Exclusive: Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Rev and Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions have teamed up to produce an immigration comedy for Sky.
I understand that the two companies are working on Detained, written by Zak Shaikh, and the series in currently in the early stages of development at the European pay-tv giant.
Detained is based on the real-life experience of Shaikh, who has previously written on shows including TBS comedy Sullivan & Son and Starz’ Head Case. It tells the story of a British Muslim hipster trying to get back into America and resume his life after being victim of mistaken identity. Shaikh was born in Manchester UK and is of Pakistani and Indian descent and currently lives in La.
Arrested Development star Arnett and Marc Forman, who is president of Electric Avenue, will exec produce alongside Big Talk’s Kenton Allen and Mark Chappell, who...
I understand that the two companies are working on Detained, written by Zak Shaikh, and the series in currently in the early stages of development at the European pay-tv giant.
Detained is based on the real-life experience of Shaikh, who has previously written on shows including TBS comedy Sullivan & Son and Starz’ Head Case. It tells the story of a British Muslim hipster trying to get back into America and resume his life after being victim of mistaken identity. Shaikh was born in Manchester UK and is of Pakistani and Indian descent and currently lives in La.
Arrested Development star Arnett and Marc Forman, who is president of Electric Avenue, will exec produce alongside Big Talk’s Kenton Allen and Mark Chappell, who...
- 3/21/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Eleven female and minority writers have been named this year's honorees of the WGA West's TV Writer Access Program. Now in its eighth year, the goal of the program is to "promote diversity and foster inclusiveness in the entertainment industry." Honorees in the one-hour drama category are: Rachel Feldman – Kinks Adrian A. Cruz – Irwindale Sharon Hoffman – The Doubling Peter Hume – Righteous Texas Donald Joh – Mulberry Tonya Kong – Skin Deep Zak Shaikh – Runaways Mollie…...
- 3/1/2017
- Deadline TV
Masi Oka knows a thing or two about learning English as a second language having been born in Tokyo and moving to the U.S. at age 6. The Heroes and Hawaii Five-0 star would be able to share his and his family’s experience in Esl, a comedy project that has been set up at Fox with Oka and A To Z creator Ben Queen executive producing. It is about the students and teacher in a class on English as a second language. Oka conceived Esl with UK-born writer Zak Shaikh (Sullivan & S…...
- 9/22/2015
- Deadline TV
The Erich Pommer Institut (Epi) in association with MediaXchange presents the European TV Drama Series Lab (TV Lab) for its third edition starting yesterday in Berlin. The nominated participants – top writers, producers and broadcasters from across Europe – will get valuable insights into the latest trends and up-to-date success stories of the TV series industry by internationally acclaimed TV experts.
The Erich Pommer Institut and MediaXchange designed and established the European TV Drama Series Lab to become one of the major international TV training programs, which hit the nerve of the industry. It annually generates new potential and ideas. No wonder, the line-up of confirmed speakers for July 2014 consists of a range of renowned TV experts who are willing to share their experiences and expertise: Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer "The Walking Dead,""Hawthorne"and "The Shield," U.S.; Nicolas Brown, Director, Film & TV - Neal Street Productions (formerly Director, UK Drama Production BBC); Peter Nadermann, Executive Producer "The Bridge" I, II, III, "The Team", CEO, NadCon-Film GmbH, Germany; Zak Shaikh, Head of U.S Consultancy, Attentional, U.S; Jean Philippe De Tender, Director Television, Vrt, Belgium.
Already in prior years, top industry players were part of the TV Lab. Some of the figures : Piv Bernth ("Borgen") Denmark; Anne Bjørnstad ("Lilyhammer"), Norway; Carol Flint ( "The West Wing","ER".), USA; James Manos Jr. ("Dexter", "The Sopranos"); U.S, Simon Mirren ("Criminal Minds", "Without a Trace"), U.K/Us; Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files,), U.S/U.K.
The TV Lab is aimed at screenwriters, producers and commissioning editors and examines the components that are essential for a successful TV series. Think Tanks provide the participants with the opportunity to apply their gained knowledge to the European market. Brand new European case studies will pave the way to innovative and successful series formats. Moreover, the participants will profit from an excellent networking opportunity – an essential factor for success. The program is supported by the Media 2007 Program of the EU and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
An Open Session will be held on July 3, 2014 for the local industry and reporting journalists and is organized in co-operation with the Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
The Erich Pommer Institut and MediaXchange designed and established the European TV Drama Series Lab to become one of the major international TV training programs, which hit the nerve of the industry. It annually generates new potential and ideas. No wonder, the line-up of confirmed speakers for July 2014 consists of a range of renowned TV experts who are willing to share their experiences and expertise: Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer "The Walking Dead,""Hawthorne"and "The Shield," U.S.; Nicolas Brown, Director, Film & TV - Neal Street Productions (formerly Director, UK Drama Production BBC); Peter Nadermann, Executive Producer "The Bridge" I, II, III, "The Team", CEO, NadCon-Film GmbH, Germany; Zak Shaikh, Head of U.S Consultancy, Attentional, U.S; Jean Philippe De Tender, Director Television, Vrt, Belgium.
Already in prior years, top industry players were part of the TV Lab. Some of the figures : Piv Bernth ("Borgen") Denmark; Anne Bjørnstad ("Lilyhammer"), Norway; Carol Flint ( "The West Wing","ER".), USA; James Manos Jr. ("Dexter", "The Sopranos"); U.S, Simon Mirren ("Criminal Minds", "Without a Trace"), U.K/Us; Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files,), U.S/U.K.
The TV Lab is aimed at screenwriters, producers and commissioning editors and examines the components that are essential for a successful TV series. Think Tanks provide the participants with the opportunity to apply their gained knowledge to the European market. Brand new European case studies will pave the way to innovative and successful series formats. Moreover, the participants will profit from an excellent networking opportunity – an essential factor for success. The program is supported by the Media 2007 Program of the EU and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
An Open Session will be held on July 3, 2014 for the local industry and reporting journalists and is organized in co-operation with the Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
- 7/2/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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