In what it describes as a “fiercely sought-after deal,” HBO has nabbed the rights to develop the nonfiction book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by investigative journalist and military veteran Seth Harp.
The series will be executive produced by Harp along with Len Amato, through his company Crash&Salvage. The search for a writer/showrunner is underway.
The book details the investigation into a string of unsolved killings in and around the special operations base, revealing a network of narco-trafficking conspiracies that corrupt police abetted and the military covered up.
HBO says the book will debut Aug. 31 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Harp is an investigative reporter and contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He practiced law for five years, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Texas. During college and law school, he served in the United States Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Iraq. He’s repped by CAA.
Amato is the former president of HBO Films. Prior to HBO he was president of Spring Creek Productions and recently was an executive producer on HBO’s limited series White House Plumbers.
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