Gangs Of New York TV Series in Works at Miramax, Martin Scorsese on Board to Direct

According to entertainment website Deadline, Scorsese will serve as an executive producer on the project and also direct the first two episodes.

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Gangs Of New York TV Series in Works at Miramax, Martin Scorsese on Board to Direct
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Martin Scorsese is turning his feature Gangs of New York into a TV series with Miramax Television backing the project. The show will be based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York, which was also the source material for the 2002 movie. The Hardy Boys: Hulu’s Live-Action Canadian Children’s Series Set to Conclude with Season 3.

According to entertainment website Deadline, Scorsese will serve as an executive producer on the project and also direct the first two episodes. The series will be penned by Brett Leonard, known for his work on show ShantaramAndor Episode 6: Netizens Are in Awe of the Visually Pleasing Heist in Diego Luna’s Star Wars Series; Call it the Best Outing Yet!

It is said to be a new take on the story with new characters that were not featured in the movie, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz. Asbury's book focuses on the confrontations between rival gangs in New York in the mid to late 1800s, prior to the domination of the Italian-American Mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s.

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Martin Scorsese is turning his feature Gangs of New York into a TV series with Miramax Television backing the project. The show will be based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York, which was also the source material for the 2002 movie. The Hardy Boys: Hulu’s Live-Action Canadian Children’s Series Set to Conclude with Season 3.

According to entertainment website Deadline, Scorsese will serve as an executive producer on the project and also direct the first two episodes. The series will be penned by Brett Leonard, known for his work on show ShantaramAndor Episode 6: Netizens Are in Awe of the Visually Pleasing Heist in Diego Luna’s Star Wars Series; Call it the Best Outing Yet!

It is said to be a new take on the story with new characters that were not featured in the movie, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz. Asbury's book focuses on the confrontations between rival gangs in New York in the mid to late 1800s, prior to the domination of the Italian-American Mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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