EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is developing a coming-of-age ROTC drama from writers Jalysa Conway (9-1-1 Lone Star) and Rebecca Murga (Swagger) — both military veterans — with Spike Lee set to direct and executive produce.
Written by Conway and Murga, The Untitled ROTC Project is set in the world of a rigorous ROTC military program at a major university, where students from all different walks of life push themselves to limits they never thought possible.
Conway and Murga executive produce with Lee, Steven Jackson as well as Trevor Engelson of Underground. The project draws from Conway and Murga’s personal experiences.
Both of them went through ROTC to help pay for college before embarking on active military duty. The two previously worked together in the Rideback TV Incubator, a residency program launched by Dan Lin’s Rideback and MRC where writers from diverse backgrounds get the opportunity to create their own shows.
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