Tom Brady biographical series in the works

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It will be called: “Patriot Way” and they are still looking for who will be the protagonist

Tom Brady’s History with the New England Patriotsconsidered the best player in NFL historywill be brought to the screen in a series called “Patriot Way.”

“The New England Patriots have dominated the sports world for 20 years. Our series will take viewers inside Gillette Stadium for a new look at the Patriots’ exciting and historic wins, the dark side of success and how they built a franchise. A Winning Culture commented Paul Tamasi and Eric Johnson, screenwriters of the project.

In 2010, Tamasi and Johnson received Oscar nominations for their performances in the film “The Fighter,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

Brady retired from the NFL last February after winning seven championship rings during a 23-year career, six with the Patriots, where he played for 20 years, and one with the NFL. Played for the Pawan Buccaneers, where he won 3 championship rings.

The show is adapted from the 2018 book “12: Tom Brady’s Fight for Redemption” by Kathy Sherman and Dave Wedge.

The project will cover Brady’s entry into the NFL, when he was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 1999 draft with the 199th overall pick, while also not leaving behind the controversies throughout his career and, of course, his leadership of the new franchise. England won six successful Super Bowls.

He will also reveal his conflict with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

“As reporters, we had a front-row seat to all the incredible drama that unfolded before and after the New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl in 2001,” Sherman and Wedge, the book’s authors, told Deadline. With Tamasi and Johnson.

This will be the third collaboration between screenwriters Paul Tamasi and Eric Johnson and screenwriters Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, who previously worked on the Disney films The Finest Days and Adaptation of the film “Patriots Day”. sky).