Michael B. Jordan to Produce, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to Star in Post-9/11 Drama ‘I Helped Destroy People’
thewrap.comWritten by “Hand of God” screenwriter Ben Watkins and adapted from the New York Times article of the same name by Janet Reitman, “I Helped Destroy People” will see Abdul-Mateen play Terry Albury, the FBI’s only Black agent in its Minneapolis field office and a firsthand witness to the racist and xenophobic practices of his colleagues and superiors.After the 9/11 attacks, Albury became the only Black agent involved in a surveillance program of Muslim and immigrant communities.
Frustrated by the corruption in his office, Albury leaked documents about the surveillance program to The Intercept, leading to the Trump Administration arresting him on charges of violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
Albury pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison. Abdul-Mateen will produce through his House Eleven10 banner while Jordan will produce with Elizabeth Raposo through Outlier Society, which has a first-look production deal with Amazon.
Other Outlier Society productions that will be released by Amazon include “The Greatest,” a series based on the life of Muhammad Ali.
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