'Heated Rivalry' Creator Jacob Tierney Sets 'Alexander' Netflix Series
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Key Points:
- Netflix has given a straight-to-series order to "Alexander," a drama about the teenage years of Alexander the Great, created by Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady, with executive producers Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films.
- The series is an adaptation of Annabel Lyon's 2009 novel "The Golden Mean," focusing on the mentorship between Aristotle and young Alexander amid political intrigue and war in ancient Macedonia.
- Jacob Tierney, known for the hit Canadian hockey drama "Heated Rivalry," will write and direct "Alexander," continuing his collaboration with Brady and working alongside Aggregate Films and Netflix.
- "Heated Rivalry" has been a major success, with over 10.6 million average U.S. viewers per episode
