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Jeff Daniels to play former FBI director James Comey in four-hour limited series for CBS Studios
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Daniels won an Emmy last year for playing FBI counterterrorism chief John O’Neill in Hulu's The Looming Tower. Now he'll play the former FBI director himself in the adaptation of Comey's memoir, A Higher Loyalty. Meanwhile, Irish actor and Mr. Mercedes star Brendan Gleeson has been cast as Donald Trump. It's unclear which of CBS' properties will air the Comey miniseries, whether Showtime, CBS All Access or both. UPDATE: House of Cards alum Michael Kelly cast as Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and Tony-winner Jennifer Ehle to play Comey's wife, Patrice Comey.
TOPICS: Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule, Andrew McCabe, Brendan Gleeson, Donald Trump, James Comey, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Kelly, CBS Television Studios, In Development
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