# ‘3 Body Problem’ Director Derek Tsang Boards DEA True-Crime Series ‘Group 41’ From Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Producer Jonah Greenberg (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-body-problem-director-derek-tsang-boards-dea-true-crime-series-group-41-from-zhang-yimous-shadow-producer-jonah-greenberg-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-07T09:50:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T10:22:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/asia/3-body-problem-director-derek-tsang-dea-true-crime-series-group-41-1236941978/
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Entertainment, Health, Medicine, TV, World

## Key points

- Derek Tsang is attached to direct and executive produce *Group 41*.
- The 10-part drama follows an overlooked DEA squad’s heroin investigations.
- The team plans to pitch the series to platforms next year.

## Summary

Derek Tsang will direct and executive produce *Group 41*, a planned true-crime drama about the first Asian-American squad at the US Drug Enforcement Administration. The series follows agents whose work against an overlooked heroin network offers a story about law enforcement, immigration and prejudice, and the cost of pursuing the American Dream.

The 10 episodes are planned to run 45 minutes each, beginning in New York in 1986 and spanning the unit’s rise over the following decade. Its targets include Hong Kong triad boss Johnny Kon, Chinatown gangster Johnny “Onionhead” Eng and Golden Triangle warlord Khun Sa. The project has been in development for seven years; its team is seeking a writer-showrunner and exploring financing and distribution before pitching it to platforms next year.

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