For the TV adaptation, Leigh Dana Jackson will be writing the script while Gerald McMurray will be the showrunner. Gerald McMurray will also direct the pilot episode. He, along with Lee Daniels, are also the executive producers.
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Here is a statement from Lee Daniels about the project:
“The Spook Who Sat by the Door was my dad’s favorite book. He’d be so proud that I’m doing this and even prouder that I’m doing this with Gerard and Dana — two bold and brilliant Black storytellers.”
Here is the goodreads synopsis of The Spook Who Sat by the Door:
This book is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 60s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy.
Source: Vulture.com