Jack Cressall Writing Pilot for Guantanamo Drama Camp Justice

Writer Jack Cressall is writing the pilot for Camp Justice, a TV drama based on John Ryan's non-fiction book America's Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case, Deadline reported on 27 October 2026.

A pilot is the first episode of a show. Writers and producers make one to test an idea before a broadcaster or streaming service commits to a full season.

Ryan is a journalist. He spent a decade reporting from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and his book documents the attempt to hold the men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks to account. The series is set to explore the legal proceedings against the alleged architects of those attacks, which are still ongoing at the US military prison.

The project has moved through several hands. Clockwork Films optioned the book in August 2025, meaning it bought the rights to adapt it into a scripted drama, and the project was previously with the company. Naomi Harvey of Golden Possum Productions has since developed the book for television and is attached to produce, which means she is signed on as a producer. A U.S. co-producer is being sought. Co-producers often bring in partners and money, and they can help a show reach American audiences.

Cressall is a newer name on the project. He is managed by Eric Ziech at Untamed Artists LA. His debut short film, My Type, starred Sadie Stanley and Jacob Ward and was directed by Daniel Ruah. It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

For now, the next step is the script. Once a pilot is written, it can be taken to buyers, who decide whether to order episodes. Many pilots never reach screens, and some do. The rights holders and producers have not said when the script will be finished.

Ryan's book was published as a work of reporting, and the drama will draw on that record. Any series based on real court cases has to keep pace with the proceedings themselves, and Guantanamo's cases have run for many years.