{"id":96615,"date":"2022-10-14T05:44:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T05:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gangs-of-new-york-tv-series-in-the-works-with-martin-scorsese\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T05:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T05:44:16","slug":"gangs-of-new-york-tv-series-in-the-works-with-martin-scorsese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gangs-of-new-york-tv-series-in-the-works-with-martin-scorsese\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangs of New York TV Series in the Works with Martin Scorsese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Gangs of New York TV show is being developed with Martin Scorsese. According to Deadline, the upcoming show is based on the 1927 non-fiction book by Herbert Asbury and will focus on new characters that did not appear in the 2002 movie.<\/p>\n

Scorsese was previously attached to another adaptation of Gangs of New York back in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time and era of America’s history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two-hour film,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cA television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scorsese is reportedly attached to direct the first two episodes and is also on board as executive producer. Brett Leonard wrote the script.<\/p>\n

The original book details various confrontations between rival New York gangs during the mid-to-late 1800s before the Italian-American Mafia began to dominate in the 1920s. However, Scorsese has proven to be rather adept at adapting these periods, having won an Emmy for the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire.<\/p>\n

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Gangs of New York itself was nominated for 10 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

It’s said that Scorsese \u201cresponded\u201d to Leonard’s script which was being developed at Miramax, and decided to join the project as a result. Rick Yorn and Chris Donnelly are also on board as executive producers.<\/p>\n

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It’s currently unknown where the series will land and will be taken out to buyers later this month.<\/p>\n

IGN’s review of Gangs of New York gave it 8\/10 and said: \u201cGangs of New York is a good, but not great movie about the birth of this nation that lives off its amazing visuals. As a whole, the film lacks the flow and build-up of many of Scorsese’s past pictures, but the sets, the costumes, the shots — everything here is a joy to behold. Day-Lewis’ Butcher overpowers every other character in the movie, which serves to illustrate Vallon’s attraction to him, but also painfully shows that the ‘hero’ in this picture is simply not compelling enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Want to read more about Gangs of New York? Find out about Scorsese’s previous run at a Gangs of New York series as well as where it sits in our essential Scorsese movies.<\/p>\n

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on <\/em>twitter<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n