Starz has put in development The Case of Cyntoia Brown, a limited drama series inspired by the story of Cyntoia Brown-Long, who served 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16 years old.
The project, based on Brown-Long’s book, Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System, hails from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power, Black Mafia Family) and La La Anthony (Power, The Chi), who will executive produce, and writer Santa Sierra (Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Vida).
Brown-Long and her husband Jamie Long will consult on the project.Anthony has been a long-time supporter of Brown-Long and brought the project to Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television, Inc.
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