TMC
04-11-2021, 11:08 PM
...in an Apple TV+ limited series
https://deadline.com/2021/04/justin-timberlake-chuck-barris-apple-tv-series-auction-gong-show-host-cia-assassin-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-1234731030/
The untitled series will be based on Barris' 1984 memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Barris#CIA_career_claims) which was turned into a George Clooney (https://rare.us/entertainment-and-culture/chuck-barris-cia/)-directed 2002 film (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2PFeE_sSss) of the same name (https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2002-2/confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind/) starring Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book, Barris (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-barris-dead-gong-show-929310) claims (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/will-the-real-chuck-barris-step-forward-hit-man-fact-or-fiction-1.355539) his shows The Gong Show and The Newlywed Game were covers for his real job: CIA assassin (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/was-chuck-barris-a-cia-assassin-a-possibility-dangerous-mind-producer-says-988485).
https://deadline.com/2021/04/justin-timberlake-chuck-barris-apple-tv-series-auction-gong-show-host-cia-assassin-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-1234731030/
The untitled series will be based on Barris' 1984 memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Barris#CIA_career_claims) which was turned into a George Clooney (https://rare.us/entertainment-and-culture/chuck-barris-cia/)-directed 2002 film (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2PFeE_sSss) of the same name (https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2002-2/confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind/) starring Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book, Barris (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-barris-dead-gong-show-929310) claims (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/will-the-real-chuck-barris-step-forward-hit-man-fact-or-fiction-1.355539) his shows The Gong Show and The Newlywed Game were covers for his real job: CIA assassin (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/was-chuck-barris-a-cia-assassin-a-possibility-dangerous-mind-producer-says-988485).