George Santos Movie in the Works at HBO With ‘Veep,’ ‘Succession’ EP Frank Rich

Book “The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos” has been optioned by the network

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 felonies including fraud and campaign finance violations, Santos is facing expulsion from the House of Representatives after the Ethics Committee reported that it found “substantial evidence” that he had violated the law. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Mike Roe

December 3, 2023 @ 10:20 AM

Just days after colorful Republican Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress for ethics violations, HBO has a film telling his story in development, TheWrap has learned. HBO Films has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s book “The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos,” which was released Nov. 28.

Screenwriter Mike Makowsky shared that he’ll be writing the film and joked about the fact that, like “Bad Education,” it’s another story set around Long Island.

The movie will be executive produced by Frank Rich, who worked on both “Veep” and “Succession” and spent decades writing for the New York Times.

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