UK director-producer Kirk Jones is set to direct the drama series You’ve Been Trumped, based on Anthony Baxter’s 2011 documentary, for Vertigo Films and digital entertainment company Blazing Griffinand Montrose Pictures.
It will explore how a small Scottish community stood up against Donald Trump and his proposed golf course development.
This will be the TV debut of Jones, best known for directing Waking Ned, Nanny McPhee, What To Expect When You’re Expecting, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 He has also written the screenplay.
The four-part series will tell the story through the eyes of farmer Michael Forbes, his family, and a core group of local residents.
It is executive produced by Allan Niblo for Vertigo Films, Naysun Alae Carew and Lizzie Gray for Blazing Griffin, and Anthony Baxter for Montrose Pictures alongside Jones.
Baxter will also serve as a creative consultant on the series.
“A special site of scientific interest was stripped of its status and a community of decent people faced an unwanted aggressor,” said Jones. “This is a story that needs to be told to a wider audience and I am thrilled to be working with this team on what we plan to be a humorous, dramatic and emotionally engaging TV series set in one of the most stunning locations in the British Isles.”
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