A television series is in the works about one of Pennsylvania State University’s darkest chapters: the death of fraternity pledge Tim Piazza.
Former WarnerMedia and NBC executive Robert Greenblatt said he is working on the project, called “Death at Penn State,” based on a 2017 article in the Atlantic by Caitlin Flanagan about Piazza’s death, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be featured on Hulu with Lionsgate Television, the report said. No time line was given for the limited series’ release.
Piazza was a sophomore engineering major from Lebanon, N.J., when he began to pledge the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He died after falling down a flight of stairs during a pledge night party that included a drinking gauntlet as part of a hazing ritual. Piazza languished on a couch for nearly 12 hours before anyone called for help.
