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Danny Boyle joining the US TV revolution with FX kidnapping drama

Trust will focus on the life of Getty oil heir John Paul Getty III

Jacob Stolworthy
Thursday 10 March 2016 12:11 GMT
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David Fincher, The Wachowskis, Martin Scorsese - these are just some of the increasing number of filmmakers who have realised that television is today a medium revered just as much as cinema.

Whether for HBO or Netflix, the past five years has seen a rise in the number of acclaimed TV projects produced and/or directed by influential names from the world of cinema: House of Cards (Fincher), Boardwalk Empire (Scorsese), True Detective (Cary Fukunaga) to name but a few.


Danny Boyle is the latest name to be added to that list with the British filmmaker signed up to produce Trust, a limited series for US network FX about the heir of Getty oil.

Variety reports that the first instalment of the ten-part series will take place in 1973 when John Paul Getty III is kidnapped by the Mafia in Rome who hold him for a multi-million dollar ransom.

This project will see Boyle reunite with producer Simon Beaufoy following their work on 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire.

FX is the channel behind popular television show Fargo as well as Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story and American Crime Story - the first run of which, subtitled The People v OJ Simpson, is currently receiving strong acclaim.

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