The creator of the acclaimed Baltimore drama will focus on the 20th-century conflict for his next project. A Dry Run will follow the legend of US soldiers who fought for the republicDavid Simon,the creator of The Wire and The Deuce, will turn his attention to the Spanish civil war for his next project. A Dry Run will focus on a group of Americans who travel to Spain to fight for the republic against Francisco Franco’s Nationalists.
The indicate will follow the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington battalions, and fragment of the International Brigades,which fought in the conflict. The struggle lasted from 1936 to 1939 and saw Franco’s forces – aided by Nazi Germany – defeat the republicans.
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Source: guardian.co.uk