HBO has given a straight-to-series order to the limited drama “The Chain” from Damon Lindelof, Variety has learned. The series falls under a new two-year overall deal that Lindelof signed with the premium cabler back in September 2025.
The eight-episode series is based on the novel of the same name by Adrian McKinty. Exact plot details for the show are being kept under wraps, but the book is about a mother who is forced to kidnap a child after her own daughter is abducted. Lindelof is said to be expanding on the mythology of the book with the series.
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