HBO Working On A Pro Wrestling Based Drama Series

Written by Richard Gray on Oct 1, 2008 - 3:34:24 PM

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that legendary television writer and producer Norman Lear has teamed with HBO for a drama series project based off a family owned pro wrestling business in New York in the 1970s. The show is being written by Aaron Blitzstein and is tentatively titled "Everybody Hurts."

Click here for coverage by The Hollywood Reporter.

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