NBC has announced this morning that they will be airing the TV adaptation of “XIII”, the classic Belgian comic series political thriller, airing February 8 and 15, 2009. The television event will star Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Stephen McHattie, and Jessalyn Gilsig.
The adaptation, called “XIII: The Conspiracy”, originally aired in France this year on the premium TV channel Canal+ before coming to the US and other territories. The anonymous protagonist is on the run, wanted by the US government after the assassination of the first female President of the US and the uncovering of a mysterious conspiracy in the government.
“XIII” was created by the Franco-Belgian team of Jean [...]