Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to lead Creed 2 director Steven Caple Jr's new take on Denzel Washington's Man on Fire. The pair are teaming up to adapt the movie, which received mixed reviews upon its release in 2004 but has since found acclaim online, for TV.
According to Deadline, the Netflix drama was written by Fear Street's Kyle Killen and will consist of eight episodes, with Caple Jr helming the first two. Both Abdul-Mateen II, whose previous credits include Candyman, Black Mirror, and DC's two Aquaman movies, and Caple will executive produce, alongside Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Natalie Lehmann, and Killen, who is also on board as showrunner.
