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[06/06/16 - 12:45 PM]
AMC and Sony Pictures Television to Develop David Carr's Memoir "The Night of the Gun" as a Mini-Series Written by Shawn Ryan and Starring Bob Odenkirk
Odenkirk and Ryan are both executive producers, along with Marc Provissiero of Odenkirk-Provissiero and Joshua Astrachan of Animal Kingdom, which originated the project.






NIGHT OF THE GUN, THE (AMC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
6/6/16
STATUS:
previously in development
DESCRIPTION:
(from AMC's press release, June 2016) AMC and Sony Pictures Television today announced an agreement to develop journalist David Carr's searing and poignant bestselling memoir "The Night of the Gun" as a six-part miniseries on AMC, with Bob Odenkirk ("Better Call Saul," "Fargo," "Breaking Bad") attached to play Carr, who died last year, and Shawn Ryan ("The Shield," "Mad Dogs," "Terriers") attached to write. Odenkirk and Ryan are both executive producers, along with Marc Provissiero of Odenkirk-Provissiero and Joshua Astrachan of Animal Kingdom, which originated the project. Eileen Myers ("Masters of Sex," "Mad Dogs," "Hung") is also attached as an executive producer and writer.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bob Odenkirk as David Carr
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bob Odenkirk as EP
· David Carr as BOOK
· Eileen Myers as WRTR/EP
· Joshua Astrachan as EP
· Marc Provissiero as EP
· Marney Hochman as EP
· Shawn Ryan as WRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· AMC Studios
· Animal Kingdom
· MiddKid Productions
· Odenkirk-Provissiero
· Sony Pictures Television