HBO will develop the book into a movie.

According to the book, the former Durham, NC district attorney Mike Nifong used the media to bash the students and raise racial hatred in order to win votes for his reelection.  He withheld and ignored important evidence that disproved his case as well, and has subsequently been disbarred.

Josh Maurer will be the film’s executive producer along with Alixandre Witlin.  Maurer’s previous credits with HBO include The Pentagon Papers and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.