U2 Biopic in Development at Netflix With J.J. Abrams and Bohemian Rhapsody Writer

J.J. Abrams is developing a TV series based on the Irish rock band U2 for Netflix. Abrams will produce the currently untitled show via his Bad Robot Productions. Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Two Popes) will be writing the script. The extent of U2’s involvement in the series is currently unknown, but as per The Hollywood Reporter, who first reported this news, the band is “expected to be involved and sanction the project.”