'Crimetown' Podcast Gets Development Pickup For TV Version At FX

TV Development Deal

The latest podcast to get a television deal is "CRIMETOWN," GIMLET MEDIA's true crime podcast about corruption in PROVIDENCE, RI.

DEADLINE reports that the podcast, created and hosted by Academy Award nominee MARC SMERLING ("Capturing the Friedmans," "Catfish," "The Jinx") and film editor/writer ZAC STUART-PONTIER ("The Jinx," "Catfish"), is in development at FX.  Director TED MELFI ("Hidden Figures") is attached to the project as Executive Producer and Director.

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