But rest assured, it will be regurgitated as a TV miniseries. Let's face it, it's like High Noon in Miami, with the Justice Department and Elian's Miami relatives trying to stare each other down. Already, Hollywood producers are licking their chops. CBS signed the first miniseries development deal a few weeks back, and others are sure to follow. But of course, it is still too early to tell how the story will go because it's evolving so quickly.
Docudramas are a network TV staple.
Last season, it produced The Alex Kelly Story , about a former Connecticut high-school sports star on trial for rape after spending several years as a fugitive ski bum. The project began before the court case ended. Anderson is renowned for bringing Broadway productions to TV, most notably the Peabody Award-winning Piano Lesson . The producer has yet to try his hand at dramatizing current events. Coming straight off his Oscar-nominated performance in The Sixth Sense , Haley Joel Osment, the little boy who could see dead people, would be a natural.