Keanu Reeves Exits Hulu’s ‘Devil in the White City’
Keanu Reeves is no longer attached to star in Hulu’s “Devil in the White City,” which was set to mark the blockbuster star’s first major TV role, TheWrap has confirmed.
The long-gestating project includes executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese. Based on the bestseller by Erik Larson, “Devil in the White City” tells the story of Daniel H. Burnham, a demanding but visionary architect who races to make his mark on history with the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes (Reeves’ role), America’s first modern serial killer and the man behind the notorious “Murder Castle” built in the Fair’s shadow.
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TheWrap has reached out to Reeves’ reps for comment.
Sam Shaw (“Castle Rock”) serves as writer and showrunner while Todd Field (“Tár,” “Little Children”) directs the first two episodes. Along with Scorsese and DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Jennder Davisson (through DiCaprio’s Appian Way), Stacey Sher, Mark Lafferty, Lila Byock, Shaw and Field all executive produce. Paramount Television Studios produces alongside ABC Signature.
DiCaprio was first reported to play the role of Holmes back in 2010 after Appian Way acquired the rights to Larson’s non-fiction novel, “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America,” with Scorsese directing. After bouncing around several studios including Warner Bros. and Paramount, it landed at Hulu in 2019 with DiCaprio and Scorsese moving to EP roles.
Variety first reported the news.
