Content overview: “Hulu and Sony Developing Conspiracy Crime Drama ‘Hotline’ From John Swetnam and Steve Ligh”. Hulu and Sony Pictures Television are teaming up for a new conspiracy-driven crime drama called “Hotline,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series comes from writer John Swetnam, known for “Into the Storm” and “Countdown,” and Steve Lightfoot, the showrunner behind Marvel’s “The Punisher” and th
The series comes from writer John Swetnam, known for “Into the Storm” and “Countdown,” and Steve Lightfoot, the showrunner behind Marvel’s “The Punisher” and the upcoming “Spider-Noir.” Paul Shapiro, whose credits include “The Boys” and “The Vampire Diaries,” will executive produce via his Back East Entertainment banner. The logline centers on a brilliant but troubled operator at a top-secret criminal call center who starts breaking the rules to help a caller in need, pulling her into a dangerous web of conspiracy. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.