One man built a dream city on the shores of Lake Michigan, attracting tens of millions of visitors from around the world. Another built a nightmare hotel in a neighborhood near the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Erik Larson entwined the true stories of architect Daniel H. Burnham and serial killer H. H. Holmes into a fascinating narrative in his 2003 bestseller The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.
Twelve years after Paramount acquired the film rights to adapt Larson’s book into a film, the project is now moving forward with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese as executive producer. Paramount Television will produce the story as a miniseries for the online digital streaming platform Hulu.
Several years ago, DiCaprio was slated for the role of Holmes, but his involvement in front of the camera in the current project has not yet been announced. He and Scorsese have worked together on numerous films, including Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
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“Devil in the White City will be Hulu series from DiCaprio, Scorsese” Chicago Sun-Times
