Chuck Barris rises to fame as creator and host of iconic game shows. Claims being CIA assassin covering as eccentric TV personality during 1960s and 70s.
The untitled series will be based on Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 1984 memoir in which Barris made suspect claims that being the zany Gong Show host and creator of game shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game was cover for his real job: CIA assassin who took out enemies of the state in the 1960s and 1970s.—Mike Fleming Jr