EXCLUSIVE: The Lamar Giles YA novel The Getaway is being developed for TV by Sony Pictures Television and Don Cheadle’s production banner The Radicle Act.
The near-future horror contemplates what would happen if the world fell into chaos, and you and your family were stuck working at one of the world’s most famous resorts – with some of the world’s richest and most powerful as guests.
Unknown to employees, the resort has been selling shares in an end-of-the-world oasis, to have the best of the best at the end of days.
What they didn’t count on was a group of teens, and how far they’ll go to find out the truth and save themselves. Cheadle and his producing partner Karyn Smith-Forge will executive produce and Giles will produce.This Radicle Act currently has a first-look deal with SPT under which they focused on comedy and drama development for scripted series across cable and streaming.
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