Norman Lear Developing Series Based on Homeboy Industries Founder Fr. Gregory Boyle’s Memoir
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAct III Prods.’ Norman Lear and Brent Miller are looking to turn the story of Homeboy Industries founder Father Gregory Boyle into a single-camera half-hour series.Under their first look deal at Sony Pictures Television, Lear and Miller have optioned Boyle’s bestselling book “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.” Lear and Miller are eyeing it as a workplace drama-comedy based on the life and stories of the Jesuit priest.Lear and Miller will executive produce through Act III, while Chris Donahue and Seth Cohen are also executive producers. Fr.