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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
8/23/21
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10/5/21
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STATUS:
previously in development (2022-2023 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime's press release, August 2021) SHOWTIME has announced a pilot order for the drama series COERCION, written and directed by Oscar and Emmy(R) nominee Susannah Grant (Unbelievable, Erin Brockovich) and starring Sydney Chandler (Don't Worry Darling, Pistol). The series, produced by wiip, is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking. The announcement was made by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. Bender is now one of the nation's foremost experts on the subject and a leading consultant for federal law enforcement on how to spot it, prosecute it and protect the victims in its web. The series picks up with her escape from this world after six years, her struggles to return to a "normal" life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Akende Munalula as Dev
· Lily Keene as Didi
· Margot Catherine Terry as Lexi
· Shacai O'Neal as Mia
· Sydney Chandler as Bender
· Sydney Park as Brandi
· Tyrone Marshall Brown as Dawson
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Gail Lyon as EP
· Hope Hartman as EP
· Paul Lee as EP
· Rebecca Bender as EP
· Rosanna Arquette as EP
· Susannah Grant as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· wiip
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