Following the recent announcement that Oscar winner Common (Selma, John Wick 2, Hell on Wheels) had inked an overall deal with Lionsgate TV, the actor will now be starring in the lead role for the television series adaptation of B.P. Reiter’s The Saturday Night Knife & Gun Club, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The Saturday Night Knife & Gun Club television series helms from Eric Eisner (Hamlet 2, Long Strange Trip) and his Double E Pictures where he serves as CEO.
The pilot for The Saturday Night Knife & Gun Club series will be written by Allan Loeb (The Space Between Us, Collateral Beauty, Things We Lost in the Fire) and Andrew Farotte (Dwelling, Surfing Channels).
“I’m thrilled to partner with Lionsgate and Freedom Road to develop this exciting new TV series based on this engrossing book,” Eisner told the outlet.