By Chris Evangelista/June 26, 2018 5:00 pm EST
The eight-episode series will focus on the last decade of Ailes’ life, “while also flashing back to key moments in his career, including his meeting with Richard Nixon on The Mike Douglas Show that both put him on the political path he became known for, as well as the sexual harassment accusations that would lead to his downfall.”
The Showtime adaptation of Sherman’s book “will be told through multiple viewpoints and aims to shed light on the psychology of Ailes and how the political process influenced him so much in his career.” Spotlight director Tom McCarthy and Jason Blum will produce the series, with the first episode co-written by McCarthy and Sherman.
“In many ways, the collision between the media and politics has come to define the world we live in today,” said David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks “We’ve seen this phenomenon depicted on screen as far back as the story of Charles Foster Kane, and it finds contemporary embodiment in the rise and fall of Roger Ailes. With Russell Crowe in the lead role, this limited series promises to be a defining story for this era.”
Crowe can deliver powerful performances, and I’m curious to see what he does in this role.
