD BROTHERS (FOX)
· ELIZABETH I (HBO)
· GLADES, THE (A AND E)
· MAJORS & MINORS (HUB)
· PACIFIC, THE (HBO)
· SAVING GRACE (TNT)
· SHŌGUN (FX ON HULU)
· TOUCHED (LIFETIME)
· WAYWARD PINES (FOX)





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