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Ted Danson To Star In L.A. Mayor Comedy Series From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock At NBC
Three of NBC’s iconic comedy veterans are teaming on a new series. The network has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy starring The Good Place‘s Ted Danson, from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television.
Written by Fey and Carlock (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), the as-yet…
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‘Paper Girls’ Graphic Novel Adaptation From Legendary TV & Plan B Gets Amazon Series Commitment
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Amazon Studios has landed Paper Girls, a drama based on Brian K. Vaughan’s best-selling graphic novel. The project, which has received a series commitment, hails from Legendary Television and Plan B (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight).
Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom will pen the…
‘Sexy Beast’ Prequel Gets Series Order From Paramount Network
Paramount Network has ordered a 10-episode first season of Sexy Beast, a series adaptation from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content based on the cult British gangster movie. Michael Caleo (The Sopranos) will write the series and executive produce.
Sexy Beast, the series, tells the origin story of the Gal Dove…
New ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff Casts Its First Three Leads
Alexa Mansour (Unfriended: Dark Web), Nicolas Cantu (The Amazing World of Gumball), and Hal Cumpston (Australian comedy Bilched) are set as leads on AMC’s new Walking Dead spinoff series, set for premiere in 2020, Deadline has confirmed.
The new spinoff will feature two young female protagonists and will focus on the…
Pop TV Picks Up To Series Comedy ‘Best Intentions’ From Adam Herz
CBS-owned Pop TV has given an eight-episode series order to coming-of-age comedy pilot Best Intentions, from American Pie writer Adam Herz, A+E Studios and Howard T. Owens and Ben Silverman's Propagate. David Fynn (Undateable) Daniel Rashid (Being Frank) and Lindsey Gort (The Carrie Diaries) are set to star in the…
Mindy Kaling’s Coming-Of-Age Netflix Comedy Series Casts Canadian Newcomer As Its Lead
Mindy Kaling’s comedy-of-age Netflix comedy series has found its lead. Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has been cast in the lead role of Devi following a worldwide open casting call for the untitled series from Kaling, The Mindy Project co-exec producer Lang Fisher and Universal TV.
Ramakrishnan of Toronto was selected…
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Alana de la Garza Moves From ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ To ‘FBI’, Will Continue To Recur On Spinoff Series For CBS
EXCLUSIVE: Alana de la Garza, co-star of CBS’ upcoming midseason drama FBI: Most Wanted, is joining the mothership, FBI, as a series regular, reprising her role as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castile. She also will continue to play the character on offshoot FBI: Most Wanted as a recurring guest star.
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Amazon Orders Tracy Oliver Comedy Series From Amy Poehler & Universal TV
Amazon Studios has ordered 10 episodes of a female-focused half-hour comedy series from Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and Universal TV, where Poehler is under a deal. It’s set for premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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‘The Lord Of The Rings’: J.A. Bayona To Direct Amazon Series
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the big-scope fantasy drama, following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson, who directed the feature…
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Kenya Barris’ ‘Unrelated’ Comedy Series Not Going Forward, Will Be Redeveloped At Freeform
EXCLUSIVE: Freeform will not proceed with its straight-to-series order to multi-camera comedy Unrelated, which was fully cast and heading into production. Instead, the project, from Kenya Barris, Ranada Shepard and ABC Signature will go into redevelopment at the cable network.
Unrelated (formerly known as Besties) has…
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WarnerMedia Streamer Eyes Reboots Of Warner Bros TV TGIF Comedies Like ‘Step by Step’, ‘Perfect Strangers’ & ‘Family Matters’
EXCLUSIVE: More than three years ago, Netflix successfully opened a new area of original programming, the family sitcom, with a reboot of Warner Bros TV’s TGIF comedy Full House. The sequel series was a breakout hit, tapping into nostalgia for those who had grown up with the original series while also drawing a new…
‘Gremlins’ Prequel Animated Series Officially A Go At WarnerMedia Streamer
WarnerMedia has confirmed a 10-episode series order to Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, a half-hour animated prequel to the original 1984 Gremlins live-action movie. The project, from Amblin Television and Warner Bros Animation, had been in the works for months with an informal green light.
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