'12 Years a Slave' Director to Film HBO Pilot

The director of the critically acclaimed and Oscar-worthy film 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is developing a drama for HBO with Russell Simmons,ย Deadlineย reports. Suggested Reading Post #3 6-18-2025 Post #2 6-18-2025 Post #1 6-16-2025 Video will return here when scrolled back into view Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video Prompts Response from…

The director of the critically acclaimed and Oscar-worthy film 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is developing a drama for HBO with Russell Simmons,ย Deadlineย reports.

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The untitled project would center on an African-American man with a shady past as he navigates the New York upper-crust social scene. It's being described as "Six Degrees of Separation meets Shame," the online magazine reports.

McQueen will team up with World War Z co-writer Matthew Michael Carnahan, and Simmons will executive-produce the drama. The process is being fast-tracked, with potential casting choices already being considered, so that shooting can begin before McQueen's next film project.ย 

Read more atย Deadline.

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