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Justin Timberlake to Star as Game Show Host Doubling as CIA Assassin in Upcoming Apple TV+ Series

Apple has won the rights to a script for an hour-long drama series that will see Justin Timberlake star as former "The Gong Show" host Chuck Barris, according to Deadline (https://deadline.com/2021/04/justin-timberlake-chuck-barris-apple-tv-series-auction-gong-show-host-cia-assassin-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-1234731030/). The untitled series will be based on "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," a 1984 memoir in which Barris claimed that hosting "The Gong Show" was a cover for his real job as a CIA assassin. Barris later admitted that he made up the story.





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"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" was already adapted into a film directed by George Clooney in 2002. The new Apple TV+ series will be co-produced by Paramount Television and Miramax, the latter of which released the 2002 film.





Timberlake recently starred in the Apple TV+ film "Palmer" alongside child actor Ryder Allen, who was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Young Performer. Following the release of "Palmer" in late January, Apple TV+ reportedly set a new weekend viewership record (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/01/apple-tv-plus-record-weekend/), with a 33% increase over average viewer numbers at the time.<div class="linkback">Tags: Apple TV Shows (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-tv-shows/), Apple TV Plus (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-tv-plus/)</div>
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