Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem’ Trilogy TV Show in Development at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)

By Ethan Shanfeld

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Apple TV has acquired the rights to Colson Whitehead‘s “Harlem” trilogy, Variety has learned.

The studio is in early development on an ongoing series based on the bestselling crime novels. The material includes 2021’s “Harlem Shuffle,” 2023’s “Crook Manifesto” and the recently published “Cool Machine,” which hit shelves on July 21 and made it onto Barack Obama’s summer reading list.

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