By Kevin McCauley
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces sex assault charges in Sweden, plans to launch a 10-part TV series in March featuring interviews with “key political players, thinkers from around the world,” according to statement posted on the site Jan. 23.
He sees the need to radically rethink the world. “Upheavals and revolutions in the Middle East have commenced an era of political change that is still unfolding. In the West, the deterioration of the rule of law has demonstrated the bankruptcy of once leading political institutions and ideologies. The internet has never been so strong, or so much under attack,” Assange wrote.
The statement calls Assange “one of the world’s most recognizable revolutionary figures.”
There is no word about where the show will air, but the statement claims initial licensing commitments are in hand covering more than "600m viewers across cable, satellite and terrestrial broadcast networks.”
Assange sees “an exciting opportunity to discuss the vision of my guests in a new style of show that examines their philosophies and struggles in a deeper and clearer way than has been done before.” |