Acting legend/consciousness vessel John Malkovich will star as the head of “a quirky Northern California crime family” in an upcoming premium cable show called Humboldt, Deadline Hollywood reports.
The show, which we first caught wind of almost a year and a half ago, was inspired by Emily Brady’s 2013 nonfiction book Humboldt: Life on America’s Marijuana Frontier. (Alas, Malkovich will not be playing our own Sheriff Mike Downey, who features in the book.)
Details are scant thus far, but this thing has some promising bona fides, beyond Mr. Malkovich. The series is being co-developed by Anonymous Content, the production company behind such esteemed shows as Mr. Robot and True Detective and the award-winning movies Spotlight and The Revenant.
As Humboldt County looks to capitalize on our reputation for quality cannabis, it looks like Tinseltown is doing the same. No word yet on whether they’ll actually film the show here.
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