Tom Hanks' miniseries ordered by HBO

TV miniseries 'Lewis and Clark', to be co-produced by Hollywood stars Tom Hank, Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, has been given the green signal by channel HBO.
Starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts, 'Lewis and Clark' is a six-hour miniseries about America's first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River, reported Aceshowbiz.
"In 'Lewis and Clark', we can see American idealism and the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent, as well as the complexities and tragedies of what came to be known as America's 'manifest destiny'.
"We are tremendously excited to bring together this incredible group of talents to tell a seminal American story," Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming, announced it on Friday.

Affleck and Schoenaerts will star as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively.
The series is based on the book 'Undaunted Courage' by Stephen E Ambrose. The story follows the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis and Clark, who traverse uncharted territory on a mission to deliver President Jefferson's message of sovereignty as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific.
John Curran is on board as director. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer.