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Based on David Grann's New Yorker article "The Brand" (2004) about gangs in the US prison system.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/02/16/the-brand

Alex Pettyfer, Frank Grillo and Maria Bakalova to Star in Prison Crime Drama ‘Branded’ Based on David Grann Article

“Branded,” which is based on The New Yorker article “The Brand,” tells the origin story of organized crime gangs in America’s prison system. Pettyfer plays Taylor, a once promising football player, serving life for murdering a drug dealer. Grillo plays Carter, feared leader of the dominant white gang in San Quentin, who takes Taylor under his wing and grooms him as a future leader. The authorities’ attempt to break down the gang by dispersing members to other prisons only spreads its influence through the entire system, and eventually to the streets.

The film is currently in pre-production for a fall start date.

https://www.thewrap.com/alex-pettyfe...d-david-grann/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20042428/