US Edition'The Bonfire of the Vanities' Series Headed to Apple TV
Kelley is writing and executive producing the series, with Matt Reeves set to direct and Warner Bros. Television as the studio.
- Apple TV is developing a series based on Tom Wolfe's 1987 novel 'The Bonfire of the Vanities,' with writer David E. Kelley penning scripts and director Matt Reeves attached to direct and executive produce.
- Wolfe's incendiary satire captured 1980s New York City's greed and racial tensions through Wall Street bond trader Sherman McCoy, whose charmed life unravels after a hit-and-run incident in the Bronx.
- Director Brian De Palma helmed a 1990 film adaptation starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith, which became a notorious box office failure despite the high-profile cast.
- This series continues Kelley's partnership with Apple TV following 'Presumed Innocent,' with Reeves executive producing through 6th and Idaho Productions and Matthew Tinker via David E. Kelley Productions.
- No release date has been announced, and Apple has not confirmed casting details. Previously, Chuck Lorre attempted to develop an Amazon limited series in 2016, though the project did not materialize.
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'The Bonfire of the Vanities' series headed to Apple TV
Maybe the third time is the charm. Writer/producer David E. Kelley is adapting Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire of the Vanities" novel into a series for Apple TV, with "The Batman" director Matt Reeves.Apple TV is dramatizing "The Bonfire of the Vanities" — image credit: AppleDavid E. Kelley is still best known for "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal" shows, but he's also the writer of Apple TV's "Presumed Innocent" and "Margo's Got Money Troubles." Now acc…
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