Who wrote the book Catch-22?
Catch-22 (miniseries) Catch-22 (miniseries) Catch-22 is an upcoming American-British-Italian drama miniseries based on the book of the same name written by Joseph Heller that is set to premiere on Hulu in the United States, Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, and Sky Italia in Italy. The series, a co-production between the three networks, stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, and George Clooney, who is also set to executive produce alongside Grant Heslov, Luke Davies, David Michôd, Richard Brown, and Steve Golin. "Catch-22" is described by Hulu as "the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian, a US Air Force bombardier in
Catch-22 from May to October in 1944. Heller was able to make it out of the war, but it took until 1953 before he could start writing about it. The war experience turned Heller into a "tortured, funny, deeply peculiar human being". After publication in 1961, "Catch-22" became very popular among teenagers at the time. "Catch-22" seemed to embody the feelings that young people had toward the Vietnam War. A common joke was that every student who went off to college at the time took along a copy of "Catch-22". The popularity of the book created a cult following, which led