or


· BRONX IS BURNING, THE (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION)
(released: 12/18/07)
· BRONX IS BURNING, THE
(released: 9/25/07)






BRONX IS BURNING, THE (ESPN)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/9/07 - 8/28/07
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from ESPN's press release) Set in New York City in 1977, this 8-10 episode series will focus on the Yankees, and the team’s two biggest personalities: Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin. The Yankees’ first black superstar and the scrappy “working-class” Billy Martin mirror the racial and class tug-of-war that the city as a whole was facing.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Casey Siemaszko as Detective Walker
· Dan Lauria as Joseph Borelli
· Daniel Sunjata as Reggie Jackson
· Erik Jensen as Thurman Munson
· Joe Grifasi as Yogi Berra
· John Turturro as Billy Martin
· Loren Dean as Fran Healy
· Michael Rispoli as Jimmy Breslin
· Nestor Serrano as Detective Kavanaugh
· Oliver Platt as George Steinbrenner
· Stephen Lang as Timothy Dowd
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bill Johnson as PROD
· Brian Robbins as EP
· James D. Solomon as WRTR/EP
· Jeremiah Chechik as DIR
· Joe Davola as EP
· Jonathan Mahler as BOOK
· Michael Tollin as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ESPN Original Entertainment
· Tollin-Robbins Productions