FX, Color Force to Develop Series Based on New Yorker Article About National Park Volunteer Rescue Squad (EXCLUSIVE)

By Joe Otterson

Joe Otterson

TV Reporter

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In a competitive situation, FX has secured the rights to develop a series based on the New Yorker article “The Call of the Wild” by Paige Williams, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

Also published online in January 2026 under the title “The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park,” the article details the work of a group of volunteers who support park rangers in rescuing visitors at the the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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