According to Broadcasting and Cable, President Barack Obama has acquired the rights to the Michael Lewis book The Fifth Risk for his production company, Higher Ground, which has a deal with Netflix.
The book is about the transition from Obama?s presidency to that of Donald Trump. It looks closely at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce and Energy, and how they were affected in the transition.
President Obama agreed to a production deal with Netflix in May, involving scripted series, unscripted series, docuseries, documentaries and feature films. He runs Higher Ground with his wife Michelle.