Scott Frank, co-creator, writer and director of breakout Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit, is swapping chess for Jesuit priests and extraterrestrial life in his next project.Frank is developing an adaptation of Mary Doria Russell’s 1996 novel The Sparrow for FX with Chernobyl director Johan Renck on board as director.Frank will write all of the episodes of the limited series and will exec produce with Renck, Better Call Saul exec producer Mark Johnson and AMC Studios.
The Sparrow is being produced by FX Productions.The Sparrow was previously in development at AMC back in 2014 with Michael Perry (The River) writing.
Brad Pitt was also previously attached to a feature film adaptation with Plan B and Warner Bros.The Sparrow follows a band of
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