Surf’s up for Milch as HBO takes skein: Duo shore up link with ‘John’ show
| By DENISE MARTIN, Variety.com

“HBO and David Milch are back in business.

The network has greenlit 12 episodes of “John From Cincinnati,” a surf noir family drama set in Southern California from the “Deadwood” creator-exec producer.

Production begins in November for a premiere next summer….

Meanwhile, Kem Nunn, whose work has been focused on dark novels with a surfing motif, was working with Milch on “Deadwood.” Between HBO executives and the writers, the idea for “John” was born.

“Kem had already written about the exact area ‘John’ is set, near the border between Mexico and the United States, an integral element to the story,” Milch said. “I then met with the Fletchers and the idea kind of fleshed itself out afterward.” He said there are only loose similarities between the real-life Fletcher family and the Yosts….” [more]