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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Former CIA analyst turned espionage writer David McCloskey<\/a> (Damascus Station<\/em>) has struck an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with Prologue Entertainment<\/a>, the company behind the 2025 Netflix thrillers A House of Dynamite<\/em> and Zero Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tNow an independent production studio backed by RedBird Capital Partners, Prologue will team with McCloskey to develop film and television projects based on his existing and future writing. McCloskey will serve as an executive producer on all projects under the deal and also consult on other Prologue titles.<\/p>\n \n\tNews of the deal comes following the release of McCloskey\u2019s fourth novel, The Persian<\/em>, which debuted at #3 on the Sunday Times\u2019 fiction hardback bestseller list this past weekend.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement to Deadline, Prologue Entertainment co-founder Sarah Bremner said, \u201cDavid\u2019s propulsive page-turners somehow manage to blend relentless specificity and firsthand knowledge of CIA tradecraft with phenomenal characters at every turn. We\u2019re such fans, and look forward to bringing his incredible narratives to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSaid McCloskey: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely thrilled to be in partnership with Prologue Entertainment. Their commitment to authentic portrayals of geopolitics and the espionage business, set inside compelling dramas, makes this a natural home for my work. I\u2019m a huge fan of what they\u2019re doing and excited to see what we\u2019ll do together.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMcCloskey published his first novel Damascus Station<\/em>, centered on fictional CIA case officer Artemis Procter, in 2021, continuing to follow Procter\u2019s work across the Middle East and Russia with Moscow X <\/em>(2023) and Sunday Times best seller The Seventh Floor <\/em>(2024). His fourth novel, The Persian<\/em>, which takes readers into the shadow war between Iranian and Israeli intelligence agencies, was released in the U.S. in October 2025 and in the UK and Commonwealth in January 2026.<\/p>\n \n\tIn December, McCloskey published The Influencer<\/em>, a short story about a content creator who crosses paths with her Russian super fan. His next novel, London Station<\/em> \u2014 which also features Artemis Procter \u2014 will debut in September 2026, published in print by Norton with an audio edition published by Tantor.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to critical acclaim, McCloskey\u2019s writing has earned him praise from U.S. military and intelligence leaders including two former CIA Directors, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Ret. General David Petraeus.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile at the CIA, McCloskey wrote regularly for the President\u2019s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty. He worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East throughout the Arab Spring and conducted a rotation in the Counterterrorism Center focused on the jihad in Syria and Iraq. Subsequently, as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, he advised national security, aerospace, and transportation clients on a range of strategic and operational issues. Currently co-hosting the podcast The Rest is Classified<\/em>, he is represented by Steve Fisher at IAG and Lisa Erbach Vance at Aaron Priest Literary Agency.<\/p>\n \n\tPrologue Entertainment was founded in 2024 by Lloyd Braun (former chairman of WME and ABC Entertainment Television Group), Bremner (former president of Ava DuVernay\u2019s Array Filmworks and veteran Netflix executive), and Noah Oppenheim (award-winning screenwriter of Jackie<\/em> and former president of NBC News). The company\u2019s recent work on Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s A House of Dynamite<\/em> and the Robert De Niro starrer Zero Day<\/em> reflects its focus on premium, compelling dramas inspired by real life characters and events. The company announced a first-look agreement with The Atlantic to develop films and TV series based on the magazine\u2019s journalism in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Former CIA analyst turned espionage writer David McCloskey (Damascus Station) has struck an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with Prologue Entertainment, the company behind the 2025 Netflix thrillers A House of Dynamite and Zero Day. 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