Peak TV is gonna Peak TV, and the latest project to get the wheels turning at HBO brings together an auteur, a superhero, and some critically acclaimed source material.
Derek Cianfrance has signed up to direct the limited series adaptation of Wally Lamb‘s acclaimed “I Know This Much Is True.” Mark Ruffalo will pull a James Franco, playing dual roles in the drama about twin brothers, and their lives across the 20th century. Here’s the book synopsis:
On the afternoon of October 12, 1990, my twin brother, Thomas, entered the Three Rivers, Connecticut, public library, retreated to one of the rear study carrels, and prayed to God the sacrifice he was about to commit would be deemed acceptable. . . .
One of the most acclaimed novels of our time, Wally Lamb’s I Know This Much Is True is a story of alienation and connection, devastation and renewal, at once joyous, heartbreaking, poignant, mystical, and powerfully, profoundly human.
Cianfrance has penned the adaptation, and while there is no start date yet, it’s promising stuff. The director’s wheelhouse has always been familial relations (“Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond The Pines,” the underrated “The Light Between Oceans“) and the opportunity for Cianfrance to work on a bigger narrative canvas is exciting. As for Ruffalo — who can complain about having more than one of the actor? [Deadline]