Jim Gaffigan tapped to play late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in an AMC limited series

Variety

Ed Helms is among the executive producers on the dark comedy series on the rise and fall of the Toronto mayor who made international headlines when he was caught on video smoking crack during his 2014 election campaign. Ford, who served as Toronto mayor from 2010 to 2014, died in 2016 at age 46 after battling cancer. The Sinner writer Jesse McKeown will write and executive produce, with Helms and Mike Falbo also executive producing.