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“Selma” standout David Oyewolo will play the title role in “The President is Missing”, Showtime’s adaptation of the book of the same name by former POTUS Bill Clinton and James Patterson.
The network has ordered a pilot, which is currently in pre-production and scheduled to shoot in 2020. Christopher McQuarrie, Anthony Peckham, Heather McQuarrie and Oyelowo will executive produce the series. Peckham is writing the adaptation..
In “The President is Missing”, a powerless and politically aimless Vice President (Oyelowo) unexpectedly becomes President halfway into his administration’s first term, despite his every wish to the contrary. He walks right into a secret, world-threatening crisis, both inside and outside the White House. Attacked by both friends and enemies alike, with scandal and conspiracy swirling around him, he is confronted with a terrible choice: keep his head down, toe the party line and survive, or act on his stubborn, late-developing conscience and take a stand.
“David brings such enormous depth, sensitivity and power to every role he plays,” said Levine. “Having him as our lead ensures that our series will have the exhilarating suspense of a political thriller along with the juicy complexity of a character drama.”
