HBO has given a seven-episode series order for DTF ST. LOUIS from showrunner, writer, director, and executive producer Steven Conrad (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “Patriot”). The limited series stars and is executive produced by Jason Bateman and David Harbour.
A darkly comedic limited series, the title refers to the social media acronym for “down to f*ck,” is about a love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.
Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films, quote: “We are tremendously excited to work with the brilliant auteur Steve Conrad, whose singularity of vision lies central to all his work as a storyteller. With David Harbour and Jason Bateman at series center, two masterful titans in their own right, we couldn’t be more emboldened by the journey ahead and look forward to sharing this special, emotionally provocative piece with the world come time.”
Credits: DTF ST. LOUIS is written and directed by showrunner Steven Conrad. Executive producers include: Conrad; Bateman; Harbour; Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch for Escape Artists; Molly Allen; Bruce Terris; Michael Costigan for Bateman’s Aggregate Films; Kristina Wenson for Bravo Axolotl; James Lasdun; and MGM Television.