“Shogun” and “The Run Of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson” in development at Fox
Fox has added to its long-form event series schedule by signing development deals for two drama projects from FX Productions:“Shogun” and “The Run Of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson” (working title).
“Shogun” is from Academy Award-nominated producer Michael De Luca (“The Social Network”) and Nigel Williams (“Elizabeth I”), and “The Run Of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson” is from Nina Jacobson (“The Hunger Games” franchise) and Brad Simpson (“World War Z”).
More information on the projects, provided by Fox, is as follows:
SHŌGUN, 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 Shōgun. A classic for the ages, SHŌGUN 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.
