Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting to executive produce City on a Hill, a new drama pilot for Showtime, which is being directed by Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) from a script by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler). James Mangold (Logan) and Jennifer Todd (Memento).
Variety reports that City on a Hill is a fictional account of the ‘Boston Miracle’; taking place in Boston in the early 90s, it follows an African-American district attorney looking to put an end to corruption and racism, who forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran invested in maintaining the status quo. Together, the two take on a family of armored car robbers in a case that eventually upends the city’s criminal justice system.
“Chuck wrote a pressure-cooker of a script steeped in the tribal codes of a Shakespeare play — family, blood, betrayal, honor,” said O’Connor. “His take on the ties that bind is handled with a deep honesty and insight. I see the show as a brawling thriller — and an intimate family drama — played out on the rough streets of Boston.”
“City on a Hill is a gritty thriller about severe corruption and gangs, the type of series that takes you back and centers around the crime-riddled streets of Boston in the early 90s,” added Todd.
Originally published July 30, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
