Starz Developing Six-Hour Ottoman Empire Series (Exclusive)

Ann Peacock Starz is putting its lens round the Ottoman Empire. A guys-skewing cable network, through its co-production deal with BBC Worldwide Productions, is developing Harem, a potential six-hour series studying the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent as well as the increase and lower in the Ottoman Empire. The Tales of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe scribe Ann Peacock is near a deal to pen the project, which is founded on a geniune idea by Gina Gershon. STORY: Starz Renews 'Spartacus' for Third Season Harem would tell the story of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, a lengthy-reigning sultan in the Ottoman Empire who reconstructed its legislation and presided inside the fleet's annexation of a lot of the Middle East. The Starz project would focus on Roxelana, a stylish youthful slave girl whose ambitions understood no bounds and whose marriage to Suleyman started what increased being known to as "Reign of girls.In . STORY: Starz Sets 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Premiere, Releases New Footage The project would mark Peacock's return to television since her Emmy win for just about any Lesson Before Dying. Repped by CAA, Principato-Youthful and attorney Don Steele, Peacock is presently concentrating on Universal's Cinderella. Harem would mark the second project beneath the Starz-BBC co-production deal the cable internet bought David Goyer's eight-episode Da Vinci's Demons historic drama in October. The project would also continue the premium cable's romance while using sword-and-sandals genre. The network finds success with Spartacus which is various incarnations. Starz declined comment. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Starz! TV Development