Apple Will Make a TV Series on Crime Novel ‘Shantaram’
Jun. 8, 2018The story describes how he thereafter got involved with the dark underbelly of Mumbai, and worked his way up to become a small-time mob boss before being arrested by the police. There is some debate about whether the details mentioned in the book actually happened, but it’s marketed as an autobiographical work.
Shantaram is the latest in a long line of content that Apple has commissioned for its upcoming streaming service. The company earlier this week announced a series order for a comedy-drama series called ‘Little Voices’ that will be executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Sara Bareilles. Apple last week also confirmed a series based on the life of 19th-century American poet, Emily Dickinson, with Hailee Steinfeld – of ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ fame – in the title role.
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