Considering his greatest accomplishment was an HBO series โ and the fact his most recent fully-realised project/only fully-realised project since then was produced by HBOโs parent company โ itโs hard to imagine The Sopranos creator David Chase stepping away from the Warner Bros Discovery family. But clearly, thereโs a reason why heโs decided to take on a development deal with FX (in addition to his other five-year deal with Warner).
The Hollywood Reporter indicates Chase and Hannah Fidell (A Teacher) are currently co-writing and co-creating a crime drama for the Disney-owned outlet. Fidell will also direct and executive produce with Chase alongside Chase Filmsโ Nicole Lambert. At this stage, however, thereโs significant mystery shrouding said crime dramaโs story.
Initially, speculation pointed towards Chaseโs unproduced period drama A Ribbon Of Dreams โ a narrative following two men who encounter a number of legendary figures responsible for shaping the modern entertainment industry.
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As weโve previously explained:
The pilot episode takes place in 1913 and follows these two men โ a college-educated mechanical engineer and cowboy with a violent past โ who soon form โan unlikely producing partnershipโ to become pioneers and powers in the age of motion pictures. In terms of character arcs, theyโll โbegin as employees of D.W. Griffithโฆ then cross career paths with John Ford, John Wayne, Raoul Walsh, Bette Davis, Billy Wilderโ; as well as others who were pivotal in shaping Hollywood as it transitioned from silent Westerns to the golden era โtalkiesโ and the studio system, auteur movement, television, before finally arriving to present day.
Of course, none of this is particularly relevant in the fact of reality. Anywaysโฆ
Apart from denying whatโs coming is A Ribbon Of Dreams, all inside sources have revealed about the forthcoming David Chase + Hannah Fiddell FX drama is itโs โabout the witness protection program.โ
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โAccording to FX, the untitled series is based on one of Chaseโs previously unproduced scripts of which Fidell has written a contemporary take. Further plot details are being kept under wraps,โ notes Variety.
โShould the project go forward, it would be Chaseโs first television series since The Sopranos, the groundbreaking HBO mafia drama that he created.โ
Stay tuned for the key updates.
Now check out the time we had a one-on-one conversation with David Chase himself here.
