TNT Greenlights 'Unknown' Scripted Series

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Drama series based on 2011 Liam Neeson film

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TNT will develop a new original drama series, Unknown, based on the 2011 movie starring Liam Neeson.

The series will pick up after the events of the movie, in which a doctor who lost his memory after a car accident wakes up to realize he’s the target of a mysterious assassins, said the network. The series will follow a new lead character who is trust into a mind-bending adventure full of twist and turns, said the network.

Sean Finegan (Free Fall) will executive produce Unknown along with Karl Gajdusek (Strange Things), Speed Weed (Arrow), Erik Olsen (The Dirt), Liam Neeson (Unknown) and Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise) 

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.