A film based on the superb Martin Scorsese crime movie The Departed is said to be in the works at Amazon. Deadline report the news that the streaming giant is to adapt the Oscar-winning 2006 Martin Scorsese movie for the small screen.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg all starred in the original movie, itself a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller Internal Affairs. The trade blog reports that Detroit 1-8-7 creator Jason Richman is behind the planned TV version of the movie which puts a ‘new spin on the two-way-undercover concept in the Scorsese movie, which was set in Boston and dealt with the Irish mob.’
Here’s a little more about the story:
Inspired by the films, The Departed TV series is set at present-day Chicago, amidst the shifting tides of warring ethnic drug gangs. In it, a young cop goes undercover to infiltrate a ruthless Latino gang, which simultaneously plants its own man in the police department. The show follows these two embattled moles as they attempt to fulfill their mission and stay alive.
No casting news at this stage of course, but we’ll keep you updated.
The news of The Departed TV series comes just days after Warner Bros., who will be backing the show, announced that a Jack Ryan TV show was officially a go.
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