EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has put in development Jumpmen, a sneaker industry drama from writer Shaye Ogbonna (God’s Country).
Justin Hillian (The Chi, Snowfall) is overseeing the project as part of his overall deal with Showtime, and producing along with 3 Arts.Created and executive produced by Ogbonna, Jumpmen is a high-energy insider drama about the cutthroat world of the sneaker industry, centering on a self-made sneaker exec turned industry power broker.
As the business changes around him, and old friends become adversaries, he must decide what’s more important-industry capital or cultural relevance.Ogbonna co-wrote the screen adaptation for thriller God’s Country with Julian Higgins.
Based on James Lee Burke’s short story Winter’s Light and directed by Higgins, the film is slated to make its world premiere at the virtual Sundance Film Festival this Sunday, Jan.
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