HBO Has Scrapped Steve McQueen’s ‘Codes Of Conduct,’ ‘Westworld’ Could Be Pushed To 2017
HBO has presently hit a very rough patch. While the network has renewed "Vinyl" for a second season, Martin Scorsese's expensive show (the two hour pilot cost $30 million, and the entire first season $100 million) premiered to low ratings and unimpressive critical notices. A double helping of David Fincher projects, "Videosyncrazy" and "Utopia," have been stalled, the miniseries "Lewis And Clark" ran into production problems, and just last month, Jonathan Nolan's "Westworld" hit pause to address concerns about the project. And now, another high profile show has been abandoned.
THR reports that Steve McQueen's "Codes Of Conduct," which was granted a six-episode limited series order last spring, has ceased production. Newcomer Devon Turrell and Paul Dano, Helena Bonham Carter and Rebecca Hall were to star in a drama centering on Queens youth Beverly Snow, who mixes with Manhattan's...