EXCLUSIVE: AR Content , the banner founded by Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky , has optioned the television rights to John Shirley ’s action-thriller book series The Specialist .

The novels, which were published under the pen name John Cutter, served as the inspiration for the 1994 Warner Bros. film The Specialist starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone.

AR Content has secured rights to all 11 books in the series and the company said it’s planning to bring the material into present day, exploring the moral and tactical complexities of modern, drone-era warfare. The company is currently in discussions with showrunners.

Rodnyansky and his banner are coming off the back of Debriefing the President , a limited series based on John Nixon’s book of the s

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