Hulu has ordered a restricted collection adaptation of Devil within the White City, which can star Keanu Reeves and be govt produced by Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. The streamer announced the information at the moment on the Television Critics Association’s summer season tour. Based on the guide of the identical identify by Erik Larson in regards to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, the collection would be the first time the work is tailored for the display screen after greater than a decade’s price of by quite a few studios. Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children) is ready to direct the collection. Deadline that the eight-episode collection is aiming for a 2024 launch.

As The Hollywood Reporter , DiCaprio first optioned the rights to the guide in 2010, and was set to star in a characteristic movie adaptation that may be directed by Scorcese. Now, each males will govt produce the restricted collection, which might be a co-production of Paramount Television Studios and Disney’s ABC Signature.

Disney signed a take care of Comcast the place it should purchase its 33 % stake in Hulu in 2024 — granting it full operational management of the streamer. But as CNBC notes, the deal was signed earlier than the launch of Disney+, and there’s present confusion over what position one other streaming service will play within the huge Disney empire. Hulu additionally homes a lot of critically-acclaimed collection, together with Dopesick, The Dropout and The Handmaid’s Tale. With Devil within the White City, it appears Disney is trying to place Hulu inside the crowded streaming panorama as an adult-oriented platform for status TV.