‘The Baby-Sitters Club is back with Netflix ordering a 10-part series based on Ann M. Martin’s best-selling book series. RelatedNetflix … More
Category: Deals
Netflix & Sugar23 Win Bid for Erica Katz’s ‘The Boys’ Club’
‘In competitive bidding, Netflix and Sugar23 landed feature rights to Erica Katz’s upcoming book The Boys’ Club. Sugar23’s Michael Sugar … More
A24 Boards Colin Farrell’s ‘After Yang’ Adaptation
‘A24 has come aboard and greenlighted After Yang, with Colin Farrell set to star in an adaptation of the Alexander … More
Disney+ Developing Series based on Serena Valentino’s ‘Book of Enchantments’
‘Disney+ is developing a scripted series that will focus on iconic Disney villains, Variety has learned from sources. The series … More
Yorgos Lanthimos To Adapt Jim Thompson’s ‘Pop. 1280’
‘Yorgos Lanthimos is set to write and direct Pop. 1280, an adaptation of the Jim Thompson crime novel for Imperative … More
Gunpowder & Sky Adapting Cristin Terrill’s ‘Here Lies Daniel Tate’
‘Gunpowder & Sky is partnering with screenwriters Nora Kletter and Grainne Belluomo to adapt Cristin Terrill’s suspense novel Here Lies … More
Netflix Buys Rights to Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Old Guard’ Film
‘Netflix has secured the rights to Gina Prince-Bythewood’s female-fronted action film The Old Guard, which is based on the comic … More
Netflix Picks up Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
‘The streamer’s latest pickup is an adaptation of a best-seller from author Kristin Hannah. Netflix’s latest drama series pickup puts … More
Legendary Developing TV Series around L. Frank Baum’s ‘Oz’ Books
‘Legendary Entertainment is developing a TV series set in the Land of Oz from the novels by L. Frank Baum, … More
Universal Options Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s ‘Friday Black’
‘Universal Pictures has optioned rights to the title story in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s New York Times bestseller Friday Black. A … More
Film Roman Announce ‘Running for My Life’
‘Film Roman Productions, best known for producing “The Simpsons,” is starting production of its first non-animated feature film, “Running for … More
Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering Working a Documentary based on Mallory Smiths ‘Salt in My Soul’
‘Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated directors behind The Invisible War and The Hunting Ground, are shifting … More
HBO Developing Teddy Wayne’s ‘Loner’
‘HBO is in early development on Loner, a drama based on the novel by Teddy Wayne, with Wayne attached to … More
Amblin and Dreamworks Pick up ‘A Game of Birds and Wolves’ by Simon Parkin
‘Amblin Partners and its DreamWorks Pictures banner are going back to war. The company, which was behind Steven Spielberg’s classic … More
Peng Shepherd’s ‘The Book of M’ Optioned by UCP & Liz Sarnoff
‘A few months after signing an overall deal with the NBCUniversal-backed studio, the Liz Sarnoff optioned the sci-fi novel The … More