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Jason Katims Reunites With ‘Friday Night Lights’ Producers Imagine TV
Jason Katims is on the move. The Parenthood and Friday Night Lights creator has reunited with the company behind both shows and has signed a multiple-project deal with Imagine Television. Under the pact, the showrunner is said to already be hard at work on three projects (details of which remain under wraps). “Jason Katims is […]
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‘Powerpuff Girls,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Reboots in the Works
New versions of two beloved Cartoon Network shows are in development, with the creator of both guiding them. Reboots of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends are in the works at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Craig McCracken, who created both series, is attached to the two projects. McCracken began his animation career at […]
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‘My Therapist Says’ Instagram Account to Become Scripted TV Series
The My Therapist Says Instagram account is getting the TV treatment. Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.’s Artists for Artists banner is teaming with the viral account’s co-founders, Lola Tash and Nicole Argiris, to adapt it as a live-action, scripted television series. A platform is not yet attached. The account launched in 2015 and is […]
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Julie Plec Unveils Expansive Development Slate at Universal TV
Julie Plec, in the wake of the surprising Legacies cancellation, is putting her energy into a sprawling development slate for Universal Television. The prolific showrunner, who already has Vampire Academy due in September on Peacock, has unveiled five new scripted shows in development at the studio where her My So-Called Company has been based since […]
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‘Minx’ Creator Inks Lionsgate TV Overall Deal
Ellen Rapoport is setting up shop at Lionsgate Television. The creator of HBO Max’s well-reviewed comedy Minx has signed an overall deal with the studio behind the series. Under the pact, Rapoport will create new scripted projects for the studio while also continuing to serve as showrunner on the previously renewed Minx. “Throughout the making […]
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‘Winning Time’ Boss Extends HBO Overall Deal
Max Borenstein is extending his relationship with HBO. The Winning Time co-creator and showrunner has renewed his overall deal with the premium cable network that is home to the Lakers drama. Borenstein first signed a two-year deal with HBO in 2020. His new overall is for three years, taking him through 2025. “HBO is why […]
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Formula 1 Scripted Series in the Works at Hulu With Driver Daniel Ricciardo (Exclusive)
Hulu is getting into the driver’s seat. The Disney-backed streamer is teaming with driver Daniel Ricciardo to develop a half-hour scripted series that is set in the world of Formula 1 racing. Details about the project’s logline are being kept under wraps. A search for a writer is under way. The series, which is currently […]
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Robin Thede Inks Overall Deal With HBO
Robin Thede is expanding her relationship with HBO. The creator, showrunner, exec producer, writer and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show has inked a three-year overall deal with the premium cable network. The pact expands her relationship with HBO, which recently renewed the sketch show for a fourth season. Thede’s overall deal marks her […]
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Mimi Leder Inks Overall Deal With Apple
Mimi Leder is expanding her relationship with Apple. The exec producer and director of the tech giant/streamer’s signature drama, The Morning Show, has signed an overall deal with the company. Under the multiple-year pact, Apple will have a first-look at streaming features and an exclusive deal for series delivered by Leder. LEder has been with […]
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‘Hacks’ Breakout Meg Stalter Sets Semi-Autobiographical Comedy at HBO Max
Hacks breakout Meg Stalter is getting her own starring vehicle at HBO Max. The actress, comedian and internet sensation will star in Church Girls, a comedy pilot that is inspired by her true-life experience. Stalter created the series and will star as Beth Parker, a 20-year-old Christian and closeted lesbian who wrestles with her sexuality […]
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‘Felonious Monk’ Series in the Works at Fox
The upfronts may have just passed but Fox continues to focus on year-round development. The broadcast network has handed out a script commitment to Felonious Monk, a drama based on the novel by William Kotzwinkle. Written by Michael Brandon Guercio (Treadstone, Code Black), the drama revolves around a disgraced cop with anger issues-turned-monk who returns […]
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‘Married…With Children’ Animated Series in the Works
The Bundys may be headed back to television. An animated version of Fox’s foundational sitcom Married…With Children is in the works at Sony Pictures Television, which produced the original series. The studio has signed the show’s core cast — Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and David Faustino — to reprise their roles in voiceover. […]
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