Showtime’s anticipated two-night limited series The Comey Rule will revisit some of the most contentious events leading up to the 2016 presidential election, just weeks before the 2020 election is held.
The project, which writer and director Billy Ray partially adapted from former FBI director James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty, almost didn’t get its first choice for the actor to portray President Donald Trump. In fact, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, whom Ray had in mind for the role from the beginning, turned the role down upon first approach.
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