MGM to fly Condor into Cannes

Condor

The forthcoming drama inspired by the 1975 feature film Three Days of the Condor is among the shows on MGM Worldwide Television Distribution’s slate for MipTV next month.

Starring Max Irons, William Hurt and Mira Sorvino, Condor (10×60′) follows a young CIA analyst who stumbles on to a plan that threatens the lives of millions and is then later accused of a massacre.

It is based on the novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady and screenplay Three Days of the Condor by Lorenzo Semple Jr and David Rayfiel. The political thriller was released in 1975 and starred Robert Redford.

MGM’s unscripted slate also includes TKO (working title, 10×60′), a competition series set around an obstacle course from executive producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank) and the reboot of boxing series The Contender, also executive produced by Burnett, president of MGM Television & Digital Group.

MGM will also shop titles including The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (10×60′), starring Patrick Dempsey and based on Joël Dicker’s novel of the same name; Get Shorty (10×60′), a dark comedy with Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel; and Luis Miguel: The Series (13×60′), the officially authorised series based on the life of the Mexican musician and recording artist.