|
Cable network Showtime said on Tuesday that
"The Comey Rule," described as "an immersive,
behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent
events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its
aftermath," would be broadcast in late November.
Trump is running for a second term in the White House in a Nov.
3 election. Showtime had no comment on the timing of the
broadcast.
The two-part TV series, starring Jeff Daniels as Comey and Irish
actor Brendan Gleeson as Trump, is based on Comey's best-selling
book "A Higher Loyalty" and more than a year of additional
interviews, Showtime said.
The network said "The Comey Rule" was not a biopic but "the
story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly
different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a
collision course."
Comey's firing by Trump in 2017 triggered a 22-month long
investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate
Russian election interference in 2016. Mueller documented
numerous contacts between Trump campaign figures and Moscow but
found insufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy.
Part one of the TV series will focus on the earliest days of the
Russia probe and the FBI's investigation into former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton's emails. Part two is a virtual
day-by-day account of the relationship between Comey and Trump
and the first months of the Trump presidency, Showtime said.
Many other key players in the investigation will be featured in
the series, including former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
(played by Holly Hunter), former FBI director Andrew McCabe
(Michael Kelly), and former President Barack Obama (Kinsgley
Ben-Adir).
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
[© 2020 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2020 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|
