Tom Fontana will adapt Emanuele Midolo's forthcoming book about Archbishop Paul Marcinkus into a TV series set in the 1980s, focusing on the Vatican's financial scandals.
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01Summary
- 01Tom Fontana is to create and showrun the series based on Emanuele Midolo's novel 'The Devil's Business'.
- 02The book is set to be published by Century in June 2028 and centres on Archbishop Paul Marcinkus.
- 03The series will follow Marcinkus from his role as Pope Paul VI's bodyguard to his leadership of Vatican finances amid scandals.
- 04Fabel Entertainment is developing the project alongside Picomedia, a Fremantle company.
02Why it matters
This matters because it brings a little-known chapter of Vatican history – involving corruption and scandal – to a wider audience through a high-profile showrunner.
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