Mob queen
The never-before-seen true story of ruthless Mob Queen Virginia Hill, her bisexual gangster mentor Joe Epstein, and their lust for power, money and murder. Based on exclusive rights to the book “Bugsy’s Baby”, Ep’s ledgers, Hill and Ep’s correspondence, first-hand accounts and Virginia Hill’s personal diary- a diary that named names of those on the take from Capitol Hill to New York and beyond.
Pre-production
The prequel to MOB QUEEN explores bisexual Chicago mob accountant Joe Epstein’s rise through the Outfit, carrying with him the mob’s inner-most secrets while hiding a deadly secret of his own. Based on accounts from Epstein’s friends, this is the first-ever look at an LGBTQ+ gangster, and how he hid his double life using beautiful women as Virginia Hill to shield his bisexuality from gangsters who had no taste for those who did not conform.
Joey Ep
Fatty
Seen through the eyes of wife Minta Durfee, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was Hollywood’s biggest star in the 1920’s- too big for the studio bosses. Based on exclusive rights to the definitive book “Frame-Up”, Arbuckle was framed for a grisly murder and destroyed as the sacrificial lamb for the sins of an industry out of control. Through the ordeal Durfee stood at his side as their marriage crumbled. Filled with the glamor of early Hollywood against the greed of the studios.
Million Dollar Movie Shakedown
Vowing a blood bath in Hollywood, Lucky Luciano seized control of the grambling, drugs, and prostitution rackets, while Al Capone grabbed the studio bosses by the throat in a deadly million-dollar movie shakedown. Set against the backdrop of Hollywood at its most decadent, glamorous, and deadly this series is about how the Underworld took control of a city and an industry, and held its power, for more than 90 years.