"Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner Civil War-Era Spy Series" Topic

… Given Green Light Amid SAG-AFTRA Strike

"While many Hollywood projects have been paused by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and writers strikes, a series under the helm of actors Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman has been given the green light to continue production. The Gray House, a six-part series set during the American Civil War, has been in the works since 2022.

Based on the script by John Sayles, Darrell Fetty and Leslie Greif, The Gray House will tell the true stories of several women – a former African-American slave, a socialite and her daughter, and a courtesan – who Gen. Ulysses S. Grant later credited with helping the Union forces win the Civil War. They created the first successful female spy ring, which operated unnoticed by the Confederate High Command…2

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Armand

This is probably based on the Elizabeth Van Lew "spy ring" that worked for Colonel George Sharpe's Bureau of Military Information. The BMI was originally formed by Major General Joseph Hooker and was continued by Meade and Grant through the end of the war.

For further reading, I would recommend:

The Secret War for the Union by Edwin C. Fischel

Grant's Secret Service by William B. Feis

Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War by Peter G. Tsouras

Jim

So how can it continue production without writers and actors?

Maybe they produce it in Europe.

Hatfield and McCoys was filmed in Romania.