Scott Frank, the writer and co-creator of Netflix’s acclaimed “The Queen’s Gambit,” is setting his sights on an original sci-fi limited series for FX.Frank is set to adapt Mary Doria Russell’s 1996 debut novel “The Sparrow,” which followed a group of Jesuit priests and scientists who make contact with an alien species in the near future.
Their mission ends in disaster and the lone human survivor returns to Earth to face the Vatican as a scandal ensues.
Casting details and a premiere date are under wraps.“The Sparrow” will be directed by Johan Renck.
Renck will executive produce alongside Frank, who will write all of the episodes of the limited series.
Mark Johnson (“Better Call Saul”) will also serve as an executive producer.
“The Sparrow” will be produced by FX Productions.Frank’s upcoming series does not mark Hollywood’s first attempt to adapt “The Sparrow.” Brad Pitt
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