HBO's next miniseries is officially set, and it has quite the team of huge stars set to executive produce.
The network Friday announced it has greenlit Lewis and Clark, a 6-hour miniseries set to begin production this summer.
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Casey Affleck stars as Meriwether Lewis and Matthias Schoenaerts, best known for his role in film festival darling Rust and Bone, will play William Clark.
Executive producers on the series include Tom Hanks, Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Gary Goetzman (Game Change) and Dede Gadner (The Normal Heart).
“In Lewis and Clark, we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America’s ‘manifest destiny’,” said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo. “We are tremendously excited to bring together this incredible group of talents to tell a seminal American story."
Based on the Stephen E. Ambrose book Undaunted Courage, the miniseries will tell the story of the famous duo's important role in American history and also chronicle the "physical, spiritual and emotional toll" their expedition takes on them, according to the network.