Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are producing for Netflix an adaptation of Michael Lewis's book The Fifth Risk, a critique of Donald Trump's rise to power
His latest work, published last year, describes the inner workings of the US government while offering a very critical picture of President Trump and his team.
It portrays an elected president who has not prepared anything for his arrival in office and is only moderately interested in the notes, briefings and communications of government officials trying to help. The book also highlights the many presidential decisions seen as questionable in putting together the administration, with the one-time real estate magnate quick to install people with no prior relevant position in key positions.
Higher Ground is producing an adaptation of The New York Times feature"Overlooked," which publishes obituaries on historical figures whose death was not reported at the time, mainly because they were women or minorities. The production company -- led by two women, Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis -- is also tackling a feature film on Frederick Douglass, a African-American slave who went on to play a leading role in abolitionism.
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