Zac Efron to Star in ‘Angel Heart’ Drama Series From HBO, A24
The one-hour drama follows a paparazzi probe that uncovers a cover-up by powerful elites and possible supernatural forces, according to the logline.
- HBO and A24 are developing an Angel Heart drama series with Zac Efron attached to star and executive produce. Black Rabbit creator Zach Baylin will write and executive produce the project.
- Based on William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel Fallen Angel and its sequel Angel's Inferno, the series follows the 1987 film adaptation starring Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, and Robert De Niro.
- Jonathan Van Tulleken, known for directing Shogun, is expected to direct several episodes and executive produce. This marks Efron's third collaboration with A24, following the 2023 biographical drama The Iron Claw.
- The story follows a down-and-out NYC paparazzi hired to find a missing woman; as he investigates, powerful elites and possibly supernatural forces emerge as covering up her disappearance.
- Studios viewed the project as the "perfect property to reinvent for the modern day audience," building on A24 and HBO's Emmy-nominated adaptation of The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr.
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Zac Efron To Star In 'Angel Heart' Series From HBO And A24
EXCLUSIVE: A24 and The Iron Claw star Zac Efron have found their next project to partner with HBO and Zach Baylin for a new take on an 80s cult classic. Sources tell Deadline that HBO and A24 are developing an Angel Heart drama series with Efron attached to star and exec produce with Black Rabbit […]
Zac Efron To Lead HBO's "Angel Heart" TV Series
After working together on “The Iron Claw,” actor Zac Efron and distributor A24 are set to team for a new project – a new take on the novel that formed the basis of the 1987 cult feature “Angel Heart”. Efron is attached to star and executive produce the series, while “Black Rabbit” creator Zach Baylin will write and executive produce the series, which is being set up at HBO. Based on William Hjortsberg’s 1978 novel “Fallen Angel” and the sequel “…
Zac Efron to star in ‘Angel Heart’ series for HBO, A24 - Regional Media News
Zac Efron has found his next role. The actor is set to executive produce and star in an Angel Heart series for HBO and A24, ABC Audio has confirmed. Angel Heart will be a one-hour drama written and executive produced by Black Rabbit creator Zach Baylin. The show will be based on the 1978 horror novel Falling Angel, which was previously adapted into the Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro film Angel Heart in 1987, as well as its sequel, Angel's Infe…
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