Historical crime drama
Twice Hanged
John Henry Johnson confronts the consequences of his past and the difficult hope of beginning again.
- Format
- Film / television: enquiries welcome
- Setting
- Nineteenth century
- Project status
- Screenwriting project
- Rights
- Please enquire
Project overview
A screen adaptation of Twice Hanged, centred on John Henry Johnson.
The project explores the contrast between a man’s intimidating public presence, his family relationships and his private reckoning.
Materials & collaboration
For the current screenplay, proposed duration or episode structure, and a discussion of the project’s development, please contact John directly.
Full scripts and detailed treatments are not published on this site.
The underlying work
Twice Hanged
A historical story of crime, consequence and the difficult possibility of redemption, centred on John Henry Johnson.
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