‘The Thousand Crimes Of Ming Tsu’ Novel To Get TV Adaptation By Topic Studios & Blue Marble Pictures
Exclusive: In a competitive situation involving multiple bidders, Topic Studios has acquired the rights to Tom Lin’s debut novel The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, winner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, for TV series development. Topic Studios will produce alongside Theresa Kang-Lowe via her Blue Marble Pictures.
Praised for its cinematic appeal, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is the story of Ming, an orphaned son of Chinese immigrants, raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate who trained him to be his deadly enforcer. When Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, the two elope and seize the opportunity to escape to a different life. But in a violent raid, Ada’s tycoon father’s henchmen kidnap her and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad. Ming escapes and takes off on a...
Praised for its cinematic appeal, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is the story of Ming, an orphaned son of Chinese immigrants, raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate who trained him to be his deadly enforcer. When Ming falls in love with Ada, the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate, the two elope and seize the opportunity to escape to a different life. But in a violent raid, Ada’s tycoon father’s henchmen kidnap her and conscript Ming into service for the Central Pacific Railroad. Ming escapes and takes off on a...
- 2/11/2022
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sundance Institute has announced the 21 fellows and 18 projects they have selected for their first-ever, multi-track Episodic Lab, which is being held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fellows chosen include Justin Calen-Chenn (The Cavi), Lauren Glover (A Dignified Death), Andrew Lopez (Emotional), Jessie Barr and Lena Hudson (Fantasia for You), Elissa Blount Moorhead and Ericka Blount Danois (fiftyTWO), Stacy F. McDonald (Gone But Not Forgotten), Zach Gonzalez-Landis (The Great Impasta), Mansoor Adayfi and Antonio Aiello, Yvonne Hana Yi (Hannah with the Dogs), Carly Woodworth (Lasting), Jackie Katzman (Loons), Terrance Daye (Mandingo), Jess dela Merced (On Soul), Shirin Najafi (Regulars), Johnny Alvarez (Somewhere Else), Rom Lotan (Tehran Disco), Melody Cooper (Those Who Kill) and Nicole Saad (Tinderbox).
The 2021 Lab, hosted on Sundance Collab, has been designed as an immersive two-part experience. Fellows were divided into either the “Idea to Pilot Track,” in which they developed an...
Fellows chosen include Justin Calen-Chenn (The Cavi), Lauren Glover (A Dignified Death), Andrew Lopez (Emotional), Jessie Barr and Lena Hudson (Fantasia for You), Elissa Blount Moorhead and Ericka Blount Danois (fiftyTWO), Stacy F. McDonald (Gone But Not Forgotten), Zach Gonzalez-Landis (The Great Impasta), Mansoor Adayfi and Antonio Aiello, Yvonne Hana Yi (Hannah with the Dogs), Carly Woodworth (Lasting), Jackie Katzman (Loons), Terrance Daye (Mandingo), Jess dela Merced (On Soul), Shirin Najafi (Regulars), Johnny Alvarez (Somewhere Else), Rom Lotan (Tehran Disco), Melody Cooper (Those Who Kill) and Nicole Saad (Tinderbox).
The 2021 Lab, hosted on Sundance Collab, has been designed as an immersive two-part experience. Fellows were divided into either the “Idea to Pilot Track,” in which they developed an...
- 5/14/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Amid a spate of anti-Asian hate crimes this past year, the story of Vincent Chin — the 27-year-old Chinese American brutally beaten and killed in 1982 by two former autoworkers, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, who blamed him for the economic downturn in Detroit — has become the focus of renewed interest for the entertainment industry. One project that has been in development for some time is a limited series created, written and executive produced by Marilyn Fu, Variety has learned exclusively, from Amazon Studios in association with First Look Media’s Topic Studios. The Topic Studios project came to Amazon in 2020 and writing is underway.
The still-untitled project, based on the true story of Chin’s murder, will take place in Detroit during the devastating recession in the early ’80s, during which American car companies were being outperformed by Japanese automakers, fueling the racially charged atmosphere that led to Chin’s death...
The still-untitled project, based on the true story of Chin’s murder, will take place in Detroit during the devastating recession in the early ’80s, during which American car companies were being outperformed by Japanese automakers, fueling the racially charged atmosphere that led to Chin’s death...
- 5/4/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Entertainment studio Topic Studios and New York-based production company Loveless have entered into an all-media first-look deal, partnering to develop scripted and unscripted projects across TV, film and podcasts.
Topic Studios, the entertainment studio from First Look Media, which recently produced the Golden Globe-nominated legal thriller “The Mauritanian,” and Loveless, the production company founded by Emmy-nominees Carly Hugo and Matt Parker, have come together for the new venture, with aims to curate a homegrown slate of new content. The new pact between has already produced an early development slate, which includes a scripted TV series, a docuseries and a feature film.
“Matt and Carly are two of the hardest-working and most innovative producers out there,” Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios, said in a statement announcing the partnership. “With their prodigious relationships, endless creativity, and great eye, we at Topic Studios are excited to partner with Loveless and ignite many great new projects to come.
Topic Studios, the entertainment studio from First Look Media, which recently produced the Golden Globe-nominated legal thriller “The Mauritanian,” and Loveless, the production company founded by Emmy-nominees Carly Hugo and Matt Parker, have come together for the new venture, with aims to curate a homegrown slate of new content. The new pact between has already produced an early development slate, which includes a scripted TV series, a docuseries and a feature film.
“Matt and Carly are two of the hardest-working and most innovative producers out there,” Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios, said in a statement announcing the partnership. “With their prodigious relationships, endless creativity, and great eye, we at Topic Studios are excited to partner with Loveless and ignite many great new projects to come.
- 2/23/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios is teaming with Topic Studios and Pkm Productions to develop the series Savannah from Tracy Oliver and Joey Falco (The CW’s Charmed).
Adapted from New York Times best-selling author Sarah Pinborough’s book Dead to Her, Savannah is a thriller that follows two outsider women, one Black and one white, who marry into a moneyed and closed Southern society and the twisted choices they make to protect their secrets and survive a judgmental world that wants to tear them down. Oliver and Falco are co-writing the new drama series that Patrick Moran and his Pkm Productions and Topic Studios, the entertainment studio from First Look Media, are producing. Topic Studios landed the rights to Pinborough’s book to be developed as part of Oliver’s previously announced first-look deal with Topic Studios.
EVP Maria Zuckerman and SVP of Original...
Adapted from New York Times best-selling author Sarah Pinborough’s book Dead to Her, Savannah is a thriller that follows two outsider women, one Black and one white, who marry into a moneyed and closed Southern society and the twisted choices they make to protect their secrets and survive a judgmental world that wants to tear them down. Oliver and Falco are co-writing the new drama series that Patrick Moran and his Pkm Productions and Topic Studios, the entertainment studio from First Look Media, are producing. Topic Studios landed the rights to Pinborough’s book to be developed as part of Oliver’s previously announced first-look deal with Topic Studios.
EVP Maria Zuckerman and SVP of Original...
- 12/15/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
First Look Media streamer Topic has picked up the U.S. rights to Israeli drama Nehama, while Topic Studios will also develop an English-language adaptation of the darkly comic series.
Topic clinched the finished tape rights in a competitive situation, and the original series will premiere in North America on October 15. Produced by Yoav Gross (The Good Cop) and 24 Drafts Studio, it stars Reshef Levi as a father of five whose decision to ditch his tech career for stand-up comedy is thrown into turmoil after the death of his wife.
Levi, who has previously starred in The Arbitrator, created the 10-part series with Tomer Shani. Nehama co-stars Yuval Scharf (McMafia), Shalom Michaelshwilli (Harborer), and Liron Vaisman (Mossad 101).
“From the moment we sat down with Reshef and Yoav, we knew we wanted to be in business with this team,” said Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios. “Reshef’s witty and acerbic perspective on family,...
Topic clinched the finished tape rights in a competitive situation, and the original series will premiere in North America on October 15. Produced by Yoav Gross (The Good Cop) and 24 Drafts Studio, it stars Reshef Levi as a father of five whose decision to ditch his tech career for stand-up comedy is thrown into turmoil after the death of his wife.
Levi, who has previously starred in The Arbitrator, created the 10-part series with Tomer Shani. Nehama co-stars Yuval Scharf (McMafia), Shalom Michaelshwilli (Harborer), and Liron Vaisman (Mossad 101).
“From the moment we sat down with Reshef and Yoav, we knew we wanted to be in business with this team,” said Maria Zuckerman, head of Topic Studios. “Reshef’s witty and acerbic perspective on family,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix reveals the ensemble cast for its forthcoming “Shadow and Bone” series and announces the departure of Allie Goss, vice president of original series.
Casting –
Netflix has announced the cast for “Shadow and Bone,” a series adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s “Shadow and Bone” and “Six of Crow novels.” The cast includes: Ben Barnes (“Westworld”) as General Kirigan, Freddy Carter (“Pennyworth”) as Kaz Brekker , Jessie Mei Li (“Last Night in SoHo”) as Alina Starkov, Archie Renaux (“Voyagers”) as Malyen Oretsev, Amita Suman (“The Outpost”) as Inej, and Kit Young (“Endeavour”) as Jesper Fahey. The series is produced by Eric Heisserer and directed by Lee Toland Krieger. It follows Alina (Li), a young soldier who uncovers a power that may unite her country as she battles dangerous forces that plot against her. Recurring actors include Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky, Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik,...
Casting –
Netflix has announced the cast for “Shadow and Bone,” a series adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s “Shadow and Bone” and “Six of Crow novels.” The cast includes: Ben Barnes (“Westworld”) as General Kirigan, Freddy Carter (“Pennyworth”) as Kaz Brekker , Jessie Mei Li (“Last Night in SoHo”) as Alina Starkov, Archie Renaux (“Voyagers”) as Malyen Oretsev, Amita Suman (“The Outpost”) as Inej, and Kit Young (“Endeavour”) as Jesper Fahey. The series is produced by Eric Heisserer and directed by Lee Toland Krieger. It follows Alina (Li), a young soldier who uncovers a power that may unite her country as she battles dangerous forces that plot against her. Recurring actors include Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky, Danielle Galligan as Nina Zenik,...
- 10/2/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Topic Studios has brought in veteran scripted development executive Quan Phung as Svp Original Series.
Phung is tasked with building a scripted content team in Los Angeles following Topic’s recent decision to relocate the studio’s scripted TV division from New York to L.A., resulting in a handful of layoffs, including Svp Scripted Programming Lisa Leingang.
Based out of the studio’s L.A. office, Phung will oversee the sourcing, developing and packaging of premium ongoing and event series to the broadcast, cable and streaming marketplace. He will report to Topic Studios Evp Maria Zuckerman, who has been working on refocusing the company’s strategy across film, TV, audio and nonfiction since joining in May. Entering the scripted series arena, where the studio doesn’t have a presence yet, is considered a priority.
“Quan is a forward-thinking, savvy and highly respected veteran, and the depth of his...
Phung is tasked with building a scripted content team in Los Angeles following Topic’s recent decision to relocate the studio’s scripted TV division from New York to L.A., resulting in a handful of layoffs, including Svp Scripted Programming Lisa Leingang.
Based out of the studio’s L.A. office, Phung will oversee the sourcing, developing and packaging of premium ongoing and event series to the broadcast, cable and streaming marketplace. He will report to Topic Studios Evp Maria Zuckerman, who has been working on refocusing the company’s strategy across film, TV, audio and nonfiction since joining in May. Entering the scripted series arena, where the studio doesn’t have a presence yet, is considered a priority.
“Quan is a forward-thinking, savvy and highly respected veteran, and the depth of his...
- 10/2/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Yellow Rose,” written, directed, and produced by Diane Paragas, was awarded the Grand Jury Award for outstanding North American narrative feature at the 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, which ran May 2-10.
Special Jury Awards for cinematography, actress and breakthrough performance went, respectively, to Ante Cheng for “Ms. Purple”; Maya Erskine for “Plus One”; and Eva Noblezada for “Yellow Rose.”
“Seadrift,” directed by Tim Tsai, took home the Grand Jury Award for North American documentary feature, while the jury-panelists gave Special Jury Awards to “Jaddoland,” directed by Nadia Shihab, and “Origin Story,” directed by Kulap Vilaysack.
The Grand Jury Award for international narrative feature went to “House of Hummingbird,” directed by Bora Kim. Jury Awards went to Leon Le for “Song Lang,” and to the directors ensemble of “Vai”: ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Amberley Jo Aumua, Becs Arahanga, Dianna Fuemana, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Matasila Freshwater, Mīria George, Nicole Whippy.
Special Jury Awards for cinematography, actress and breakthrough performance went, respectively, to Ante Cheng for “Ms. Purple”; Maya Erskine for “Plus One”; and Eva Noblezada for “Yellow Rose.”
“Seadrift,” directed by Tim Tsai, took home the Grand Jury Award for North American documentary feature, while the jury-panelists gave Special Jury Awards to “Jaddoland,” directed by Nadia Shihab, and “Origin Story,” directed by Kulap Vilaysack.
The Grand Jury Award for international narrative feature went to “House of Hummingbird,” directed by Bora Kim. Jury Awards went to Leon Le for “Song Lang,” and to the directors ensemble of “Vai”: ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Amberley Jo Aumua, Becs Arahanga, Dianna Fuemana, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Matasila Freshwater, Mīria George, Nicole Whippy.
- 5/11/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Initiative aimed at experienced professionals sends one participant to attend a showrunner programme in La.
London and La-based media consultancy MediaXchange has revealed details of the 2018 edition of its diversity scheme to support UK Bame (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) television workers.
Open to scriptwriters, creative and executive producers, writer-directors and broadcaster and production company executives, entrants must have substantial credits or experience at a management level.
A judging panel will select one participant who will be given the chance to attend MediaXchange’s week-long Showrunner TV Drama Exchange programme in Los Angeles, which will take place in spring 2018.
There, the participant will be able to network with Us showrunners and executives, gaining insight into how Us TV shows are developed, run and maintained.
Last year’s prize was won by Pier Wilkie [pictured], whose credits at the BBC include Don’t Take My Baby, The Song Of Lunch, Criminal Justice and Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
London and La-based media consultancy MediaXchange has revealed details of the 2018 edition of its diversity scheme to support UK Bame (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) television workers.
Open to scriptwriters, creative and executive producers, writer-directors and broadcaster and production company executives, entrants must have substantial credits or experience at a management level.
A judging panel will select one participant who will be given the chance to attend MediaXchange’s week-long Showrunner TV Drama Exchange programme in Los Angeles, which will take place in spring 2018.
There, the participant will be able to network with Us showrunners and executives, gaining insight into how Us TV shows are developed, run and maintained.
Last year’s prize was won by Pier Wilkie [pictured], whose credits at the BBC include Don’t Take My Baby, The Song Of Lunch, Criminal Justice and Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
- 7/25/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Rob Leane Jan 20, 2017
CBS will produce a pilot episode for Mission Control, a Nasa drama from The Martian's Andy Weir...
The Martian novelist Andy Weir is working with X-Men franchise producer Simon Kinberg and Charles Eglee of Dexter and The Shield on a TV project for the CBS.
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The network has ordered a pilot episode for Mission Control, a Nasa-centric drama written by Weir. He's also on board as a producer, along with Courtney Conte, Quan Phung, Aditya Sood, Mr Eglee and Mr Kinberg (who also worked on The Martian, between his commitments to Fox's mutant movies).
Deadline broke the news, revealing that Mission Control "revolves around the next generation of Nasa astronauts and scientists who juggle their personal and professional lives during a critical mission with no margin for error.
CBS will produce a pilot episode for Mission Control, a Nasa drama from The Martian's Andy Weir...
The Martian novelist Andy Weir is working with X-Men franchise producer Simon Kinberg and Charles Eglee of Dexter and The Shield on a TV project for the CBS.
See related Star Wars: Rogue One review Star Wars: Rogue One - what did you think?
The network has ordered a pilot episode for Mission Control, a Nasa-centric drama written by Weir. He's also on board as a producer, along with Courtney Conte, Quan Phung, Aditya Sood, Mr Eglee and Mr Kinberg (who also worked on The Martian, between his commitments to Fox's mutant movies).
Deadline broke the news, revealing that Mission Control "revolves around the next generation of Nasa astronauts and scientists who juggle their personal and professional lives during a critical mission with no margin for error.
- 1/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Veteran TV executive Courtney Conte has joined Slingshot Global Media as president. The independent production company, which has the backing of private investment firm Tpg Growth, has been without a topper since CEO David Ellender, who had launched it, exited in March of 2016. Shortly after its launch in February 2014, Slingshot tapped veteran development executive Quan Phung as head of scripted television. The company put together several high-profile projects…...
- 1/7/2017
- Deadline TV
Veteran scripted development executive Quan Phung has joined Slingshot Global Media, the Los Angeles-based independent television studio former FremantleMedia International CEO David Ellender launched in February with the backing of private investment firm Tpg. For the past over five years, Phung was president of Bluegrass Television, the TV arm of Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Film & Television, through the first-look deal the company had at Universal Television. Bluegrass is staying in the TV business as an independent company. Phung will serve as president of scripted television for Slingshot, overseeing development and production of comedy, drama series and limited-run event series for the U.S. market as well as “globally-appealing” straight-to-series projects through co-financing, co-production, and pre-sale deals. “By being nimble and quick to adapt to the evolving distribution environment, we can connect talented storytellers to a global TV audience seeking compelling original content,” Phung said. He previously served as Svp, Creative...
- 4/2/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Daniel Knauf, the executive producer/head writer on NBC's "Dracula", is developing a similar new treatment of another classic monster - "The Wolfman".
Entitled "The WolfMan," the supernatural thriller series is inspired not by the 1941 classic but by the critically reviled 2010 remake starring Benicio Del Toro.
The story centers on Lawrence Talbot, who is afflicted by an ancient curse to become a werewolf. Knauf is writing and executive producing with Scott Stuber and Quan Phung, Stuber was a producer on the film.
Should all go well, the series would join NBC's "Friday supernatural block" currently anchored by "Grimm" and "Dracula".
Source: Deadline...
Entitled "The WolfMan," the supernatural thriller series is inspired not by the 1941 classic but by the critically reviled 2010 remake starring Benicio Del Toro.
The story centers on Lawrence Talbot, who is afflicted by an ancient curse to become a werewolf. Knauf is writing and executive producing with Scott Stuber and Quan Phung, Stuber was a producer on the film.
Should all go well, the series would join NBC's "Friday supernatural block" currently anchored by "Grimm" and "Dracula".
Source: Deadline...
- 12/2/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It's taken a few episodes to find its footing, but Daniel Knauf's recent spin on "Dracula" has finally come into its own, making for some great TV with a classic character. Universal is obviously pleased as well because they're ready to let Knauf sink his claws into another of their iconic characters.
According to Deadline, NBC is developing a contender for its Friday supernatural block anchored by "Grimm," which is currently paired with "Dracula." It hails from "Dracula" executive producer/head writer Knauf ("Carnivale") and is based on Universal Pictures’ Scott Stuber-produced 2010 feature The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, which in turn was a remake of the 1941 movie.
"The Wolfman" is one of two projects Knauf has at NBC, along with a supernatural telenovela produced by Electus that is part of the company’s 3-for-1 telenovela deal at NBC, intended to result in a 13-episode order.
According to Deadline, NBC is developing a contender for its Friday supernatural block anchored by "Grimm," which is currently paired with "Dracula." It hails from "Dracula" executive producer/head writer Knauf ("Carnivale") and is based on Universal Pictures’ Scott Stuber-produced 2010 feature The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, which in turn was a remake of the 1941 movie.
"The Wolfman" is one of two projects Knauf has at NBC, along with a supernatural telenovela produced by Electus that is part of the company’s 3-for-1 telenovela deal at NBC, intended to result in a 13-episode order.
- 12/2/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: NBC is developing a contender for it Friday supernatural block anchored by Grimm, which is currently paired with Dracula. It hails from Dracula executive producer/head writer Daniel Knauf and is based on Universal Pictures’ Scott Stuber-produced 2010 feature The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, which in turn was a remake of the 1941 movie. The WolfMan is one of two projects Knauf has at NBC, along with a supernatural telenovela produced by Electus that is part of the company’s 3-for-1 telenovela deal at NBC, intended to result in a 13-episode order. The WolfMan, produced by Universal Pictures sibling Universal TV and Stuber’s studio-based Bluegrass Films & TV, is described as a supernatural thriller that explores what it means to be a man and to be human. It centers on Lawrence Talbot, who is afflicted by an ancient curse and jacks into the powerful, primordial soul...
- 12/2/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After horrendous ratings for the first three episodes, NBC has made the decision to cancel their period drama The Playboy Club that was once seen as being the next Mad Men! The cancellation is with immediate effect and the show won’t see it’s full run of episodes made. The show hit a low 1.2 rating last night that was the death knell for the show.
The show will temporarily be replaced by repeats of Prime Suspect in the Monday 10pm time-slot with Brian Williams’ newsmagazine Rock Center being the full replacement starring on October 31st.
You can read our 1 star review of The Playboy Club’s premiere episode Here.
Meanwhile the intolerable comedy shows Up All Night and Whitney have been picked up for the full season. Here’s NBC’s full announcement;
NBC has picked up the new comedies “Up All Night” and “Whitney” for the remainder of the 2011-12 season,...
The show will temporarily be replaced by repeats of Prime Suspect in the Monday 10pm time-slot with Brian Williams’ newsmagazine Rock Center being the full replacement starring on October 31st.
You can read our 1 star review of The Playboy Club’s premiere episode Here.
Meanwhile the intolerable comedy shows Up All Night and Whitney have been picked up for the full season. Here’s NBC’s full announcement;
NBC has picked up the new comedies “Up All Night” and “Whitney” for the remainder of the 2011-12 season,...
- 10/4/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The sit-com market is an especially tricky game these days, and Whitney is an effort that seems to be trying largely to go back to a construct that used to capture people in droves, mixed with a somewhat updated sense of humor. It has certain Mad About You feel to things, but we're watching a different couple, in a different age. These are people who grew up with Seinfeld, and their friends are fans of Cougar Town (after the revamp). It's a bit more adult, and this is an era in which comedy often means being a bit more open to the speaking of one's mind, and letting the censors figure it out later.
This is not in the sense that there is a lot of cussing or vulgarity, but in the sense that when Whitney becomes uncertain about whether or not she's having sex with her boyfriend often enough,...
This is not in the sense that there is a lot of cussing or vulgarity, but in the sense that when Whitney becomes uncertain about whether or not she's having sex with her boyfriend often enough,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
It's that time again, and NBC has revealed it's 2011-2012 schedule. A couple of things have been kicked to the curb, and a host of new shows are coming to fill things in. I have a preview of the new fall shows, and the full schedule for you. There are a few surprises on the cut and not cut side of things, and the new shows have a bit of something for everyone. As usual, some of the ones that look the best to me are reserved for mid-season. And, NBC has apparently given up on Saturday altogether.
It's a whole lot of info, so let's just jump in.
NBC has introduced its 2011-12 primetime schedule, showcasing six new dramas and six new comedies from a roster of renowned hit-makers that includes Steven Spielberg, Lorne Michaels, Brian Grazer, Tom Werner, John Grisham and Peter Berg, among many others.
The season’s new dramas are “Smash,...
It's a whole lot of info, so let's just jump in.
NBC has introduced its 2011-12 primetime schedule, showcasing six new dramas and six new comedies from a roster of renowned hit-makers that includes Steven Spielberg, Lorne Michaels, Brian Grazer, Tom Werner, John Grisham and Peter Berg, among many others.
The season’s new dramas are “Smash,...
- 5/15/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
In a major executive reshuffling at 20th Century Fox TV, executive vp drama development Jennifer Nicholson-Salke is being upped to oversee both drama and comedy development at the studio.
Senior vp drama Patrick Moran is being named head of the studio's drama department. Jonathan Davis, vp comedy development at sister network Fox Broadcasting Co., is coming to 20th TV as senior vp and head of the comedy department.
Davis will replace 20th TV's senior vp comedy Quan Phung, whose deal is up and is not being renewed.
The restructuring follows the July elevation of 20th TV toppers Dana Walden and Gary Newman to chairmen.
At the time, the two said they will shift their focus a bit from the day-to-day development efforts at the studio to focus on new areas such as digital content and developing new economic models.
Nicholson-Salke, a rising star at 20th TV, was promoted to exec vp drama in May 2006, when she inked a new two-year deal with the studio, which has an option for a third year.
Senior vp drama Patrick Moran is being named head of the studio's drama department. Jonathan Davis, vp comedy development at sister network Fox Broadcasting Co., is coming to 20th TV as senior vp and head of the comedy department.
Davis will replace 20th TV's senior vp comedy Quan Phung, whose deal is up and is not being renewed.
The restructuring follows the July elevation of 20th TV toppers Dana Walden and Gary Newman to chairmen.
At the time, the two said they will shift their focus a bit from the day-to-day development efforts at the studio to focus on new areas such as digital content and developing new economic models.
Nicholson-Salke, a rising star at 20th TV, was promoted to exec vp drama in May 2006, when she inked a new two-year deal with the studio, which has an option for a third year.
- 1/16/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedy writing duo Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser have inked a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.
Under the seven-figure pact, the two will develop and produce new comedy projects for the studio as well as work on existing 20th TV series.
This marks the first development deal for Silverstein and Jeser, who worked with 20th TV on the single-camera comedies Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Greg the Bunny.
"They are extremely talented people," 20th TV president Dana Walden said. "They are creatively adventurous, they are willing to take risks, and they're not interested in doing the conventional safe half-hour."
Walden credited 20th TV's head of comedy Quan Phung for tracking Silverstein and Jeser for the past two years and jumping at the opportunity when they became available.
It is not clear which 20th TV series Silverstein and Jeser will join, but Walden said she views them as "incredible utility players."
"We can put them on a startup series, and they will be extremely valuable, and we can put them on a flagship series, and they will also be valuable there," she said.
Under the seven-figure pact, the two will develop and produce new comedy projects for the studio as well as work on existing 20th TV series.
This marks the first development deal for Silverstein and Jeser, who worked with 20th TV on the single-camera comedies Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Greg the Bunny.
"They are extremely talented people," 20th TV president Dana Walden said. "They are creatively adventurous, they are willing to take risks, and they're not interested in doing the conventional safe half-hour."
Walden credited 20th TV's head of comedy Quan Phung for tracking Silverstein and Jeser for the past two years and jumping at the opportunity when they became available.
It is not clear which 20th TV series Silverstein and Jeser will join, but Walden said she views them as "incredible utility players."
"We can put them on a startup series, and they will be extremely valuable, and we can put them on a flagship series, and they will also be valuable there," she said.
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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