EXCLUSIVE: 101 Studios has acquired Janet Reitman’s 2017 New York Times Magazine article about the death of Marine Corps recruit Raheel Siddiqui that revealed a culture of brutality against Muslims at a South Carolina military training base.
The article will be used as source material for a scripted limited series produced by 101 Studios.Reitman’s article recounts the mysterious death of Siddiqui, which led to exposing a corrupt, brutal and torturous culture at Parris Island boot camp in South Carolina.
In 2016, after days of continuous hazing and harassment, Siddiqui, a brand-new Marine Corps recruit, fell to his death at Parris Island in front of several of his fellow recruits.
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