K.J. Yossman “Boardwalk Empire’s” Jack Huston will star in a new action/thriller series inspired by “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Alexandre Dumas’ timeless novel.
It is being developed by Constantin Film and will be directed by Stephen Hung (“Into the Badlands”).Huston will play a broken man who, upon escaping his imprisonment, sets out to find justice in an increasingly corrupt world.The series will be set in Asia and the US.
As well as appearing on screen, Huston will write and executive produce the show, alongside his partners Ian Duncan and Simon Boyes.“It has long been a dream of ours to take what we consider to be one of the great works of literature and present it to a modern audience in a unique and compelling way,” said Huston,.
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