New ‘The Great Gatsby’ Miniseries is in the Works
A+E Studios and ITV are set to produce a TV miniseries of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic novel.
Michael Hirst is set to create a closed-ended TV show of Fitzgerald’s 1925 masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Fans of the classic novel can expect Hirst’s take to focus on diversity and inclusivity. The latest adaption will dive into complex topics surrounding gender, race, and sexual orientation.
‘The Great Gatsby’ TV series is in the works, @THR reports.
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The adaptation will reflect a “more diverse, inclusive version” of the novel through a modern lens of gender, race and sexual orientation.
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The Great Gatsby has been adapted into a film four times — (1926), (1949), (1974), and (2013). Arguably the most famous adaption of Gatsby is the 2013 version, which featured Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, the titular main character. Carey Mulligan had portrayed the role of Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby’s love interest. Previous to DiCaprio as Gatsby, Robert Redford had also portrayed Gatsby, alongside Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan.
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Hirst is aiming to reimagine the lives of Black Americans in the 1920s as well as the music subculture. Hirst has received a personal blessing for the show from Blake Hazard, the great-granddaughter of the late F. Scott Fitzgerald. Hazard will serve as producer of the miniseries alongside Hirst and Michael London. She supports Hirst’s vision of reimaging Gatsby. Hazard says of Hirst, “I have long dreamt of a more diverse, inclusive version of Gatsby that better reflects the America we live in.”
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Despite Gatsby being written almost one hundred years ago, fans of the book and subsequent films still find the magic in Fitzgerald’s brilliant work. Fans of Fitzgerald’s beloved novel will now have the ability to reimagine Gatsby and other major characters in a more inclusive view that reflects modern-day, while still holding to the popular aesthetic of the 1920s.
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