STX Entertainment has announced a deal with Nadya Tolokonnikova—the artist, activist, and creator of Pussy Riot—to develop a limited scripted series based on her forthcoming memoir. According to a press release, the show “will explore the story of how a young girl from Siberia took on the world’s most powerful dictator—the origins and formation of the art collective; the actions of Nadya and fellow young women against Putin in Moscow; their arrest after the famous ‘Punk Prayer’ action; their trial, conviction, and jail sentence; and the protests they conducted at the Sochi Olympics after their release.”
Regarding the show, Tolokonnikova said: “I was a broke 20-year-old artist studying philosophy, he was one of the most powerful, wealthy and dangerous men on Earth. In 2011 I went against him, damn the consequences. After years of imprisonment, harassment, attacks, trauma I am ready to share this story. My dream is to see my country peaceful, democratic and diverse, where gay people are not being stoned to death. Is it too much to ask? Does it make me an extremist?”
With no word yet on the release date, you can check out Tolokonnikova discussing Pussy Riot’s new “God Save Abortion” campaign on MSNBC below.
