EXCLUSIVE: Universal TV has acquired rights to Liza Palmer’s latest book Family Reservations, which it will develop at NBC with writer/executive producer Ilene Chaiken and Keshet Studios. The book, which publishes today, follows culinary pioneer and world-renowned restaurateur Maren Winter, who is nearing retirement. Each of her three daughters is eager to take the reins
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EXCLUSIVE: Level 33 Entertainment has taken domestic on H.P. Mendoza’s The Secret Art of Human Flight, which made its world premiere at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. A July theatrical release has been set followed by a debut on digital platforms. Pic written by Jesse Orenshein centers around a children’s book author, Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer),
The BBC has acquired Suits, the smash legal drama that was the most-watched show on Netflix last year. The corporation has acquired a trio of titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution for BBC iPlayer including St. Denis Medical and The Best Man: The Final Chapters. Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J.
Scripted formats were placed front and center of BBC Studios’ panel at Series Mania, as the Doctor Who seller confirmed it is making up to three more versions of Ghosts and has bought Spain’s Brutal Media. One of the hit BBC show’s creators, Simon Farnaby, recently told a podcast the show – which has achieved
The All3Media sale saga has drawn to a close after almost a year with RedBird IMI confirming the acquisition of The Traitors superindie from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for £1.15B ($1.45B). Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale‘s RedBird IMI takes control of a 50-label outfit with production entities across the world that owns the likes of Fleabag maker
EXCLUSIVE: Umbrelic Entertainment co-founders Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz are bringing back a new Anchor Bay Entertainment with an eye on genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases. “We had an opportunity to take the name of a beloved genre film brand, one we feel a personal connection to, for our new
EXCLUSIVE: A premium documentary series about a scandal that led to the most significant upheaval in the history of American-Israeli government relations has found its streaming home. Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks has picked up Pollard, which originally aired on local Israeli broadcaster Kan 11, and it will drop next month. The acclaimed documentary series from Omri
EXCLUSIVE: Sky’s docu-series Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King has been snapped up for German free TV a day after launching on Canal+ in France. The four-part series’ producer, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, has struck a deal directly with German compatriot network ARD for all four episodes plus a 90-minute special that is soon delivering. The
EXCLUSIVE: This could rev up the engines of those Formula One fans: CBS is in the early stages of developing a single-camera workplace comedy with Haas Racing team principle Guenther Steiner. The project, which does not yet have a writer attached, will be set in the world of sports with a “Steineresque” boss at the
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has snapped up rights to Rebecca Yarros‘ fantasy book series The Empyrean, and is moving to develop its first title, Fourth Wing, for TV alongside Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. Sources tell Deadline that the acquisition took place pre-WGA strike, following a heated auction. Outlier will exec produce the Fourth Wing
The BBC has picked up Irish crime drama Kin from Fifth Season. The RTÉ series, which aired in the U.S. on AMC+, is the latest high-profile show snapped up by the BBC buying team, following the likes of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire. It is produced by Joker financier Bron Studios and Man in the
The BBC has acquired all three seasons of Hulu’s Love, Victor. Set in the same universe as hit movie Love, Simon, the show focuses on a new student at Creekwood High School, played by Michael Cimino. The series follows his journey of self-discovery: facing challenges at home and struggling with his sexual orientation. He reaches
It was the one that got away. For two decades, TBS boasted the biggest broadcast comedies of the 1990s and 2000s with Seinfeld, Friends and then The Big Bang Theory. But, in a surprise twist, USA Network, a novice in the off-network comedy space, stunned the competition in June 2010 by outbidding everyone to land
EXCLUSIVE: Cartilage Films has taken worldwide rights to Ryan Martin Brown’s feature directorial debut, Free Time for a 2024 domestic release. Pic stars Colin Burgess as Drew, who is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job
EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Inshallah a Boy, the directorial debut of Amjad Al Rasheed which world premiered during the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and is set to have its North American debut at TIFF next month. Inshallah a Boy is being considered for Jordan’s Official Selection for Best International
EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has picked up Underdeveloped, a mockumentary from Brian A. Metcalf, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tom Arnold and Mark Pellegrino. It will premiere globally September 8 on Fox Entertainment’s free streaming service Tubi. As an independent production with no direct ties to members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television, it also is
Disney has struck a multi-show deal with Channel 4 for the UK network’s rebranded streaming service including the likes of The X Files, Abbott Elementary and Bones. As Channel 4 continues to add boxsets to its recently rebranded SVoD, which is also called Channel 4, the network has taken the 10 Disney series from this
Comedy is back; Super Mario Bros has proved that laughs are good for a half billion dollars. The antihero business is intact. Both Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4 hit their marks. But affairs of the heart are still suffering at the movie box office. Love Again is the latest