this http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0380268/
is being turned into this
"HBO has ponied up for "coca1ne Cowboys," a drama about the 1980s drug trade in Miami.
Prolific producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay brought the project, based on a documentary by Billy Corben, to the cable channel and will executive produce. Meredith Stiehm, creator of the Bruckheimer-produced "Cold Case," will write a pilot script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"coca1ne Cowboys" will be set in Miami in the early '80s, when an influx of coca1ne from Colombia turned the city into a mecca for drug traffickers and helped burnish Miami's image as a hedonistic playground. The documentary's producers are working with Bruckheimer's team on the project.
The show is the first for Bruckheimer at HBO. His other series -- which include the "CSI" franchise and "Without a Trace" -- have all aired on broadcast networks. He does have a pilot in development at TNT.
It's also part of a wave of development at HBO. The cable channel, which is in the midst of refreshing its original-series lineup, has picked up three new comedy series in the past week and has a half-dozen other pilots under consideration. "
The documentary is brilliant and worth grabbing if you havent seen it !
THE BARON
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