Danny Boyle got his chance to explore the mod rock icons the Beatles with
Yesterday, and now he’s shooting straight for ’70s punk rock with
Pistol, an FX limited series that follows the life of Sex Pistols guitarist
Steve Jones.
FX announced that it has ordered Boyle’s
Pistol, a six-episode limited series about the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones based on Jones’ 2018 memoir
Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol. Boyle will direct and executive produce the series, which was created by Craig Pearce and written by Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Here is the synopsis for
Pistol, per the press release:
Danny Boyle to Direct a Sex Pistols Series for FX
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Tras el estallido del punk londinense: Danny Boyle dirigirá una serie sobre los Sex Pistols
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Jan 11, 2021 2:00 PM Pistol , a new six-episode limited TV series focusing on U.K. punk-rock icons The Sex Pistols , is being produced for FX. The series, which is based on Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones 2018 memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol , is being executive-produced and directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle , whose credits include Trainspotting , 127 Hours . Pistol was created by executive producer/writer Craig Pearce , who co-wrote the screenplay with Frank Cottrell Boyce . Steve Jones was at the center of the storm that shook the rock establishment, says FX Entertainment executive