HBO is preparing a mini series on the coronavirus vaccine race. - Hans Pennink / AP / SIPA

The writers also run after the vaccine to fight against the coronavirus. As Deadline reports, this frantic research will be at the heart of a miniseries developed by HBO and Adam McKay, producer of Succession .

It is an adaptation of the novel The First Shot , written by American journalist Brendan Borell, in which the author explains how companies and individuals are looking for this precious vaccine.

A five-year contract with HBO

As the Allociné site specifies, this project is part of the five-year contract that Adam McKay signed with HBO. In this context, the producer is developing for the channel a series on the Epstein affair or a spin-off of the film Parasite .

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