Paper

“Paper” centers on a notorious ex-gangster and single father in Buffalo, N.Y., who is trying to reform himself by also serving as a professional debt collector. He finds, however, that life in the debt collection business can be just as lethal as the biz he’s struggling to leave behind.

“Paper” is an hourlong drama inspired by Jake Halpern’s essay “Pay Up,” featured in the New Yorker. Dede Gardner and Brad Pitt will exec produce through Pitt’s shingle, Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”, "Killing Them Softly”), where Gardner serves as president.
Short-story scribe Wells Tower will pen the project and co-exec produce. (Source: HBO)