Miramax Television has announced plans for a high-profile TV series adaptation of Herbert Asbury’s 1927 non-fiction book “The Gangs of New York”.
The property was previously adapted into a Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz-led film in 2002 by filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Scorsese is attached to executive produce the potential series and direct the first two episodes.
Brett Leonard (“Shantaram”) is behind the drama which is dubbed a new take on the story with new characters that were not featured in the movie. The story details the confrontations between rival gangs in New York in the mid-to-late 1800s.
Rick Yorn and Chris Donnelly will also executive produce, and the project will be taken out to buyers later this month.
Source: Deadline
