Showtime scraps its Guantanamo drama series

Deadline

The pay cable network originally picked up The Weinstein Company project for 10 episodes one year ago, with Oliver Stone directing the two-hour opening episode. But the Guantanamo Bay detention camp series became embroiled in the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal last fall, with Showtime saying it wouldn't proceed with the Weinsteins' involvement. "I hear the TWC’s participation in Guantanamo has not been settled yet but Showtime has made a decision not to move forward with the series," reports Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. "It is unclear whether it will be shopped elsewhere. I hear Showtime’s decision was made before TWC’s sale to Lantern, which recently closed."