NBC Will Air Live Telecast of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men
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Can you handle the truth? NBC has confirmed the previously rumored live telecast of Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men. The Oscar winner is set to update the show for the project, which is scheduled to air in early 2017.
This will be NBC’s first live drama after tackling The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live! and The Wiz Live! over the past few years. Hairspray Live! is set to air on the peacock network on December 7.
A Few Good Men opened on Broadway in 1989 and was subsequently adapted into the Oscar-nominated 1992 movie starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore. The story follows the court-martial case against two Marines accused of murdering another serviceman and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients.
2017 is shaping up to be a busy year for Sorkin. He is also penning a new stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, set to premiere on Broadway next season.