Famed comedian Jim Gaffigan is set to play former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a scripted dark comedy series currently in the works at AMC.
The show will detail the rise and fall of the controversial Ford, who served as the mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014 after many years as a city councillor. He was infamously caught on video smoking crack cocaine during his re-election campaign and was known to suffer from other substance abuse issues.
Jesse McKeown (“The Sinner”) will write and executive produce, with Michael Dowse, Ed Helms and Mike Falbo executive producing. Dowse (“Coffee & Kareem”) will also direct.
Damian Lewis previously played Ford in the film “Run This Town” which debuted at SXSW last year.
Source: Variety
