Apple Studios has struck an exclusive overall deal with Dennis Lehane, the novelist, screenwriter and show runner who is best known for penning works such as “Mystic River” and “S…
, the novelist, screenwriter and show runner who is best known for penning works such as “Mystic River” and “Shutter Island.” The pact with Lehane and his production company, Hans Bubby, comes on the heels of the Golden Globe-winning series “Black Bird,” a prison drama that Lehane helped create.
“Small Mercies,” which Apple recently acquired in an aggressive preemptive negotiation, is Lehane’s first novel in six years. It is set in the housing projects of “Southie” during the long, hot summer of 1974 when the city of Boston attempted to desegregate its public schools, a decision that led to violent conflicts. “Small Mercies” centers on Mary Pat Fennessey, a single mother willing to go up against the deadly local power barons to learn what became of her missing teenage daughter.
The next project on Lehane’s slate is “Firebug,” with Hans Bubby partnering with much of the same producing team behind Black Bird. Taron Egerton is starring and serving as executive producer alongside Richard Plepler through EDEN Productions; as well as Bradley Thomas and Dan Friedkin through Imperative Entertainment. Written by Lehane and inspired by true events, “Firebug” will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.
Lehane has published twelve novels, four of which were made into movies. A fifth, “The Drop,” began as a Lehane short story adapted by the author into a film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini in his final role. Lehane was a staff writer on the HBO series “The Wire” and also worked as a writer-producer on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.
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