A new TV show called The President is in the works, and it'll focus on America's first president, George Washington, a man who was instrumental to American history and who also owned hundreds of slaves. The show is being directed by Antoine Fuqua, the director of Training Day, Shooter, The Magnificent Seven, and South Paw.

　　The show is being written by Brian Burns (Blue Bloods) and William N. Collage, the latter of whom wrote the slavery movie Emancipation starring Will Smith that Fuqua is also lined up to direct.

　　The President has a script for a pilot and an "eight-episode bible," according to Deadline. The show will focus on the "complex story of America's first elected lead and the contradictions behind the man." Washington is credited with helping to win the Revolutionary War and creating a number of institutions that exist to this day, including the Supreme Court. Washington was also a slave-owner, and the show will dig into this hypocrisy.

　　Fuqua and company are now apparently shopping the show around to networks. Though none were named in the report, it's believed they are looking for a company to agree to funding the entire series as opposed to a pilot alone. Should a deal get made, production on The President could begin after Emancipation finishes.

　　Emancipation is set to begin filming in Louisiana soon, Deadline said. The movie is being produced for Apple, but there is no word yet on a release date.