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Lee Daniels is adapting Sam Greenleeâs 1969 novel âThe Spook Who Sat by the Door,â for FX, the cable network announced Monday.
Daniels will executive produce the series through his company, Lee Daniels Television.Â
The novel tells the fictional story of the first Black CIA officer hired by the agency in the late 60s. The book, as noted by TheWrap, was celebrated by the Black nationalist movement during the civil rights era and was previously adapted for the screen in 1973, starring
Lawrence Cook.Â
Per FX, âThe story chronicles the quest of Freeman, who was recruited as part of an affirmative-action program. After a very competitive selection process he trains in high-level combat and espionage. However, following this arduous training, this model recruit is rewarded with a post in the reprographics (aka photocopying) department, âleft by the doorâ as a token of the CIAâs âracial equality.’â