A tv collection impressed by Invoice Shankly‘s legendary reign at Liverpool is within the works, with the multi-episode drama to the membership’s rise within the Nineteen Sixties.
Shankly served Liverpool Soccer Membership for 15 years between 1959 and 1974, taking the Reds out of the Second Division and propelling the membership into competition on the European stage.
The Scot embodied all that Liverpool and its supporters stand for, and now award-winning studio A24 are turning his story right into a multi-episode TV collection in affiliation with Field to Field.
Field to Field, the sports activities content material studio, is behind the more and more common Netflix collection ‘Components 1: Drive to Survive’, whereas A24 is thought for its originality and elegance that opposes main movie studios.
The collection can be filmed in Liverpool and Anfield, supported by the membership and Shankly’s granddaughter Karen Gill, who will assist guarantee historic accuracy within the retelling of this important story.
It will likely be set within the Nineteen Sixties and discover a massively pivotal period within the membership’s historical past, charting Liverpool’s rise whereas additionally shining a light-weight on the town and its distinctive native music scene.
Shankly received the top-flight title thrice, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Cup as soon as, leaving an indelible legacy that’s definitely price immortalising additional on tv screens.
He laid the foundations of success for the likes of Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan to instantly observe and for all of what got here subsequent as Liverpool established themselves as a worldwide powerhouse.
Jack Thorne, award-winning screenwriter and playwright, whose work contains ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Youngster’ and ‘His Darkish Supplies’, is hooked up to write down the collection.
On the mission, Thorne mentioned, by way of Selection: “I’m excited to be telling this unimaginable story and it’s an honour to be working alongside A24 and Liverpool Soccer Membership.
“Our aim is to focus not simply on the membership, however on the town itself—as a result of, and that is one factor Invoice Shankly made certain, the membership belongs to the town and the town belongs to the membership.
“We now have an opportunity with this present to have a good time each an impressive soccer membership and an impressive metropolis, while being trustworthy concerning the struggles of the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies in one in every of our industrial heartlands.
“We hope to honour the followers, to the town, and the legacy of Liverpool FC in bringing its story to life.”
There may be presently no printed timeline for the mission, however the award-winning studios concerned lend themselves to loads of pleasure for the completed product.
