History’s in Production on Bonnie & Clyde

The History Channel LogoThe History and Lifetime miniseries Bonnie & Clyde has gone into production in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger take on the title roles in the series which is being directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Breaker Morant). The miniseries also features Holly Hunter as Emmy Parker (Bonnie’s mother) and William Hurt as Frank Hamer (a Texas Ranger who pursues the Barrow gang). Bonnie & Clyde marks the reunion of Hunter and Hurt who previously worked together in 1987’s Broadcast News.
 
The cast also includes Sarah Hyland as Blanche Barrow, Lane Garrison as Clyde’s brother, Elizabeth Reaser as writer P.J. Lane, Austin Hebert as lawman Ted Hinton, and Dale Dickey as Clyde’s mother.
 
History’s Bonnie & Clyde is planned as a two-night event running a total of four hours.
 
A+E Networks President of Entertainment and Media Nancy Dubuc offered this take on the Bonnie and Clyde story: “Love and bullets are such a dangerous combination – and the basis of fascinating storytelling. The legendary journey of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow took America by storm during the 1930s and eight decades later they continue to captivate, creating an unprecedented opportunity to deliver an amazing story to both our powerhouse networks HISTORY and Lifetime.”
 
The Plot:
 
Bonnie & Clyde retells the fascinating tale of the couple whose crime spree enraptured the American public. Rumored to have a sixth-sense power to see events before they happened, Barrow was always able to stay one step ahead of the law as they escaped capture time and again. His one blind spot was Parker, who was intent on becoming famous, fed on the alluring media attention and pushed Barrow to commit riskier and more dangerous crimes to generate bigger headlines and make them the most famous criminals of the modern era.
 
Source: History

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