“The Night Of” may be Steven Zaillian’s first TV series, but the reality is it’s more like a nine-hour film. The Oscar-winning writer of “Schindler’s List” and occasional director (“All the King’s Men”) labored over every frame of the HBO limited series, from the scripts to the direction to the editing. The gripping eight-part murder mystery — which debuted July 10 and continues through Aug. 28 — grabbed hold of him, far more than he had expected.
“I couldn’t let go,” he says. “I just felt that I knew it inside and out.”
Along with writer Richard Price, Zaillian had planned to be hands-on only with the pilot. But once he delved into the production, he found he wasn’t willing to turn over the reins to another director.
“We both started to feel that the more we did, the more we wanted to do it all,” he says. “It...
“I couldn’t let go,” he says. “I just felt that I knew it inside and out.”
Along with writer Richard Price, Zaillian had planned to be hands-on only with the pilot. But once he delved into the production, he found he wasn’t willing to turn over the reins to another director.
“We both started to feel that the more we did, the more we wanted to do it all,” he says. “It...
- 7/13/2016
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Variety - TV News
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