HBO Films will produce a film based on a book that documented controversial former congressman George Santos’ campaign and his successful path to the House.
Less than a day after former Republican lawmaker George Santos’ historic expulsion, HBO announced a movie in the works based on Santos’ career.
The New York congressional representative became the first House member to be expelled from Congress in more than 20 years on Friday after a 311 to 114 vote. This followed Santos being indicted on 23 counts related to wire fraud, identity theft, falsification of records, credit card fraud and other charges. He was also accused of using campaign funds on a number of luxury goods and treatments such as botox. He has pleaded not guilty.
The following day, in a statement to Deadline, HBO Films, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, revealed that Santos’ brief congressional career will now be the subject of a dark comedy movie.
