Beau Willimon, who is known as the creator of the widely acclaimed political thriller series ‘House of Cards’ starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, has reportedly collaborated with Jordan Tappis (Westword) and entertainment company SK Global (Delhi Crime), to make a series based on the 2018 best-selling novel ‘Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World’. The book has been written by eminent Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.
‘Billion Dollar Whale’ is a non-fiction international bestseller that narrated an incredible tale of a massive white-collar crime executed on a global scale. The book revolved around how a mild-mannered business graduate from Malaysia Jho Low allegedly siphoned off more than an estimated $5 billion.
Jho Low is now ostensibly an international fugitive owing to one of the greatest financial scandals – known as the 1MDB money-laundering scandal. Jho Low had used the money for also financing Martin Scorsese’s directorial film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ starring Leonardo Di Caprio, amongst other avenues.
Regarding the series adaptation, Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis had stated that “At Westward we are drawn to stories that reflect the complexity of the times we live in, centering on enigmatic and surprising characters. We’re also drawn to developing innovative ways to produce work in a quickly shifting entertainment landscape. With David Henry Hwang at the helm, and SK Global at our side, this project allows us to do both.”
It is interesting to observe that SK Global is also known for its association with the International Emmy Award-winning and unanimously acclaimed Indian Netflix series ‘Delhi Crime’ starring Shefali Shah in the lead role and whose second season is currently already under development.
Besides ‘Delhi Crime’, SK Global’s other projects include ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Greta’, ‘Moneyball, and ‘Hell or High Water’. Stay tuned to Binged for the latest updates on the series adaptation of ‘Billion Dollar Whale’.