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"Lynda La Plante has signed up to write a new drama for Lionsgate TV. Deadline reports that the project will be based on historian Marcus Rediker&amp;#039;s book Villains Of All Nations, which focuses on the &amp;#039;Golden Age&amp;#039; of piracy in the 17th and 18th centuries. The show has been described as a &amp;quot;modern, bold and gritty interpretation of the genre&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Not only is [La Plante] a brilliant writer, she happens to have a long-time love and knowledge of the subject matter,&amp;quot; Lionsgate TV president Kevin Beggs said. &amp;quot;We believe she can achieve exactly the kind of &amp;#039;Deadwood on the high seas&amp;#039; sensibility we&amp;#039;re looking for.&amp;quot; LaPlante has previously written British crime dramas including Above Suspicion, Prime Suspect, Widows and Trial &amp;amp; Retribution.  The pilot of an American remake of Prime Suspect is currently in contention for NBC&amp;#039;s 2011-2012 season. &amp;gt; Read more US TV news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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