Apple Orders Enzo Ferrari Biographical Series From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight

Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama assortment about Enzo Ferrari from creator Steven Knight, Variety has realized.

The assortment, titled “Ferrari,” is impressed by the biography “Ferrari Rex” by Luca Dal Monte and printed by Giorgio Nada Editore and by Giunti. Pre-production on the current is in the intervening time underway in Italy.

The current focuses on Ferrari, who devoted his genius to the mission of developing the quickest racing automotive in historic previous. But there was a path of tragedy and torment alongside the way in which during which. Between 1956 and 1961, deeply wounded by the dying of his firstborn son, Dino, and by what he considered a betrayal by his lead driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, Ferrari rebuilds his racing workforce from scratch, deciding on 5 promising rising stars of motor racing to battle for victory.

“I am thrilled to be telling such an evocative story about this legendary man and his iconic brand,” acknowledged Knight. “Enzo Ferrari’s utterly extraordinary life was defined by his dramatic personal and professional journey, and ‘Ferrari’ is a celebration of an incredibly complex and fascinating human being.”

Knight created the gathering and serves as an authorities producer. Stefano Sollima will direct and authorities produce. Lorenzo Mieli, Nicola Giuliano, Paolo Sorrentino, Giulio Marantonio, and Lorenzo De Maio might even authorities produce. Dal Monte serves as historic advertising marketing consultant for the gathering. “Ferrari” is produced by Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle agency, in co-production with Nicola Giuliano for Indigo Film and Fremantle.

“As an Italian I feel honored to get to tell this story of Enzo Ferrari, a shining example of Italian excellence,” acknowledged Sollima. “Through his relationship with Ferrari Spring Team, the five drivers Enzo ‘adopted’ in his scuderia after the loss of his firstborn son, we will explore the unique qualities, the great genius and the dark obsession that turned this man into a legend.”

This gained’t be the first time Ferrari has been portrayed onscreen. Sergio Castellitto carried out him throughout the Italian biopic “Ferrari” in 2003, whereas Remo Girone carried out him throughout the 2019 film “Ford vs. Ferrari.” It was reported in February that Adam Driver is about to play Ferrari in a biopic from director Michael Mann.