Obamas producing Netflix project critical of TrumpBy The Manila TimesNEW YORK: Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are producing for Netflix an adaptation of Michael Lewis’s book “The Fifth Risk,” a critique of Donald Trump’s rise to power. The video-on-demand platform announced a year ago that the former first couple had entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix. On Tuesday, Netflix unveiled the initial projects for Higher Ground Productions, Obama’s production company in partnership with the streaming service. Among them is the adaptation of Lewis’s book in “non-fiction” form, Netflix said in a statement. The series “will aim to portray the importance of unheralded work done by everyday heroes guiding our government and safeguarding our nation,” it said.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2019 02:37 UTC