![]() Showtime ran the subsequent miniseries, 1998’s “More Tales of the City” and 2001’s “Further Tales of the City. The paper then folds the local edition and gives Maupin’s column away to another writer. ![]() PBS carried the original six-part “Tales” miniseries in January 1994, which generated controversy in some regions for its depiction of LGBT relationships. His origin story as a columnist is particularly compelling: Young reporter fails to get sources on the record for a story of Marin housewives picking up single men in the supermarket parking lot, so he writes it as fiction, and it’s a hit. The book series has long been hailed as a cultural touchstone for the LGBT, with the novels being among the first to address the AIDS crisis. Michael Cunningham will serve as a consulting producer. Working Title’s Andrew Stearn, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner also executive produce. “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” is a Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International studios production for Netflix. Alan Poul returns to direct and executive produce. Maupin will executive produce along with Linney. ![]() Lauren Morelli, who previously worked as a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Production is expected to start later this year with the show slated to debut in 2019. ![]()
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