Strong, whose acting credits include "Gilmore Girls" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," pitched the idea for "Recount" to [producer Paula] Weinstein a year and a half ago. Weinstein and longtime Spring Creek executive Len Amato then took the project to HBO. To write the script, Strong did detailed research, including conducting numerous interviews with people involved in or affected by the recount, Weinstein said.It’s not entirely clear whether “Recount” might get a theatrical release before it hits HBO. HBO projects “Elephant” (2003) and “Maria Full of Grace” (2004) were both distributed theatrically by Fine Line before they hit the channel. Pollack hasn’t directed a TV project since the 1960s – before HBO even existed. Read more of this here.