Hilary Swank to Star in Tom McCarthy Newspaper Drama for ABC

The untitled Alaska project also counts former Fox 21 topper Bert Salke as an exec producer.

Former Fox 21 president Bert Salke will exec produce via his recently launched Co-lab21 banner alongside McCarthy and his Slow Pony topper Melissa Wells. Swank also exec produces. The Anchorage Daily News’ Kyle Hopkins and Ryan Binkley will also exec produce.

The untitled Alaska drama is the first major order to come from Erwich since he added oversight of ABC entertainment in December. He continues to oversee Hulu as well as ABC’s content streams on Hulu. The drama hails from 20th Television, where Salke is now based with a four-year, $20 million overall deal after he stepped down as Fox 21 president as part of the same Disney

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