Michael Winterbottom is set to co-write and direct a TV drama about U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set against the coronavirus pandemic, with 'True Detective' executive producer Richard Brown and Fremantle backing the project. Details:
Michael Winterbottom is turning his lens on the hottest button topic in the U.K. today : Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic. , both with Steve Coogan — is set to co-write and direct a new real-life drama set against the global pandemic and "the biggest national and personal crisis to face a government leader since World War II."
Johnson, who himself fell critically ill to COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus, and welcomed a new son just weeks later, has been widely criticized for his actions before and during the outbreak in the U.K., which currently has the highest coronavirus death toll in Europe and the second-highest death toll per capita in the world. andexecutive producer Richard Brown, and Melissa Parmenter's Revolution Films.
Passenger and Fremantle recently signed an exclusive multi-year deal to develop and produce scripted drama series. "There are rare moments in history when leaders find their private lives uniquely connected to national events, where personal experience and official role collide in an unusual way," said Andrea Scrosati, global COO at Fremantle. "The last few months in the life of the UK Prime Minister clearly mark one of these moments."
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