‘Middleton Media Group has optioned rights to Breaking Cover, a biography by former CIA officer Michele Rigby Assad, with an eye on … More
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Shondaland X Netflix Slate Announced With Majority as Books to Screen
‘Eleven months after she shook up the TV industry with her game-changing Netflix deal, Shonda Rhimes has unveiled a slate of … More
New Netflix ‘Umbrella Academy’ Cast Photos
‘Netflix has released an obscured Twitter first look at the super-hero cast of The Umbrella Academy, its forthcoming adaptation of the comic book … More
Noomi Rapace Joining 2nd Season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
‘Amazon are showing the first episode of their upcoming Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan at Comic-Con. Executive producer and co-showrunner Carlton Cuse announced at Amazon’s mega-panel … More
New ‘Good Omens’ Poster and Frances McDormand Joins Series
Amazon brought its adaptation of the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel to San Diego Comic Con on Friday to … More
Freeform Renews ‘Cloak & Dagger’
‘Freeform has renewed its new Marvel series “Cloak & Dagger.” The teen superhero drama will return with a 10-episode second … More
Jeff Lemire Writing ‘Essex County’ Pilot
‘Jeff Lemire revealed on Thursday on SDCC Panel that he has finished writing the pilot for a TV adaptation of Essex … More
Kellie Cyrus Tapped to Direct Kelly Fitzpartick’s ‘Hush, Hush’
‘Television veteran Kellie Cyrus has been tapped to direct a movie adaption of Becca Fitzpatrick’s bestselling supernatural romance saga “Hush, Hush,” Variety revealed. Cyrus … More
Canal+ & Fox’s Europe/Africa Picks Up ‘War of the Worlds’ Series
‘French pay-TV powerhouse Canal+ and Fox’s Europe and Africa arm are joining forces on a series adaptation of H.G. Wells’ … More
Born Wild Adapting Comic ‘Under’ for Film
‘Graphic novel “Under,” about mutant creatures lurking in the sewers beneath a major U.S. metropolis, is coming to the big screen, with Franco-Belgian comics … More
Geoff Johns Will Pen ‘Stargirl’ Series for DC Universe
‘Barely a month after stepping down as DC Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Johns already has the inaugural TV project for his new first-look … More
Modern Jane Austen ‘Persuasion’ Re-telling to Star Alicia Witt
‘Alicia Witt is set to star in the indie feature Modern Persuasion, a modern adaptation of Austen’s Persuasion to be directed by Alex … More
‘Nightflyers’ Trailer
Nightflyers is produced by Universal Cable Productions, with Netflix co-producing and holding first-run rights to the series outside the U.S. It … More
Sundance Now & Shudder Acquire ‘A Discovery of Witches’
‘Sundance Now and Shudder have acquired A Discovery of Witches, the Sky original drama based on Deborah Harkness’ best-selling novel. The eight-episode series starring Teresa … More
Moon Bloodgood Joins Apple’s ‘Are You Sleeping’
‘Code Black alumna Moon Bloodgood is set as a series regular, and Daytime Emmy winner Billy Miller (General Hospital, Suits), Brett Cullen (Narcos, Devious Maids) and young … More
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