Kevin Spacey, Megyn Kelly: Could this pair actually have something in common? Yes, indeed. Mr. Spacey, the star and left-leaning producer of the Netflix blockbuster series “House of Cards” has joined forces with Ms. Kelly the Fox News anchor - and here’s what they’re up to.
Mr. Spacey’s Trigger Street production company has forged a deal with 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios to produce “The Resident,” deemed “a doozy” by The Hollywood Reporter, an industry source.
“The Resident, which reads like a cross between Downton Abbey and House of Cards, follows the relationships between White House residence staffers and the various First Families that come into the famous address over the course of several administrations. And, in her first scripted effort, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is on board as a co-executive producer,’ the publication says.
“Interest in Beltway drama is not waning. Should The Resident ultimately go to series, it would join a slew of Washington D.C.-set scripted fare on the air - House of Cards, Veep, Madam Secretary, Scandal and The Brink among them.”
The busy Ms. Kelly, incidentally, is currently on the cover of Variety; the publication suggests she is on the verge of becoming the Barbara Walters of her generation.
• Jennifer Harper can be reached at jharper@washingtontimes.com.
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