Ike Holter Developing Limited Series About Chicago’s First Black Mayor Harold Washington For Wayfarer Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Chicago’s first Black mayor Harold Washington, an influential figure to politicians including President Barack Obama, is getting the TV treatment. Ike Holter, a writer on FX’s Fosse/Verdon, is penning a limited series about Washington for Wayfarer Studios, the production company founded by Jane The Virgin star Justin Baldoni and billionaire Paylocity founder Steve Sarowitz. The untitled series is based on Gary Rivlin’s book Fire on the Prairie, which was published in 1992. It will tell the story of Washington, who toppled political corruption and empowered an entire community of Black