From humble beginnings at circus sideshows to sold-out concert halls, Eastern European immigrant Erich Weiss rose to become a household name across the globe-Houdini. The series is set to premiere on Monday, September 1st, 2014.The two-night scripted miniseries Houdini follows the epic tales of Harry Houdini as he emerges as America's first bonafide world-renowned superstar. Hobbs are Executives in Charge of Production for HISTORY. Academy Award winning veteran Patrizia von Brandenstein ( Amadeus) is production designer and Karl Walter Lindenlaub, whose work ranges from American blockbusters ( Independence Day) to award-winning art house movies ( Black Book) is cinematographer.

Academy Award nominated Nicholas Meyer ( The Seven-Per-Cent Solution) is writer and Academy Award nominated director Uli Edel ( The Baader Meinhof Complex, Hotel Adlon) will helm HOUDINI. Abrams ( Nuremberg, Family of Spies) and Andras Hamori ( Sunshine) will serve as executive producers of HOUDINI. HOUDINI stars Academy Award winner Adrien Brody ( The Pianist) as the ace magician and Kristen Connolly ( House of Cards, The Cabin in the Woods) as his wife Bess. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. HOUDINI follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. The series stars Adrien Brody, and it looks like it's going to be pretty damn good.īefore David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. The show will follow the life of the legendary magician from his beginnings in desperate poverty to the worldwide fame that he gained. The History Channel has released a full trailer for their new four-hour Houdini miniseries.

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