Making the transition from a prose writer and journalist, Sam Shaw has shifted into becoming an expert in suburban deception, metaphorical slang, and the relevant period piece. As somewhat of a combination of 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Mad Men,' Sam Shaw’s 'Manhattan' is masterfully written, both in structure and character.

The WGN show lives as a drama, based on the lives of the world’s smartest scientists as they calculated the possibilities of the first atomic bomb, on blackboards in the desert. Set in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the show is mainly fictional but based in great detail on real events and individuals in 1940s America.

'Manhattan' has since come to an end, but Sam Shaw is currently working on 'Castle Rock' for Hulu. The new series comes from the mind of Stephen King.

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