Paramount+ has given a greenlight to Jeremy Strong’s 9/12 limited series that will be written, directed and executive produced by Tobias Lindholm.
Paramount Television Studios and Sister are backing the six-parter about a landmark David vs. Goliath legal struggle that first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack faced before eventually winning compensation. Besides taking a starring role, Strong will also executive produce the series, which is set for a 2026 production and global launch on Paramount+ in 2027.
“Though rooted in the unprecedented attacks of September 11, 2001, 9/12 speaks to struggles that reach far beyond that day. It asks what happens when those who risked everything are abandoned by the very institutions meant to protect them. The series is a testament to human strength and perseverance in the face of unthinkable adversity — the very tension that compelled me to tell this story,” Lindholm said in a statement.
9/12 is also written and executive produced by Frank Pugliese (House of Cards). Strong will play class-action lawyer Jason Smith, who exposed the politics, greed and corruption that initially worked against emergency workers who responded after the World Trade Center collapsed.
The Succession star added in his own statement: “The great American historian David Halberstam once wrote about Sept. 11, 2001, ‘On a day when the worst of mankind showed itself, the best of mankind answered.’ 9/12 is about the best of us — our first responders whose official response time on 9/11 was five seconds. It is about a moment of unity and togetherness in this divided country, when, amidst the wreckage, we rebuilt and rose again from the rubble.”
9/12 is the first original series to get an order under the new Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios leadership of Cindy Holland, chair of direct-to-consumer; Jane Wiseman, head of originals in the streaming division; Dana Goldberg, chair of Paramount Television Studios; and Matt Thunell, president of Paramount Television Studios.
