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Dallas’ Verily Storyworks To Develop TV Series on Legendary Athlete Jim Thorpe
by David Seeley | Aug 14, 2025
Verily Storyworks has deployed a crowdfunding model to develop "THORPE," a planned 3-season scripted drama series about the life of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. The studio and IP company's founder is working with Thorpe family members on the project—and is inviting the public to become "capital ambassadors" for the series.
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