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The Escape
Screenplay byLindsay Shapero
Starring
Country of originFinland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Jackie Larkin
  • Olli Haikka
ProducersJackie Larkin
Olli Haikka
Production company
  • Yellow Film & TV

The Escape is an upcoming four-part television series based on the kidnap of Princess Latifa of Dubai, her escape, recapture, imprisonment and eventual release. It is to be written by Lindsay Shapero with production set to begin in early 2024.

Synopsis

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The Dubai ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s daughter Princess Latifa was helped to leave the country by her friend Tiinia Jauhiainen in 2018 on a rigid inflatable boat, only for both women to be forcibly returned and interrogated. In 2020, a London high court judge, Sir Andrew McFarlane, accepted as proven allegations made by Princess Haya, the sheikh’s former wife, that the sheikh ordered Latifa’s abduction.[1]

Production

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Shapero when writing the script worked closely with Tiina Jauhiainen on the project. The series is developed by Yellow Film & TV, with producers Jackie Larkin and Olli Haikka. Executive producers are Jackie Larkin and Olli Haikka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Alberge, Dalya (28 November 2023). "Princess Latifa abduction ordeal to be turned into TV drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Goldbart, Max (27 November 2023). "Princess Latifa Series In The Works From Netflix's 'Winter Palace' Scribe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 November 2023.