The life of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis will be the underlying base of a new series by HBO.
- February 24, 2009
AceShowbiz -
HBO is picking up a new series based on the life of Anthony Kiedis and has hired "The Spiderwick Chronicles" writer John Sayles to handle the project. Set as a drama, it will be centered on the early life of the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman in 1970s West Hollywood and Los Angeles.
Having "Scar Tissue" as its working title, the series chronicles the childhood of Kiedis who lived with his mother in Grand Rapids, Michigan before moving to L.A. to live with his father when he was eight. Kiedis' father, known as Spider, was dealing drugs for living in Sunset Strips and allegedly was supplying rock stars such as The Who and Led Zeppelin. All the while, hoping to get into the show business.
Kiedis is involved in the project and so is his father. Marc Abrams and Michael Benson from Catapult 360 said that Sayles has been in several meetings with Kiedis and his father. Abrams said, "John writes from a real human place, and has already tapped into the relationship between young Anthony and his dad."
No premiere target has been released yet.
