Benedict Cumberbatch will executive produce and star in a new limited series adaptation of the classic John Buchan novel “The 39 Steps” for Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures and SunnyMarch.
The conspiracy thriller follows an ordinary man, Richard Hannay (Cumberbatch), who becomes an unwitting pawn in a vast, global conspiracy to reset the world order.
The new incarnation has been penned by “The Revenant “scribe Mark L. Smith and directed by “Patrick Melrose” helmer Edward Berger. Both will executive produce, as will Adam Ackland, Sophie Gardiner, Cliff Roberts and Keith Redmon.
The property was previously adapted four times for the screen, the most notable being the 1935 film classic by Alfred Hitchcock and the most recent being the 2008 BBC mini-series starring Rupert Penry-Jones.
Source: TV Line
