Actor Robert De Niro will star in a detective series in development at Paramount+. Written by Billy Ray, screenwriter of ‘The Hunger Games’ and Oscar nominee for ‘Captain Phillips’, the series is called ‘Bobby Meritorious’ and was acquired by Paramount after fierce competition for the project.
The official synopsis states that the story “is set in the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, a sovereign realm with seemingly unlimited reach. But an informant, played by De Niro, wants to destroy this historic institution. And only one man can stop him, a legendary ex-cop turned prosecutor, affectionately nicknamed “Bobby Meritorious. The battle between these two giants will become a fight for justice itself.”
The series marks De Niro’s second television project. Last month, the star signed a deal with Netflix to star in the miniseries ‘Zero Day,’ where she will play a former US president.
De Niro and Billy Ray also executive produce Bobby Meritorious.
With multiple film projects under his belt, De Niro will soon be seen doubling down on Barry Levinson’s (“Rain Man”) drama “Wise Guys,” where he’ll play two rival mid-20th-century mobsters who vie for control of organized organizations. crime in the United States. He is also in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” (“The Departed”), which will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The feature film marks the tenth time the actor and the acclaimed director have worked together.
Source: Terra
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