NBC's A FEW GOOD MEN Aiming for February 2017

At Variety's annual TV Summit held at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Aaron Sorkin joined NBC chief Bob Greenblatt, and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to talk about the network's recently announced live broadcast of Sorkin's play A FEW GOOD MEN. As BWW reported yesterday, Broadway helmer Scott Ellis will direct the project.

"I am very exited to write it up again. It was my first play, it was my starter play," shared Sorkin. "I'm very proud of it, but it still feels a little bit like my high school yearbook picture to me. I think, or I at least hope, I'm a better writer now. I'm looking forward to attacking it just for the sake of a re-write, as well as it should be written for this particular production."

Asked about casting for the TV adaptation, Sorkin revealed, "We are reaching out to people. We're beyond having just a list." The 'West Wing' scribe also commented, "I have been for years wanting to see live theater come back to television. I was thinking, 'Boy I hope [NBC] expands into non-musicals next' - not thinking for a second that my play would be the canary in the coal mine.'

Greenblatt revealed that the network is aiming for early 2017 to air the broadcast, following the highly anticipated telecast of HAIRSPRAY LIVE. "We're probably going to do it in February," he shared. "We haven't locked in the date."

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