Discovery has announced the development of a new miniseries adaptation of John Jakes’ trilogy of “North and South” novels set during run-up to the Civil War. According to Discovery ...

John Jakes, the bestselling author of historical novels whose books The Bastard and North And South were adapted into highly rated TV movies and miniseries in the 1970s and ’80s, died Saturday ...

Discovery Channel and Lionsgate are uniting to develop a fresh TV mini-series take on the Civil War epic "North and South," the companies announced Thursday. The series is based on the trilogy of ...

For a whole generation of TV viewers, ABC’s “North and South” remains a pinnacle of the miniseries format. With the miniseries coming back into vogue, it’s no surprise that a network is ...