The CW network is developing The Illusionist, based on the 2006 movie and Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist." Deadline.com reported the project, written by Mark Hudis (True Blood), "will take place in turn-of-the-century New York. It centers on a renowned illusionist who returns home from a decade in prison to find his wife married to the ruthless crime boss who framed him. Posing as an underling in the crime boss' organization, the illusionist uses cunning magic to pull off elaborate heists, rising quickly through the organization in order to take down the boss from the inside and win back his one true love."
