Stone creating history series for Showtime

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Oliver Stone is creating and executive producing a 10-episode documentary series called "Oliver Stone's Secret History of America," Showtime said.

Stone's film credits include "Platoon," "Natural Born Killers," "JFK," "Nixon," "Alexander," "World Trade Center" and "W." His history series is slated to begin airing on Showtime in 2010.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Robert Greenblatt, president of entertainment for Showtime Networks Inc.

"We are very happy that Oliver Stone has chosen Showtime as the home for his provocative series about key unknown moments of American history," Greenblatt said in a statement. "Not only has his name become synonymous with visionary filmmaker, but Oliver is also a fascinating storyteller always striving to shed new light on the human experience. His continuing curiosity about real events of the 20th Century has now led him to a documentary series unlike any other, which is why it's perfect for our premium audience."

Narrated by Stone, the one-hour series will feature episodes that focus on human events, which at the time went under-reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history throughout the last 60 years, the network said in a news release.

Topics range from U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, the origins and reasons for the Cold War with the Soviet Union to the fierce struggle between war and peace in America's national security complex.

"Through this epic 10-hour series, which I feel is the deepest contribution I could ever make in film to my children and the next generation, I can only hope a change in our thinking will result," Stone said.