HBO to Make Jonestown Series & The Studio Fans Respond With Scorsese Memes

Bill Hader is set to co-write and then direct the future Jonestown series for HBO, according to Variety.

You might know Hader as that guy from SNL or the hitman-turned-actor in Barry. Now he's ready to venture into a much darker territory. The source also says that he will potentially star in the future HBO show.

The Studio Fans React to Bill Hader Jonestown Show: Will Scorsese Get a Call?

The Studio featured a Martin Scorsese storyline centered around a failed Jonestown project. While neither Martin Scorsese nor Steve Buscemi are attached to HBO's future project (unlike their fictional counterparts in The Studio), the coincidence hasn't gone unnoticed by the show's fans.

“Dude I would laugh so hard if they swap to Scorsese and Buscemi. Basically let him run the production he wanted in The Studio 1:1, call it Kool-Aid, actualize the joke,” Redditor jazir5 suggested.

“Nope [Scorsese is not making it]. He's crying in the middle of a party right now,” Redditor CapnCanfield joked.

“This is gonna be Scorsese's last movie. That's the rumor I'm hearing, really excited. Joking aside, after Barry, I'll watch anything he writes,” Redditor Sleepy_Azathoth wrote.

The Real Story Behind Jonestown: It Was Never Kool-Aid

The Jonestown massacre is one of the most devastating cult-related tragedies in modern history. On November 18, 1978, Reverend Jim Jones, the charismatic leader of the Peoples Temple, orchestrated the deaths of over 900 people.

Following the murder of U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan and several journalists who had come to investigate the commune, Jones convinced his followers to commit what he called “revolutionary suicide.” Contrary to popular belief, the fatal drink wasn't Kool-Aid but Flavor Aid, a small yet important detail.

What’s Next for the Bill Hader Jonestown Series?

Given Bill Hader track record with Barry's character work, it's likely we'll see a deep dive into the psychological aspects of the tragedy rather than just a surface-level retelling. The Jonestown story is already disturbing enough without any Hollywood embellishments. But after seeing what Hader did with Barry, I'm cautiously optimistic.

All details are under wraps for now, but I really hope that by some miracle, both Scorsese and Buscemi will somehow be involved in the making of Jonestown.

For now, we can watch The Studio on Apple TV+ and maybe receive even more industry predictions.