EXCLUSIVE: Gavin O’Connor will turn his 2011 fight film Warrior into a 10-episode limited series for Lionsgate Television, which has made a deal with Paramount+ to develop it.
O’Connor is in talks with retired two-time UFC champion Daniel Cormier and Gina Rodriguez to play two of the four main combatants culminating in mixed martial arts matches.O’Connor has created the drama with Adair Cole, who’ll also be EP and showrunner.
O’Connor plans to direct and be showrunner on all 10 episodes. Now that Paramount+ has signed on, they are writing the treatment and scripts.
O’Connor is looking to cast the final two fighters, and the characters that surround them as they chase their dreams.The series is much different from the original film.
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