George Clooney is set to star in and direct a six-episode limited series based on the Catch-22 Academy Award-winner George Clooney is set to star in a six-episode limited series based on the Joseph Heller novel “Catch-22,” according to THR. Clooney is also set to direct the series. Catch-22 is written by Luke Davies (Lion) and David Michod (War Machine). Clooney will play Col.