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FX Orders John Singleton’s Cocaine Drama Pilot ‘Snowfall’

John Singleton attends the 'Selma' and the Legends Who Paved the Way gala at Bacara Resort on December 6, 2014 in Goleta, California
John Singleton attends the ‘Selma’ and the Legends Who Paved the Way gala at Bacara Resort on December 6, 2014 in Goleta, California

*FX has ordered the drama pilot “Snowfall” from filmmaker John Singleton, who will direct based on a script he co-wrote with Eric Amadio.

Production begins this summer on the project, which follows the rise of the crack cocaine in America’s inner cities.

FX released the details on Friday:

Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.

“Snowfall takes us on a wild ride through one of LA’s most fascinating cultural and social periods, and no one can tell this story better than John Singleton,” said Schrier. “The pilot script by John and Eric brilliantly depicts the era through the story of three captivating characters, and we can’t wait to see John’s execution of it.”

“I have always been fascinated with that volatile moment in time before crack changed everything,” said Singleton. “It’s a tense, insane and sexy era that touched every aspect of our culture. I couldn’t have better partners for this journey.”

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