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Apple Makes Big Deal For Eliot Ackerman Novel ‘Sheepdogs;’ Paramilitary Tale Mounted For Series By Playtone’s Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman
DeadlineStory by Mike Fleming
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Apple Studios snaps up high-profile Elliot Ackerman novel 'Sheepdogs' for a TV series from Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone
beat sheet
- Apple shelled out near 7-figures for the publishing rights to 'Sheepdogs,' Ackerman's upcoming novel set for Summer 2025 release
- Veteran producer duo Hanks and Goetzman will develop the paramilitary tale into a high-profile TV series, capitalizing on the novel's buzzy premise
call sheet
Eliot Ackerman, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Apple Studios, Playtone, Alfred K. Knopf, Penguin Random House, Sheepdogs