Geena Davis confirms Commander in Chief telemovie
Geena Davis has blamed the failure of her axed show Commander in Chief, in which she stars as the first female president, on a high turnover of producers and internal wrangling, but says there is a chance it might make a comeback.
Geena Davis in Commander In Chief on ABC Photo: abc
Speaking at the Monte Carlo TV Festival she told The Stage: “We are definitely making a telemovie of the show - that is my next project. Hopefully you know then we will be able to some more episodes after that.”
The programme opened in a blaze of publicity and controversy, with many critics suggesting it was “jingoistic” and lacked realism. US network ABC, which broadcast the show, was forced to pull the series after problems in production and scheduling lead to a massive drop in audiences.
Davis added: “It was on for a few months, then they had to take it off, then it was back but on a different night of the week.”
The series creator Rod Lurie is writing and directing the film version of the show.
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