tv 'Mad Dogs' to get US remake on FX

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Mad Dogs is to be remade by US cable network FX.

The Shield creator Shawn Ryan will executive produce the remake of the Sky1 series, Deadline reports.

Ryan first announced that he was working with Mad Dogs creator Cris Cole on a US version back in November 2012.

The original Mad Dogs starred John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley and Philip Glenister as four middle-aged friends who take a holiday to Majorca but find themselves drawn into a world of crime and corruption.

Two four-part series have aired on Sky1 in the UK, with a third run on the way.

FX's remake will follow a similar premise, with four 40-something friends heading to Belize to visit their old school friend, where events take an unexpected and dark turn.

Ryan (Terriers, The Chicago Code) will exec produce alongside Cole, Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie, with Sony Pictures Television producing the US Mad Dogs in association with Left Bank Pictures.

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