David Fincher working on Chinatown prequel series for Netflix | JOE.ie

has the scoop that David Fincher will team up with original Chinatown scribe Robert Towne to pen a pilot script for an official prequel series to be housed on Netflix.

Fincher has had recent dealings with the streaming platform, including heading up the hugely successful Mindhunter and helming Mank; his forthcoming biopic of Citizen Kane writer Herman J. Mankiewicz. He will also serve as executive producer on the Chinatown project, with Deadline noting that there is"hope" that he will direct the pilot episode.

The story will see a young Jake Gittes working in a corrupt town and getting into various misadventures, which certainly sounds like an"if it ain't broke..." approach.Divisive topics, even more divisive voices... An exclusive, live-only event that won't be seen anywhere else:Hit PLAY for fast cars, Christmas films, and moustache acting ...

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