The opening episode of TNT's eagerly anticipated three-week television event MOB CITY – from writer-director-executive producer Frank Darabont – is about to become the first television screenplay ever to be adapted for and published through Twitter. The ground-breaking “adaptweetion” is slated to begin rolling out on Twitter through the handle @MobCityTNT today, Monday, Dec. 2, two days before the launch of MOB CITY on TNT.Through TNT’s MOB CITY adaptweetion, which is being created in collaboration with Deutsch NY, the Twittersphere will be transported back to gritty 1940s Los Angeles 140 characters at a time. The story will unfold gradually over three days, taking followers to the point just before the end of the first episode, when a shocking turn of events occurs. To find out what happens at the end of the premiere episode, fans will have to tune in to watch when MOB CITY premieres on TNT Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
TNT continues to build excitement for its gripping three-week television event MOB CITY by working with Deutsch NY to open a pop-up haberdashery in New York’s Chelsea Market (75 9th Ave., between 15th and 16th Streets). Mickey’s Haberdashery, named for key MOB CITY figure Mickey Cohen, will be open for a limited time from Dec. 2-4, giving holiday shoppers the chance to immerse themselves in the MOB CITY atmosphere and find some great holiday gifts. Ignacio Quiles, co-owner of QP & Monty and stylist behind Sartorial Pairings, is curating the items to be sold at Mickey’s Haberdashery. TNT's MOB CITY is slated to air over three Wednesdays – Dec. 4, 11 and 18 – beginning each night at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
The epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster inflames 1940s Los Angeles in TNT's eagerly anticipated television event MOB CITY. The powerful drama comes to TNT from Frank Darabont (THE WLAKING DEAD), who wrote and directed the pilot and serves as executive producer on the series.