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No casting, title or broadcast date was announced for the HBO
project, which comes from the same team that produced the
award-winning "Game Change" film about the 2008 election that
starred Julianne Moore as then Republican vice-presidential
contender Sarah Palin.
The 2016 election campaign that saw Republican Donald Trump
triumph over Democrat Hillary Clinton last November was one of
the most dramatic in living memory.
It is also the subject of a TV miniseries treatment being
developed by "Zero Dark Thirty" movie screenwriter Mark Boal,
the Hollywood Reporter said in February.
A third miniseries project, looking at the behind-the-scenes
drama of Trump's campaign, is also making the rounds in
Hollywood, entertainment website Deadline reported last month.
The announcement by HBO, a unit of Time Warner, appeared to mark
the first of the various ideas to win a commitment from a major
broadcaster.
HBO said its series would be based on an upcoming book by
political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann about the
campaign. Jay Roach, who directed Emmy-winner "Game Change" will
return to direct, and Tom Hanks is one of the executive
producers.
Len Amato, president of HBO Films, said in a statement that the
project "promises to vividly capture the most unique and
impactful event in modern American politics."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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