Amblin TV Set to Adapt The Washington Post Report THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS Into Limited Docu-Series as Well as Scripted Drama

Photo Source: The Washington Post (via Deadline)

Amblin TV is taking on an ambitious project with an adaptation of a report from The Washington Post called The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War. The report will be made into a documentary series as well as a scripted drama. Deadline gives the following description of the original report:

The report was the result of a three-year investigation and a battle between the news organization and the U.S. government to have the documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. It tells the secret history of the war in Afghanistan, exposing behind-the-scenes frustrations, concerns, and blunt acknowledgements of failures from military and government insiders, both Democrat and Republican, who were publicly proclaiming confidence and progress.

Interestingly, as part of the deal to make the content, Amblin “will work closely with The Washington Post and have access to files, recordings, research and materials obtained as part of their investigation and will work with investigative journalist Craig Whitlock, who uncovered the story.” So the projects will be incredibly accurate, which will make them all the more fascinating.

This should turn out to be great content, and I’m excited to see how it all turns out. Are you intrigued by this story?