the-departed

Martin Scorsese has directed some of the finest movies to come out of Hollywood and one of them is “The Departed,” which came out back in 2006. The movie is in a league of its own and while it would be unthinkable for some to believe that a reboot will be able to do the original justice, Amazon believes it makes sense to reboot it as a TV series. According to a new report, Amazon is going to reboot this 2006 Martin Scorsese Oscar-winning movie into a TV series.

Deadline reports that even though Amazon is rebooting The Departed it won’t be completely sticking to the original plot. The movie featured the undercover workings of the FBI and the Irish mob in Boston while the Amazon TV series will be based in Chicago, Illinois while local drug lords are at war with each other.

The report mentions that the TV series’ plot revolves around a young cop who is tasked with infiltrating a Latino gang undercover, the gang in turn has planted their own man inside the Chicago police department.

Job Richman is said to be the writer and executive producer of this as yet unnamed TV series. It’s unclear if Amazon will call its new original show The Department as well. No other cast or creative roles have been disclosed as yet.

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