Kerry Washington to Produce and Star in OLD CITY BLUES on Hulu

Kerry Washington has signed on to star in and executive produce OLD CITY BLUES for Hulu, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In development at Hulu, the drama is based on the BOOM! Studios graphic novel. Published in 2011, Old City Blues was written by Giannis Milonogiannis. Set in the year 2048, the story takes place in New Athens, on the ruins that once was known as Greece but is now crawling with high-tech criminals including smugglers, drug dealers and corrupt politicians and powerful corporations. The potential series revolves around Solano, Thermidor and the rest of the New Athens Special Police, who endeavor to keep the city in check after the cyborg founder of a tech company is found dead.

Aras Amel will adapt the graphic novel for television and Oscar winner Gore Verbinski is attached to direct. Chris Black is set to serve as showrunner and executive produce alongside Amel. Allison Davis will write the script.

This isn't Washington's first deal with Hulu, as she is set to star opposite Reese Witherspoon in Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. Both Washington and Witherspoon are executive producing the straight-to-series limited series.

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