HBO Films to Develop Movie on Disgraced ex-Rep George Santos and His Meteoric Political Rise and Fall
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HBO Films has optioned the rights to "The Fabulist," a book about former Rep. George Santos' scandalous political career.
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The film will be a "forensic and darkly comic look" at Santos' journey from obscurity to Congress.
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Mike Makowsky, writer of HBO's "Bad Education," will pen the script. Author Mark Chiusano will consult.
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Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday after an ethics report alleged he "blatantly stole" campaign funds.
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Santos has vowed to furnish ethics complaints against his former colleagues on Monday.