Ridley Scott partners with PBS for Civil War drama series — hypable.com

Iconic director Ridley Scott is the most recent big movie name to turn to television, producing a Downton Abbey-inspired Civil War drama for PBS. Ridley Scott (aged 77), best known for his incredible movies Alien and Blade Runner, is taking a break from epic cinema to executively produce a historical drama series. Variety reports that Scott has signed with PBS to produce an untitled drama set during the Civil War era, which the network hopes will not only entertain, but also educate and inspire.

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