Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star in TV series based on the Dan Mallory literary scam

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Gyllenhaal is teaming with Zola filmmaker Janicza Bravo and Annapurna on an adaptation of Ian Parker's February 2019 New Yorker article "A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions," which exposed Mallory's literary scam. The untitled series will explore the life of former book editor Mallory, whose debut novel, psychological thriller The Woman in the Window that was written under the pseudonym A.J. Finn, soared to No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. “What may have started out as my dog ate homework turns into my mother died of cancers, my brother took his life and I have a double doctorate,” said Bravo, who's writing the drama series with Brian Savelson. “Our protagonist is white, male and pathological. There is a void in him and he fills it by duping people. He’s a scammer. The series examines white identity and how we as an audience participate in making room for this behavior. Getting to partner with Annapurna and Nine Stories is a gift and I am most thrilled for what lies ahead.”