JULIUS CAESAR EPIC TV SERIES FROM THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO DIRECTOR IN THE WORKS

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Bille August will direct the new series

After scoring a global success with Sam Claflin's Count of Monte Cristo series which hits PBS in USA next month, Oscar winning director Bille August will, according to Variety, produce an epic series on JULIUS CAESAR. This epic new series will explore the story of a great leader intoxicated by power, uncovering the deep psychological complexities ultimately leading from the most epic feats to his downfall. Greg Latter is penning the scripts for Mediawan's Palomar who did Monte Cristo as well. Shooting of the new historical series is predicted to start sometime at the beginning of next year.