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History Developing Great Plague Of London Drama From Michael Hirst & Donner Party Series As Cable Net Ramps Up Miniseries Strategy

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The History Channel is building out its plans to move back into the miniseries space with two new scripted projects – a drama about the London plague from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and a series about the Donnor Party from documentary filmmaker Ric Burns.The A+E Networks-owned cable channel is developing The Plague Year through A+E Studios, its in-house production division, and The Donner Party (w/t) from Cineflix Media, Steeplechase Films and Augusta Films.The network is looking to build on its legacy of miniseries such as Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, which was a huge hit when it launched in 2012.This comes after Rob Sharenow, President of Programming at A+E Networks, told Deadline earlier this summer that

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