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David Chase Developing ‘Project: MKUltra’ Limited Series at HBO

The series adapts John Lisle’s recent book on Sidney Gottlieb’s Cold War experiments for a dramatic reconstruction.

Overview

  • HBO says the limited series centers on CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb and the MKUltra program’s dangerous mind‑control experiments.
  • Chase will write and executive-produce under Riverain Pictures, with Nicole Lambert also executive-producing.
  • The project falls under Riverain’s first-look deal at HBO and marks Chase’s first TV series since The Sopranos.
  • Lisle’s 2025 book draws on newly surfaced testimony after extensive MKUltra records were destroyed in 1973.
  • The series is in development with no casting or premiere date announced.