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Exclusive: I Married A Mobster producer Dan Pearson is developing a raft of social justice and mob formats with Painless Productions after striking a co-production deal with The Dead Files producer.

Pearson, via his Dan 4 Entertainment (D4E) company, is working with Jim Casey-found Painless to develop and produce non-scripted shows with a focus on social justice, organized crime and Black celebrity-led entertainment formats.

The slate includes criminal justice series On the Wrong Side of the Law that details police corruption, ensemble docuseries Basketball Moms that follows mothers of some of the most celebrated NBA players and Up and Out with Keith David, a Supernanny-style format that will see the Platoon actor help adults living with their parents.

Pearson will work closely with CEO Casey, Nicole Reed, Vice President of Development, and Ross Kaiman, Vice President of Creative on the projects.

In addition to producing I Married A Mobster of Investigation Discovery,...

Showtime is teaming with Leonardo DiCaprio and "Ray Donovan" writer Brett Johnson for an untitled Mafia drama.

The 1980s Brooklyn-set story follows the decade-long relationship between an unstable mafia captain and a rogue federal agent, each violating their organisation's strict codes.

Johnson will pen the script and executive produce alongside DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Bryan Zuriff, Charles Pacheco, Jennifer Erwin and Dan Pearson.

Source: THR...

Ralph Natale, the boss of the Philadelphia Mob in the mid-90s, is set to tell his story with the help of producer Dan Pearson (I Married a Mobster) and New York Daily News investigative reporter Larry McShane. Lost Lives and Forgotten Vows will be published by Thomas Dunne Books in Fall 2016. Natale becomes only the second Mafia Godfather to tell his own life story, following New York’s Joe Bonanno. The book pitches “a behind-the-scenes master’s class on organized crime.” Natale is reported to have gotten his start in organized crime when he took control of

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