ABC is developing a one-hour drama series based on the Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Titled “Two Cities,” the series is described as a modern update of Dickens’ novel set against the backdrop of a society on the verge of revolution, where the tensions between the haves and have-nots has reached a breaking point. At the center of the story is Lucy Manette, who’s rehabilitating a stricken father she’s only just met while caught between two men she loves for different reasons.
Eyal Podell and Jonathon Stewart will write and executive produce. Mandeville TV will produce in association with ABC Studios.
Titled “Two Cities,” the series is described as a modern update of Dickens’ novel set against the backdrop of a society on the verge of revolution, where the tensions between the haves and have-nots has reached a breaking point. At the center of the story is Lucy Manette, who’s rehabilitating a stricken father she’s only just met while caught between two men she loves for different reasons.
Eyal Podell and Jonathon Stewart will write and executive produce. Mandeville TV will produce in association with ABC Studios.
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