“ Great Gatsby ” series in the works of Michael Hirst – Deadline

A television adaptation of Gatsby the magnificent is in preparation. A + E Studios and ITV Studios America team up with writer Michael Hirst (Vikings, the Tudors) to develop a one-season dramatic event series based on the iconic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. A + E Studios and ITV Studios America will co-produce in association with Groundswell Productions.

Hirst will write the pilot screenplay and executive product with Michael London of Groundswell Productions (On the side, milk).

The series of events is described as a reimagining of Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, which delves into the African-American community of New York at the time and the vibrant musical subculture that developed in the 1920s. Farah Jasmine Griffin , William B. Ransford, professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University, serves as consultant producer on the project. The series will explore the hidden lives of its characters through the modern lens of a fractured American dream while capturing all the majesty of Fitzgerald’s timeless vision.

The project has the support and endorsement of Blake Hazard, a great-granddaughter of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and a trustee of the Fitzgerald Estate, who also serves as a consulting producer.

The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report on the project.