• The Hollywood Reporter, Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:33 AM

A Robert Duvall miniseries running for four hours is the first project of a newly launched production company, America Saga Productions, that seeks to resurrect long-form television content.

Former Showtime programming president Jerry Offsay will run the new miniseries, which will star and be directed by Duvall. The producers are covering all production costs and plan to share first-year ad revenue with a network. ASP is shopping the project to networks this month.

Executives say they prefer to find network buyers for their projects, but such buyers aren't essential because there are many other alternative outlets, including international buyers and home video.

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