Shantaram filming on hold

Production of upcoming Apple series Shantaram has been put on hold for the next few months.

The series, based on Gregory David Roberts’ novel and starring Charlie Hunnam & Richard Roxburgh, has been filming in Melbourne and India since October.

But production had fallen behind on scripts and creator / showrunner Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle) has departed as showrunner.

A search is underway for another showrunner with a solid TV series experience for the ambitious production which spans three continents.

Shantaram tells the story of Lin (Hunnam), a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. Cut off from family and friends by distance and fate, he finds a new life in the slums, bars and underworld of India.

Production will resume after the end of the monsoon season in India.

Source: Deadline