‘Focus Features has secured the rights to develop and produce a feature version of Chris Adrian & Eli Horowitz’s eponymous novel The New … More
Category: Deals
Apple Gives Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ Series Order
‘Three months after Apple landed for development a TV series based on Foundation, the seminal Isaac Asimov science fiction novel trilogy, the project has received … More
ITV America Acquires ‘The Buriel Society’ by Nina Sadowsky
‘ITV Studios America has acquired the rights to Nina Sadowsky’s novel The Burial Society to develop as a television series with Scream producer Cathy Konrad … More
ABC Team Up with Viola Davis & JuVee Productions to Adapt ‘Shark Dialogues’
‘ABC is teaming with Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions to develop the hourlong drama ‘Ohana. The potential series … More
Stempede Options Rights to Kevin Wignall’s ‘When We Were Lost’
‘Stampede, the newly formed media company founded by former Warner Bros. Pictures president Greg Silverman and former Facebook CFO Gideon … More
York Films Boards Jake Tapper’s ‘The Outpost’
‘New York-based York Films has come aboard to co-produce Millennium Media’s The Outpost, the Rod Lurie-directed Afghanistan war thriller based on the 2013 bestseller by … More
Jurassic Park’s David Koepp Sells Upcoming Book ‘Cold Storage’ to Paramount
‘David Koepp, best known for writing classic Steven Spielberg hits like “Jurassic Park” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of … More
Kyle Long Signs with Universel with ‘Run Bambi Run’ by Kris Radish
‘Unsolved creator Kyle Long has signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions, the studio behind the critically praised USA Network series, to develop … More
Fable Pictures Options Deborah Cadbury’s Chocolate Wars
‘The battle for global chocolate dominance between the likes of Cadbury, Nestle and Hershey is set to melt on to … More
HBO Gives Series Order to Tom Perrotta’s ‘Mrs Fletcher’
‘HBO has given a series order to its comedy pilot Mrs. Fletcher, starring Kathryn Hahn and directed and executive produced by Nicole Holofcener. Mrs. Fletcher, based … More
Valparasio Pictures Launching With ‘After Perfect’ by Christina McDowell
‘Venture capitalist and entrepreneur David Carrico has launched Valparaiso Pictures, a Los Angeles-based film and TV development, production and finance company. It already has … More
Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch to Showrun Series Based on Cecelia Ahern’s ‘Roar’
‘Cecelia Ahern’s upcoming short story collection Roar is getting the TV series treatment. Nicole Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films, … More
Netflix Renews ‘The End of the F***ing World’ For 2nd Season
‘Netflix has picked up a second season of Emmy-nominated dark dramedy The End of the F***ing World, based on the award-winning comic … More
Echo Lake Ent Option ‘The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone’
‘Echo Lake Entertainment has optioned author Brian Merchant’s The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone with an eye toward developing … More
Stampede Developing ‘Revenge of Magic’ and ‘Star Crossed’
‘Greg Silverman’s Stampede announced today the acquisition of two novels for development: James Riley’s middle-grade fantasy series, Revenge of Magic from Simon … More
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