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Steve McQueen‘s drama pilot, “Codes of Conduct,” has been picked up by HBO as a limited series, the network announced Friday.

The six-episode series follows Beverly Snow (Devon Terrell), a young African-American man who wants to break into the highest social strata of New York despite his ambiguous past. Helena Bonham-Carter, Paul Dano and Rebecca Hall will also star.

McQueen will direct all six episodes. He will also serve as executive producer alongside hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Alan Poul.

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This will be McQueen’s first project since “12 Years a Slave” won the Best Picture Oscar in 2014. He is also developing “Widows,” a film about the wives of a crew of burglars who take up their husbands’ line of work when the husbands are killed on a job.

26 New 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Images (Photos)

Nym Sand (Jessica Henwick)
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Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti-Sellers)
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Obara Sand (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
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Myrcella Baratheon (Nell Tiger-Free)
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Melisandre (Carice Van Houten)
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Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)
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Myrcella Baratheon (Nell Tiger-Free) and Trystane Martell (Toby Sebastian)
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Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds)
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Cersei (Lena Headey) and Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
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Varys (Conleth Hill) and Tyrion (Peter Dinklage)
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Podrick (Daniel Portman) and Brienne (Gwendoline Christie)
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Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson)
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Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Cersei (Lena Headey)
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Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)
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Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma) and Areo Hotah (Deobia Opaeri)
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The High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce)
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Jon Snow (Kit Harrington)
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Cersei (Lena Headey) and Ser Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie)
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Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)
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Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton), Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon), and Walda Frey (Elizabeth Webster)
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Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer)
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Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju)
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Doran Martell (Alexander Siddig)
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Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen)
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Jon Snow (Kit Harrington), Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), and Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham)
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Melisandre (Carice van Houten)
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Dean-Charles Chapman as Tommen Baratheon, Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
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Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
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Anton Lesser as Qyburn
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Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark, Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger
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Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
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Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton, Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton
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