"Someone Knows My Name" bestseller to get miniseries treatment June 12, 2013 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawrence Hill's bestseller "Someone Knows My Name" is coming to the small screen, in a big way, TheWrap said. Originally published in Canada as "The Book of Negroes," the 2007 novel is being adapted into a miniseries that will air on BET in America and CBC in Canada, under its original title. Shooting begins in South Africa in the fall. Clement Virgo ("The Wire" is writing the project, with Hill co-writing. Virgo is also directing. The book follows the life journey of African woman Aminata Diallo, who's kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina. Diallo must navigate her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone before ultimately securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century. "Lawrence Hill has given us a gift with his novel 'The Book of Negroes' and I’m now thrilled to be able to convey the exhilaration I felt on first reading it into an exciting cinematic experience for a worldwide audience," Virgo said of the project. The miniseries will be produced in association with CBS and BET, with Entertainment One handling the rights to the project in all media. Virgo will also serve as an executive producer, along with Damon D'Oliveira, Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Michael Levin, Carrie Stein of Entertainment One and Idlewild Films' Bill Niven serving as the Nova Scotia co-producer.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
