As reported by THR, Levinson and HBO are developing a half-hour scripted comedy series based on Wag the Dog, with Levinson attached to direct the pilot episode should it get to that point.
De Niro is attached as an executive producer, while Rajiv Joseph (Army of One) is tabbed to write the pilot episode.
Barry Levinson’s classic big-screen political comedy Wag The Dog is coming to the small screen.
With an eye toward the age of social media and “fake news,” Levinson is teaming up with HBO to translate Wag the Dog to the small screen.