Director David "Fight Club" Fincher has teamed with Media Rights Capital for the 'political thriller' TV series "House of Cards."
Based on the British miniseries of the same name, adapting the novel by author Michael Dobbs, "Cards" will be updapted for North American audiences as an hourlong drama, with Fincher executive producing from a scipt by writer Eric "Benjamin Button" Roth.The novel, set at the end of Brit PM Margaret Thatcher's tenure, follows a UK politician with his eye on the Prime Minister's job.
In 1990, the book was adapted by the BBC as a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning mini-series, starring actor Ian Richardson.Fincher's adaptation will be set in the US focusing on issues of "...political ambition and blackmail..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek a clip from the BBC's "House Of Cards"...
