A new anthology series is in the works at HBO that will focus on Dr. Anthony Fauci and the White House Coronavirus Task Force during the pandemic.
The streaming site said the series called “Outliers” will be based off Malcolm Gladwell’s book by the same title and tell the story of “figures who’ve shaped our modern world,” producer Samie Kim Falvey shared about the series on the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, according to the Wrap in a piece published Tuesday. (RELATED: Pearl Jam Postpones North American Tour Over Growing Coronavirus Concerns)
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“I am thrilled to be working with my longtime friend Malcolm Gladwell on this creative collaboration,” Brian Grazer shared in a statement. “Malcolm and I have known each other for over fifteen years, and every time I speak to him, I find it to be a richer day.” (RELATED: Here Are The Members Of Congress Self-Quarantining After Meeting Person With Coronavirus At CPAC)
“I’ve been a fan of all his books, and ‘Outliers’ provides the perfect framework for a groundbreaking series,” he added.
“The point of my book ‘Outliers’ was that we need to tell the story of success in different ways, looking at the way talent is affected by luck and circumstance and culture and context,” Gladwell shared. “I’m thrilled that Imagine [Imagine Television Studios] wants to take the same approach to storytelling on television.”
“We are thrilled to bring Malcolm’s definitive book on achievement to TV,” Falvey explained. “He and Greg have crafted a series that tells truly unique and often unknown stories about figures who’ve shaped our modern world.”
The series will be partly based on historical drama and part biopic with the first season being based of the New Yorker article about Fauci titled, “How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor” by Michael Specter.