Exclusive: Critical Content, the production company behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and Sylvester Stallone doc Sly, has made some hires and promotions in its creative team.
The Sk Global-backed company, which is run by President Jenny Daly, has hired former Dorsey Pictures exec Katie Hash as SVP, Development and promoted Matthew Pickel to SVP, Development and Current.
Elsewhere, it has hired Ryan Lash as Director of Development.
The trio report to Rob Lobl, EVP, Development.
Hash previously headed the development team at Dorsey Pictures, where she exec produced series including Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder. She left in 2021. She previously worked at A. Smith and Co. on series including American Ninja Warrior.
Pickel was previously Creative Director for Critical and worked on series including Netflix’s Buy My House and USA Network’s Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane. He also worked with Daly as Creative...
The Sk Global-backed company, which is run by President Jenny Daly, has hired former Dorsey Pictures exec Katie Hash as SVP, Development and promoted Matthew Pickel to SVP, Development and Current.
Elsewhere, it has hired Ryan Lash as Director of Development.
The trio report to Rob Lobl, EVP, Development.
Hash previously headed the development team at Dorsey Pictures, where she exec produced series including Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder. She left in 2021. She previously worked at A. Smith and Co. on series including American Ninja Warrior.
Pickel was previously Creative Director for Critical and worked on series including Netflix’s Buy My House and USA Network’s Austin Dillon’s Life in the Fast Lane. He also worked with Daly as Creative...
- 9/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristin Cavallari is ending her E! reality show Very Cavallari after three seasons. The reality star announced Tuesday on Instagram that she has decided not to continue with the show.
“As I start this new chapter in my life, I have decided not to continue with ‘Very Cavallari.’ I’ve absolutely loved my time filming and am so grateful to E! Entertainment for making this journey possible. To the fans: I can’t thank you enough for all your support and for keeping up with me all of these years. I love you guys,” she wrote in an Instagram caption.
E! confirmed to Deadline that the show is not moving forward.
The move comes after Cavallari and Jay Cutler filed for divorce in April.
Very Cavallari took an exclusive look inside the life of the celebrity, businesswoman, wife and mother. The show focused on her company Uncommon James, but also...
“As I start this new chapter in my life, I have decided not to continue with ‘Very Cavallari.’ I’ve absolutely loved my time filming and am so grateful to E! Entertainment for making this journey possible. To the fans: I can’t thank you enough for all your support and for keeping up with me all of these years. I love you guys,” she wrote in an Instagram caption.
E! confirmed to Deadline that the show is not moving forward.
The move comes after Cavallari and Jay Cutler filed for divorce in April.
Very Cavallari took an exclusive look inside the life of the celebrity, businesswoman, wife and mother. The show focused on her company Uncommon James, but also...
- 5/19/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 14 of Cmt’s longest-running and most-watched series “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” is set to start on Friday, Aug. 2 at 9/8c, and will be immediately followed by the premiere of the network’s newest series, “Racing Wives,” at 10/9c, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
The new “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” tryouts will consist of 13 one-hour episodes and promises access into the cheerleading candidates’ lives as they fight for a coveted spot on the sidelines for “America’s Team.” The training camp candidates will learn new routines in every episode, working with choreographers Travis Wall and Tyce Diorio (“So You Thank You Can Dance”), as well as Charm La’donna, who’s arranged dance moves for Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Trainor, and Britney Spears.
This season, Cheryl Burke and Melissa Rycroft of “Dancing With The Stars” will make appearances to help judge the auditions, with Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell...
The new “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” tryouts will consist of 13 one-hour episodes and promises access into the cheerleading candidates’ lives as they fight for a coveted spot on the sidelines for “America’s Team.” The training camp candidates will learn new routines in every episode, working with choreographers Travis Wall and Tyce Diorio (“So You Thank You Can Dance”), as well as Charm La’donna, who’s arranged dance moves for Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Trainor, and Britney Spears.
This season, Cheryl Burke and Melissa Rycroft of “Dancing With The Stars” will make appearances to help judge the auditions, with Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell...
- 7/10/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
E! has picked up third seasons of Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian and Very Cavallari, and a second season of Dating #NoFilter for premiere later this year.
Premiering this summer, the third season of Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian will feature a new group of men and women finding the physical and emotional strength to prove to themselves and those who have been negative forces in their lives that they’re worthy of love and respect.
Eli Frankel, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Ryan Seacrest, and Larissa A.K. Matsson are Executive Producers. Revenge Body is produced by Khlomoney Entertainment, Rogue Atlas Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, and Ryan Seacrest Productions
Currently in its second season, Very Cavallari gives fans an exclusive look inside the life of celebrity entrepreneur, reality superstar, and lifestyle tastemaker, Kristin Cavallari, as she juggles her roles as boss, businesswoman, mom, friend, and wife to former professional football player,...
Premiering this summer, the third season of Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian will feature a new group of men and women finding the physical and emotional strength to prove to themselves and those who have been negative forces in their lives that they’re worthy of love and respect.
Eli Frankel, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Ryan Seacrest, and Larissa A.K. Matsson are Executive Producers. Revenge Body is produced by Khlomoney Entertainment, Rogue Atlas Productions in association with Lionsgate Television, and Ryan Seacrest Productions
Currently in its second season, Very Cavallari gives fans an exclusive look inside the life of celebrity entrepreneur, reality superstar, and lifestyle tastemaker, Kristin Cavallari, as she juggles her roles as boss, businesswoman, mom, friend, and wife to former professional football player,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
E! has picked up “Very Cavallari” and “Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian” for third seasons, Variety has learned exclusively.
Additionally, the network has renewed “Dating #NoFilter” for a second season, with new episodes premiering later this year.
“At E!, we continue to build on our successful unscripted slate with fun, edgy and inspiring series led by strong, fearless women,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Evp of development and production at the network. “We look forward to bringing more laughs, tears, and transformational stories that our viewers can connect with, and we cannot wait for fans to see what these next seasons have in store.”
“Very Cavallari” is a documentary series which explores the life and career of “The Hills” alumna and TV personality Kristin Cavallari. The show offers an inside look into her professional life as she builds her lifestyle brand, as well as insight into her private life with her husband...
Additionally, the network has renewed “Dating #NoFilter” for a second season, with new episodes premiering later this year.
“At E!, we continue to build on our successful unscripted slate with fun, edgy and inspiring series led by strong, fearless women,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Evp of development and production at the network. “We look forward to bringing more laughs, tears, and transformational stories that our viewers can connect with, and we cannot wait for fans to see what these next seasons have in store.”
“Very Cavallari” is a documentary series which explores the life and career of “The Hills” alumna and TV personality Kristin Cavallari. The show offers an inside look into her professional life as she builds her lifestyle brand, as well as insight into her private life with her husband...
- 5/3/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Critical Content has tapped former ITV Studios America executive Sam Zoda as Evp and Head of Production, along with making other senior-level exec hires and promotions. The appointments follow Critical Content’s acquisition of the TV assets of Jenny Daly’s T Group Productions in November, spearheaded by the independent studio’s founder and CEO Tom Forman, and the naming of Daly as President, Critical Content Studios.
Zoda, a 30-year industry veteran, joins Critical Content after leadership roles at ITV Studios America and serving as Executive in Charge, Production of Dancing With the Stars. Zoda will oversee the Critical Content slate of more than 40 series, pilots and presentations for networks such as Fox, CBS, Netflix, Disney+, HBO, A&E and E! among others.
Zoda helped launch Granada America/ITV Studios America in 2004 as Svp Production and was later promoted to Evp and Chief Operating Officer, Head of Production & Current Programming. Additional credits include Hell’s Kitchen,...
Zoda, a 30-year industry veteran, joins Critical Content after leadership roles at ITV Studios America and serving as Executive in Charge, Production of Dancing With the Stars. Zoda will oversee the Critical Content slate of more than 40 series, pilots and presentations for networks such as Fox, CBS, Netflix, Disney+, HBO, A&E and E! among others.
Zoda helped launch Granada America/ITV Studios America in 2004 as Svp Production and was later promoted to Evp and Chief Operating Officer, Head of Production & Current Programming. Additional credits include Hell’s Kitchen,...
- 1/28/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
E! has given the go-ahead for a second season of Very Cavallari, the docu-series starring celebrity entrepreneur Kristin Cavallari. The new season will premiere in 2019.
Season 2 is expected to continue following Cavallari’s life in Nashville and will feature 10 one-hour episodes. E! says the first season of Very Cavallari has seen consistent week on week growth in all key demos and currently ranks as one of the youngest and most affluent series on ad-supported cable and broadcast with a median age of 36.
The first-season finale is set for Sunday, Aug. 26, and will chronicle the Uncommon James store opening and launch party. But several huge mistakes by Kristin’s staff on opening day push the star to her breaking point, while Brittainy worries about her position in the company and Shannon helps Mike pop the question to Taylor.
You can check out a clip from the season finale above.
Very Cavallari...
Season 2 is expected to continue following Cavallari’s life in Nashville and will feature 10 one-hour episodes. E! says the first season of Very Cavallari has seen consistent week on week growth in all key demos and currently ranks as one of the youngest and most affluent series on ad-supported cable and broadcast with a median age of 36.
The first-season finale is set for Sunday, Aug. 26, and will chronicle the Uncommon James store opening and launch party. But several huge mistakes by Kristin’s staff on opening day push the star to her breaking point, while Brittainy worries about her position in the company and Shannon helps Mike pop the question to Taylor.
You can check out a clip from the season finale above.
Very Cavallari...
- 8/23/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Congrats, Kristin Cavallari! You just got a second season of “Very Cavallari,” courtesy of E!
The second season of the docuseries will premiere in 2019 with 10 one-hour long episodes and will continue to follow the reality star’s life in Nashville, the NBCUniversal cable network announced Thursday.
Per E!: On the first season of “Very Cavallari,” fans saw a whole new side of Kristin as she worked toward opening her flagship store for Uncommon James in Nashville and balanced being a boss, business woman, wife and friend. This season also saw Kristin and her husband Jay Cutler decide to trade city life for farm life when their offer gets accepted on a new home, social media director, Shannon and brand manager Brittainy butting heads at the office and plenty of personal drama served up by her staff, including a surprise pregnancy.
Also Read: Kristin Cavallari Returns to Reality TV With Her Own E!
The second season of the docuseries will premiere in 2019 with 10 one-hour long episodes and will continue to follow the reality star’s life in Nashville, the NBCUniversal cable network announced Thursday.
Per E!: On the first season of “Very Cavallari,” fans saw a whole new side of Kristin as she worked toward opening her flagship store for Uncommon James in Nashville and balanced being a boss, business woman, wife and friend. This season also saw Kristin and her husband Jay Cutler decide to trade city life for farm life when their offer gets accepted on a new home, social media director, Shannon and brand manager Brittainy butting heads at the office and plenty of personal drama served up by her staff, including a surprise pregnancy.
Also Read: Kristin Cavallari Returns to Reality TV With Her Own E!
- 8/23/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Cmt has renewed “Music City” for a second season, when it will be paired with new reality show “Racing Wives” — an eight-episode unscripted series about the women married to famous racecar drivers.
The freshman series follows sisters-in-law Ashley and Samantha Busch, married to Kurt and Kyle Busch; Whitney Ward Dillion, former cheerleader and now wife of Austin Dillon; and Amber Balcaen, an aspiring Nascar driver who is new to the racing community.
“Racing Wives” is set to premiere in early 2019, which is also when “Music City” returns.
Also Read: Cmt Orders 'Bachelorette Weekend' Reality Show From 'Jersey Shore' Producers
“Music City,” the documentary-style series from “The Hills” creator Adam Divello and Lionsgate, follows a group of young adults chasing dreams of success, fame and romance in Nashville. Returning cast members include fledgling musician Kerry and his wife, Rachyl; personal trainer Jackson, and his pageant queen cousin,...
The freshman series follows sisters-in-law Ashley and Samantha Busch, married to Kurt and Kyle Busch; Whitney Ward Dillion, former cheerleader and now wife of Austin Dillon; and Amber Balcaen, an aspiring Nascar driver who is new to the racing community.
“Racing Wives” is set to premiere in early 2019, which is also when “Music City” returns.
Also Read: Cmt Orders 'Bachelorette Weekend' Reality Show From 'Jersey Shore' Producers
“Music City,” the documentary-style series from “The Hills” creator Adam Divello and Lionsgate, follows a group of young adults chasing dreams of success, fame and romance in Nashville. Returning cast members include fledgling musician Kerry and his wife, Rachyl; personal trainer Jackson, and his pageant queen cousin,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Cmt is ramping up its programming slate with an eight-episode order of Racing Wives, a female-driven hour-long unscripted series from Jenny Daly’s T Group Productions, and has renewed hit docuseries Music City for a 10-episode second season. Both shows will premiere early next year.
Set in Lake Norman, North Caroline, Racing Wives follows the never-before-seen private lives of women who are married to world famous race car drivers. It features sisters-in-law Ashley and Samantha Busch, married to Kurt and Kyle Busch who are each balancing family life with their own ambitions. Looking to take her rightful spot in the wives’ club is Whitney Ward Dillion, former cheerleader and now wife of Austin Dillon, who is torn between fitting in with her fellow wives while staying true to her best friend and cheerleader ride-or-die Mariel Lane. Also featured is Amber Balcaen, an aspiring Nascar driver who is new to the racing community and left everything,...
Set in Lake Norman, North Caroline, Racing Wives follows the never-before-seen private lives of women who are married to world famous race car drivers. It features sisters-in-law Ashley and Samantha Busch, married to Kurt and Kyle Busch who are each balancing family life with their own ambitions. Looking to take her rightful spot in the wives’ club is Whitney Ward Dillion, former cheerleader and now wife of Austin Dillon, who is torn between fitting in with her fellow wives while staying true to her best friend and cheerleader ride-or-die Mariel Lane. Also featured is Amber Balcaen, an aspiring Nascar driver who is new to the racing community and left everything,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jenny Daly’s T Group Productions (Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour, Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings) and Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz’s Push It Productions (Last Comic Standing, Talk Show the Game Show) have teamed to produce competition format Throw Mama From the Game Show for the U.S. TV marketplace. The companies will be pitching the adult comedy project to broadcast and premium outlets this week.
Throw Mama from the Game Show is a one-hour elimination game show that pits teams of a mother and her millennial against one another to beat the competition while successfully conquering hilarious challenges. The challenges will increase in scale and test the teams’ relationships, mental capacities and physical abilities. For those mother/millennial teams that fail, mom will be expelled in epic fashion, while the one winning team that walks away unscathed will receive a flashy prize to help them get over any bruised familial feelings.
Throw Mama from the Game Show is a one-hour elimination game show that pits teams of a mother and her millennial against one another to beat the competition while successfully conquering hilarious challenges. The challenges will increase in scale and test the teams’ relationships, mental capacities and physical abilities. For those mother/millennial teams that fail, mom will be expelled in epic fashion, while the one winning team that walks away unscathed will receive a flashy prize to help them get over any bruised familial feelings.
- 4/9/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristin Cavallari is set to return to reality TV as the star of E!’s “Very Cavallari.” Yes, the “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills” alum’s grump of a husband, retired NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, will also appear on the docuseries.
“Our audience has followed Kristin from the Hills to E’s Red Carpet and will now get a view into her life as entrepreneur and lifestyle tastemaker,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, executive vice president, development and production at E! “We will see Kristin push herself as a boss of a new and expanding brand while combating the pressure to succeed. She will be challenged with juggling her staff of strong-willed employees, making time for her husband, newly retired football player, Jay Cutler, and remaining an active mom to her three kids.”
Here’s the series description, per E!:
This season on “Very Cavallari,” Kristin is making Nashville the headquarters of her rapidly expanding fashion and lifestyle brand, Uncommon James. However, the growing pains are all too real with her employees traipsing in and out of her home and taking a toll on her husband’s nerves. Kristin is moving her business and her employees, who Jay affectionately calls her “minions,” out of her house and into a chic, new space in Nashville. The core team Kristin has hired to support her in building her business are social media director, Shannon, who is never shy about speaking her mind; Brittainy, a type-a workaholic brought in to manage the Uncommon James store; and office assistant, Reagan, who can be forgetful at times but means well and enlivens their workplace with her off-beat sense of humor. With everyone working together in the new space and a few new hires joining the team, personalities begin to clash, relationships intertwine, arguments erupt and love triangles begin to form.
Also Read: Janice Dickinson Says She Was Tricked Into 'Shahs of Sunset' Villain Role in New Lawsuit
“Very Cavallari” is produced by T Group Productions. Cavallari, Jenny Daly, Rob Lobl and Omid Kahangi are as executive producers.
Read original story Kristin Cavallari Returns to Reality TV With Her Own E! Show At TheWrap...
“Our audience has followed Kristin from the Hills to E’s Red Carpet and will now get a view into her life as entrepreneur and lifestyle tastemaker,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, executive vice president, development and production at E! “We will see Kristin push herself as a boss of a new and expanding brand while combating the pressure to succeed. She will be challenged with juggling her staff of strong-willed employees, making time for her husband, newly retired football player, Jay Cutler, and remaining an active mom to her three kids.”
Here’s the series description, per E!:
This season on “Very Cavallari,” Kristin is making Nashville the headquarters of her rapidly expanding fashion and lifestyle brand, Uncommon James. However, the growing pains are all too real with her employees traipsing in and out of her home and taking a toll on her husband’s nerves. Kristin is moving her business and her employees, who Jay affectionately calls her “minions,” out of her house and into a chic, new space in Nashville. The core team Kristin has hired to support her in building her business are social media director, Shannon, who is never shy about speaking her mind; Brittainy, a type-a workaholic brought in to manage the Uncommon James store; and office assistant, Reagan, who can be forgetful at times but means well and enlivens their workplace with her off-beat sense of humor. With everyone working together in the new space and a few new hires joining the team, personalities begin to clash, relationships intertwine, arguments erupt and love triangles begin to form.
Also Read: Janice Dickinson Says She Was Tricked Into 'Shahs of Sunset' Villain Role in New Lawsuit
“Very Cavallari” is produced by T Group Productions. Cavallari, Jenny Daly, Rob Lobl and Omid Kahangi are as executive producers.
Read original story Kristin Cavallari Returns to Reality TV With Her Own E! Show At TheWrap...
- 4/4/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
E! has given the green light to a new docuseries featuring reality star turned entrepreneur Kristin Cavallari.
Set in Nashville, Very Cavallari will follow Cavallari’s life as a businesswoman launching a flagship store for her lifestyle product line, Uncommon James and wife to her husband, former professional football player, Jay Cutler.
“Our audience has followed Kristin from The Hills to E’s Red Carpet and will now get a view into her life as entrepreneur and lifestyle tastemaker,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Evp, Development and Production at E! “We will see Kristin push herself as a boss of a new and expanding brand while combating the pressure to succeed. She will be challenged with juggling her staff of strong-willed employees, making time for her husband, newly retired football player, Jay Cutler, and remaining an active mom to her three kids.”
Cavallari became known on MTV’s reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,...
Set in Nashville, Very Cavallari will follow Cavallari’s life as a businesswoman launching a flagship store for her lifestyle product line, Uncommon James and wife to her husband, former professional football player, Jay Cutler.
“Our audience has followed Kristin from The Hills to E’s Red Carpet and will now get a view into her life as entrepreneur and lifestyle tastemaker,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Evp, Development and Production at E! “We will see Kristin push herself as a boss of a new and expanding brand while combating the pressure to succeed. She will be challenged with juggling her staff of strong-willed employees, making time for her husband, newly retired football player, Jay Cutler, and remaining an active mom to her three kids.”
Cavallari became known on MTV’s reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Osbourne (The Osbournes) and his new banner Osbourne Media have signed an overall co-production deal with Jenny Daly’s T Group Prods (Mystery Diners). Under the pact, Osbourne will focus on creating new, unscripted formats and docuseries to be co-produced with T Group in both the U.S. and UK. Osbourne and his Osbourne Media team will relocate to T Group's Santa Monica office and work closely with T Group President Daly and Rob Lobl, Evp Development and Current…...
- 2/19/2015
- Deadline TV
The Santa Monica-based producer of Storage Hunters and Container Wars has upped Rob Lobl to Evp Development and Current and announced Elyse Seder as VP Development. Lobl will oversee the development team at T Group Productions and will continue to provide creative oversight for all the company’s productions. He joined T Group in 2011 and has served as executive producer for more than 30 series, specials and pilots. Seder is tasked with generating new docuseries and creating original formats for U.S. broadcast and cable networks. Before T Group, she did VP stints at Lizard Trading Company and at Firecracker Films. “Rob has been an integral part of T Group’s success – he’s both a respected producer and an inspiring creative,” T Group President Jenny Daly said. “Elyse brings a broad range of experience, great creative vision and a successful track record of fresh, innovative programming.”...
- 1/24/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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