Melissa Rosenberg
‘Practical Magic’ Prequel, John Wells and Lena Dunham Pilots Ordered at HBO Max
HBO Max, the forthcoming streaming service from WarnerMedia, has handed out pilot orders for a pair of dramas — 'Red Bird Lane' and 'Practical Magic' prequel 'Rules of Magic' — and one half-hour dramedy — 'Generation' — from the likes of John Wells ('Shameless'), Melissa Rosenberg ('Jessica Jones') and Lena Dunham ('Girls').
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‘Jessica Jones’ Showrunner on Netflix Cancellation: “This Was Clearly a Business Decision”
'Jessica Jones' showrunner Melissa Rosenberg says she knew the end for her show was near when Netflix canceled 'Daredevil' shortly after its third season debuted.
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‘Jessica Jones’ Creator to Exit for 8-Figure Warner Bros. TV Deal (Exclusive)
'Jessica Jones' creator Melissa Rosenberg will exit the Netflix drama after season three to create and develop new projects for Warner Bros. TV.
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Watch The Hollywood Reporter’s Full, Uncensored Genre Roundtable With Jason Blum, Robert Kirkman and More
The Genre Actor Roundtable features Shawn Levy ('Stranger Things'), Salim Akil ('Black Lightning'), Jason Blum ('The First Purge'), Jonathan Nolan ('Westworld'), Melissa Rosenberg ('Jessica Jones'), Robert Kirkman ('The Walking Dead') and Simon Kinberg (the X-Men universe).
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Heroes of Horror, Sci-Fi and Supervillains: The Genre Roundtable
With comic book and fantasy fare dominating the box office and TV ratings, The Hollywood Reporter gathered producers Shawn Levy ('Stranger Things'), Salim Akil ('Black Lightning'), Jason Blum ('The First Purge'), Jonathan Nolan ('Westworld'), Melissa Rosenberg ('Jessica Jones'), Robert Kirkman ('The Walking Dead') and Simon Kinberg (the X-Men films) for a thought-provoking discussion about how the geeks have come to rule Hollywood.
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Netflix’s Female Filmmakers on How to Sustain the Time’s Up Movement’s Momentum
At a FYC brunch, stars and creators from 'Glow,' 'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Jessica Jones' and more participated in a wide-ranging discussion about women in Hollywood.
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‘Jessica Jones’ Boss on Luke Cage’s Carefully Crafted Intro, Season 2 Surprises and ‘The Defenders’
"It was very collaborative with this particular character because it was very clear that I was introducing someone else's lead character for a show. He wasn't mine to play with," 'Jessica Jones' showrunner Melissa Rosenberg tells THR.
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Watch Hollywood Reporter’s Full, Uncensored Drama Showrunner Roundtable With Sam Esmail of ‘Mr. Robot,’ Marti Noxon of ‘UnREAL’ and More
THR’s Roundtable series airs Sundays on SundanceTV.
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‘Jessica Jones’ Showrunner on Defying Female Superhero Tropes: Ritter “Was Never Going to Play the Honey Pot”
"She was never going to put on the tight bandage dress and heels and go and seduce the guy she needs information from," Melissa Rosenberg tells THR of crafting the lead character of the Netflix series.
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Drama Showrunner Roundtable: 6 Top TV Bosses on Fighting for Diversity, Getting Pigeonholed and Casting “A—holes”
Six of television's top drama series bosses — Sam Esmail, Julian Fellowes, Nina Jacobson, Marti Noxon, Melissa Rosenberg and John Ridley — open up about the stories that made them genuinely nervous, the things they still can’t believe they got past the network censors and the ongoing inequities of being anyone other than a privileged white male.
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‘Jessica Jones’ Showrunner Reveals the Scene That Landed Her on a Nazi Hate Site
"The one I thought was really going to get the most flak was the abortion story; the one that actually got the most, much to my horror and disappointment, was the interracial relationship," said Melissa Rosenberg in THR's Showrunner Roundtable.
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Melissa Rosenberg to Oversee Marvel’s Jessica Jones Series for Netflix
The "Twilight" screenwriter was previously attached to develop "AKA Jessica Jones" at ABC.
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