Author: Michael

In recent years, there have been a plethora of movies and series that verge on fetishising the U.S. conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. They often use real-life conflicts and tragedies as a launching pad for cheap, often nationalistic, action thrills. On the surface, “High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam” seemed like it was going to make the same mistake. However, despite its flaws, the eight-part series manages to provide something engaging and fresh by telling the story of John Nixon, the first CIA officer to interrogate Saddam Hussein following his capture in December 2003. The series opens with a…

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Universal Television greenlit a “Before I Let Go” adaptation at Peacock with Attica and Tembi Locke set as the series showrunners. The drama series is based on Kennedy Ryan’s novel of the same name. The author and Malcolm D. Lee (“The Best Man,” “Girls Trip”) co-created the series and co-wrote the pilot. Lee will also direct the series. “From the time I read Kennedy Ryan’s ‘Skyland’ series, I was fully engaged in the lives of these characters and invested in their outcomes,” Lee said. “Adapting the pilot with her has been an absolute treasure to experience and we plan on…

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