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Kevin Costner in Talks to Play Bill Clinton in UN-Backed Series United

The UN‑backed drama remains in early development with casting, platform and schedule still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • The television project is being developed in collaboration with the United Nations, with Kevin Costner and Leonardo DiCaprio attached as executive producers.
  • David Raymond is set to write and direct, drawing on his longstanding work with the UN’s Creative Community Outreach Initiative.
  • Chukwudi Iwuji is in discussions to portray UN Secretary‑General Kofi Annan, according to multiple reports.
  • United plans to open with the 1999 East Timor crisis following a UN‑organized referendum, as part of an anthology dramatizing real humanitarian missions.
  • Appian Way, Onwards Studios and Prime Focus DNEG are producing, Fifth Season is lined up to handle distribution, and filming is targeted for Atlanta and Spain next year with no network or streamer announced.