Sylvester Stallone Is Developing First TV Adaptation For 9-Year-Old Bestselling Crime Thriller Series

Sylvester Stallone has produced projects like Rambo: Last Blood, Creed III and Tulsa King. Now the action star has his sights set on a new TV show.

19 May, 16:55 — 19 May, 17:59

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This marks Sylvester Stallone's first foray into adapting a crime thriller book series for television, signaling a potential new direction for his production company, Balboa Productions. The involvement of Channing Powell, known for 'The Walking Dead' franchise, suggests a focus on genre storytelling for the small screen.

Key entitiesSylvester Stallone Balboa Productions J.D. Barker 4MK Channing Powell Chicago

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deadlineMostly Factual5d ago

Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions Teaming With ‘The Walking Dead’ Vet Channing Powell On Series Adaptation Of J.D. Barker’s Serial Killer Thriller Book Series ‘4MK ‘

EXCLUSIVE: Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions is teaming with Channing Powell (Tales of the Walking Dead) to develop a series adaptation of the 4MK books by J.D. Barker. Set in Chicago, Barker’s novels follow Detective Sam Porter as he hunts the elusive Four Monkey Killer, a murderer who has terrorized the city for years with a chilling […]

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