A TV series based on Keith Raniere's alleged cult Nxivm is in the works. Annapurna Television has optioned the rights to reporter Barry Meier's 2017 New York Times exposé "Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded" that explores the group fronted by Raniere.
A writer for the untitled project has not yet been determined, but Annapurna Television's hope is to adapt the investigative report as a one-hour fictionalized scripted series inspired by actual events. A network is not yet attached.
The news comes days after former Smallville actress Allison Mack was arrested in connection with a case involving alleged cult leader Raniere (aka "Vanguard") and charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Raniere was charged with the same crimes and allegedly created a secret society within Nxivm called "DOS," an acronym representing the Latin phrase that translates to "Lord/Master of the Obedient Female Companions," or "The Vow," authorities said.
A writer for the untitled project has not yet been determined, but Annapurna Television's hope is to adapt the investigative report as a one-hour fictionalized scripted series inspired by actual events. A network is not yet attached.
The news comes days after former Smallville actress Allison Mack was arrested in connection with a case involving alleged cult leader Raniere (aka "Vanguard") and charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Raniere was charged with the same crimes and allegedly created a secret society within Nxivm called "DOS," an acronym representing the Latin phrase that translates to "Lord/Master of the Obedient Female Companions," or "The Vow," authorities said.
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