HBO has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order to Damon Lindelof’s new limited series “The Chain,” based on the Adrian McKinty book of the same name.
Lindelof will serve as showrunner, a position he has not held since working on HBO’s “Watchmen.” He also is an executive producer and writing the pilot script alongside Carly Wray, with Breannah Gibson also contributing to the pilot story.
The novel follows Rachel, a divorcée who is undergoing treatment for cancer, who gets a call that her daughter, Kylie, has been kidnapped and is now part of The Chain. To get Kylie back, she must kidnap another child after paying a ransom. Kylie…
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