Hunter S. Thompson Television Series in Development.
An authorized biographical series about the life of late author Hunter S. Thompson is in development at MGM Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will be titled Fear and Loathing, after Thompson's acclaimed book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which was first published as a two-part article in Rolling Stone in 1971.
Veteran television writer Davey Holmes will helm Fear and Loathing as part of a new overall deal with MGM TV. Holmes has written for shows like In Treatment and Shameless, and most recently adapted Elmore Leonard's novel, Get Shorty, into a series for Epix. Holmes will continue to serve as showrunner on Get Shorty – which has been renewed for a second season – while writing Fear and Loathing.
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