AMC makes deals to fill development slate

August 02, 2007 Following the premiere of its first scripted drama series "Mad Men" two weeks ago, AMC has inked a slew of development deals in the scripted arena, including a basketball project from "300" producer Mark Canton and former NBA player Rick Fox and a boxing-themed dramatic serial titled "Cutman" that is based on a series of short stories by F.X. Toole, the author behind "Million Dollar Baby." Also on the slate are a Vietnam War-themed miniseries titled "The Things They Carried" from Fox Television Studios, based on the book by Tim O'Brien, and an untitled political thriller set in a prestigious Washington think tank. "All of these are distinct in their own way," said Rob Sorcher, executive vp programming and production at AMC.

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