EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Schulman’s bestselling nonfiction book Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty is in the works for the small screen. …
have optioned the rights to the book to develop both fiction and non-fiction projects. The plan is likely for a limited series as well as a documentary, they say. The deal comes just days after the passing of billionaire industrialist David Koch.With strong positions on issues like climate change denial and small government, the Koch brothers have been a political tour de force for decades.
“We learned that the rights were set to expire from the hands of an A-list director who has five Oscar nominations,” Peltz explained. “We quietly waited in the wings for months to option the material as soon as the rights became available.
Peltz has worked across production and development for the last seven years, with films he has been involved with airing on BBC’s flagship Storyville strand, Netflix, SVT, Sky Italia, DR, TVO, NRT, Yes! and other international broadcasters. He previously worked at A24 Films and Amber Television, heading up their documentary slate.
This is the third collaboration for Morse and Peltz. They have a soon-to-be announced sports project slated for release in 2020. They are also wrapping a documentary alongside RadicalMedia,about the 1983 murder of Timothy Coggins in Spalding County, Georgia. Morse and Peltz are repped by CAA.
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