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[03/09/16 - 11:30 AM]
Getty Family Saga "Trust" Picked Up as New Limited Series for FX
Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and satirical examination of the corrosive power of money, "Trust" is a story that attempts to unlock the mystery at the heart of every family, rich or poor.

[via press release from FX]

GETTY FAMILY SAGA "TRUST" PICKED UP AS NEW LIMITED SERIES FOR FX

Danny Boyle to Direct First Installment of Simon Beaufoy Scripted 10 Episode Limited Series Focusing on the 1973 Kidnapping of Oil Fortune Heir John Paul Getty III

The New Limited Series From Executive Producers Danny Boyle, Christian Colson and Simon Beaufoy Chronicles the Most Notorious Episodes in the History of One of the Twentieth Century's Richest and Most Dysfunctional Families

LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2016 - FX has ordered 10 episodes of the first installment of Trust, which will tell the story of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune, it was announced today by Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and satirical examination of the corrosive power of money, Trust is a story that attempts to unlock the mystery at the heart of every family, rich or poor.

The first installment takes place in 1973, when the young Getty is kidnapped in Rome and his mafia captors are banking on a multi-million dollar ransom. After all, what rich family wouldn't pay for the return of a loved one? Trust charts the young man's nightmare ordeal at the hands of kidnappers who cannot understand why nobody seems to want their captive back. The Italian police think it's a prank and decline to investigate. Paul's father is lost in a heroin daze in London and refuses to answer the phone. Paul's grandfather - possibly the richest man in the world - is marooned in a Tudor mansion in the English countryside surrounded by five mistresses and a pet lion. He's busy. Only Paul's mother is left to negotiate with increasingly desperate kidnappers. Problem is, she's broke.

The limited series is being Executive Produced by Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle and Christian Colson. Written by Beaufoy and directed by Boyle, the 10-part limited series will be produced by FX Productions, Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films and Snicket Films Limited.

"Simon, Danny and Christian have done a magnificent job of telling the story of the Getty family empire and its tumultuous history with Trust," said Schrier. "Simon's script wonderfully dramatizes the notorious and bizarre kidnapping of J. Paul Getty's grandson. It's the perfect way to open this limited series, allowing us to see how three generations, including one of the world's richest men, clash when family, fortune and reputation are in jeopardy."

Trust was developed under the first-look deal between FX Productions and Boyle/Colson, who re-unite with Beaufoy following previous collaborations on the movies Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

Danny Boyle won the Academy Award for Best Directing for Slumdog Millionaire and received two further Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for 127 Hours.

Simon Beaufoy won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire. He was nominated for two further Academy Awards for his screenplays for 127 Hours and The Full Monty.

Christian Colson is the Academy Award winning Producer of Slumdog Millionaire. He received two further Best Picture nominations for 127 Hours and Selma.

ABOUT FX

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21ST Century Fox. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 92 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including The Americans, The Strain, Tyrant and the upcoming Taboo; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story; acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Archer, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, Baskets and the upcoming Better Things and Atlanta. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy and Justified. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FX's roster of acquired hit series includes Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother and Mike & Molly.

ABOUT FX PRODUCTIONS

FX Productions (FXP) produces FX's acclaimed hit drama series The Strain; the comedy series Louie, Archer and Baskets, and the upcoming Better Things and Atlanta, and the FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, You're the Worst and Man Seeking Woman. FXP co-produces the drama series The Americans, Tyrant and the upcoming Taboo; the limited series Fargo and American Crime Story; and the comedy series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.





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