Adi Hasak is a screenwriter, producer, and former journalist He is the creator of the American crime drama series, ''

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'', which stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, and Drea de Matteo. The series premiered of January 7, 2016 on

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Early life

Hasak was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. After a stint in the military, he worked as a journalist.

Career

He co-wrote the 1997 film, ''

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''. It was the final film directed by

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, who died in 2005. Hasak is a frequent collaborator with

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, and the pair have jointly written and produced two feature films, '' From Paris With Love'', starring John Travolta, and ''

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'', starring Kevin Costner. He developed the drama series ''

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'', which is based on the Norwegian series ''

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,'' for American television. It premiered on

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on October 16, 2016 and lasted one series. Hasak developed, wrote and acted as showrunner on The Box (Swedish TV series), which premiered on

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on 28 November 2021.

References

External links

* * /movieweb.com/movie/from-paris-with-love/screenwriter-adi-hasak-interview/ Movieweb.com Interview with Adi Hasak* Living people American television writers American male television writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-bio-stub