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Alexi Hawley’s Hostage Recovery Drama ‘The Envoy’ Lands At Hulu For Development
In a competitive situation, Hulu has landed hostage recovery drama series The Envoy from The Rookie and The Recruit creator Alexi Hawley & Lionsgate.
Created by Hawley, The Envoy is inspired by journalist and producer Adam Ciralsky’ s J une 2024 Vanity Fair story about Roger Carstens and his team at the State Department who have brought home 70 American hostages over the last four years. While in the marketplace, the pitch received an unexpected boost from the successful 24-person swap across multiple countries involving Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, in which, as WSJ’s Aug. 2 story on the complex operation revealed, Carstens played a key role. “It’s an honor to create a show based on Adam’s riveting article, fictionalizing the high-stakes, exhaustive and emotional efforts to bring America’s hostages home,” Hawley said when The Envoy was announced as being in development at Lionsgate TV in June.
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