Coming to USA Network this summer is an all new action series “Shooter.” The series is based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact. The book was made into a 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg that had a very successful run at the box office.
Starring Ryan Phillipe (“Secrets and Lies”) and Omar Epps (“House”), who both attended today’s Upfront, the series follows the courageous journey of Bob Lee Swagger, a highly-decorated ex-Marine sniper who is coaxed back into action after he learns about a plot to kill the President.
“Shooter” is executive produced by Wahlberg (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Entourage”) of Closest to the Hole Productions; Stephen Levinson (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Ballers”) of Leverage Entertainment; and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Transformers,” “The Real O’Neals”). John Hlavin (“The Shield”) wrote the pilot and will also executive produce. Simon Cellan Jones (“Ballers”) directed the pilot. “Shooter” is a co-production between Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions.
