Spike TV Options Script For 'Tut' Limited Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Spike TV has optioned a limited event series script based on the life of King Tut, the network announced Thursday.

The six-part project from Muse Entertainment (The Kennedys, Pillars of the Earth, Last Templar) will take a “illuminating, new look” based on recently discovered historical evidence about Tutankhamun, the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, said network officials.

Muse’s Joel S. Rice and Michael Prupas, along with Greg Gugliotta (The Fosters) will serve as executive producers of Tut, with Michael Vickerman (Impact) as writer/executive producer, and Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige (The Fosters) as writers, said Spike.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.