Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa has ordered espionage thriller “The Nine,” produced by Emmy-winner Hilary Bevan Jones. It is the first drama Fng has commissioned in the region as part of its strategy to source, develop and produce original productions at a local level.
“The Nine,” which is a working title, is composed of eight hour-long episodes. It is created by Matthew Parkhill (“Rogue”) and Simon Maxwell (“American Odyssey”), and written by them with Stephen Thompson.
The show, which is set in Britain, the U.S., Iran, Lebanon, and France, centers on Max Easton, an ex-spy, “who is brought back into the game to avenge the death of his son, only to find himself at the heart of a covert intelligence war and a conspiracy to profit from spreading chaos throughout the Middle East,” according to a statement.
Maxwell and Parkhill said: “We wanted to tell a story set against the backdrop of our dangerous and...
“The Nine,” which is a working title, is composed of eight hour-long episodes. It is created by Matthew Parkhill (“Rogue”) and Simon Maxwell (“American Odyssey”), and written by them with Stephen Thompson.
The show, which is set in Britain, the U.S., Iran, Lebanon, and France, centers on Max Easton, an ex-spy, “who is brought back into the game to avenge the death of his son, only to find himself at the heart of a covert intelligence war and a conspiracy to profit from spreading chaos throughout the Middle East,” according to a statement.
Maxwell and Parkhill said: “We wanted to tell a story set against the backdrop of our dangerous and...
- 12/1/2016
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety - TV News
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