HBO Picks Up David Simon/Ed Burns Adaptation of Philip Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’

‘HBO has picked up a new David Simon/Ed Burns miniseries, The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, which paints a hypothetical U.S. reality that feels…

Italy’s Effe TV Picks Up UK ‘War of the Worlds’ ‘Cardinal’ ‘In the Dark’ ‘The Durrells’ & ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’

‘Italy’s expanding Effe TV has inked a flurry of deals for high-end international dramas from players such as Entertainment One,…

CW Developing Lauren Beukes ‘Survivor’s Club’

‘The CW is developing Survivors’ Club, a drama series drawing on the comics from DC’s Vertigo imprint. Written by Jared Frieder (MTV’s Sweet/Vicious), Survivor’s Club is based…

Fox 2000 + Hello Sunshine Adapting ‘League of Wives’ by Heath Lee

‘Fox 2000 has acquired the film rights to the upcoming novel League of Wives, with Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Levy Neustadter attached to produce…

Susanne Bier Signs Up to Helm HBO + Nichol Kidman’s ‘The Undoing’

‘Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier has signed on to helm the upcoming HBO series “The Undoing.” Bier will direct all six…

Nancy Miller Adapting ‘The Shepard Who Didn’t Run’ for Film Fluent and Luzworks Production

‘TV writer and producer Nancy Miller is set to pen the script for the feature adaptation of The Shepherd Who Didn’t Run: Father…

Ivanhoe Pictures Acquires Film Rights to ‘Billion Dollar Whale’

‘A feature film will be made about the finance scandal that saw mysterious moneyman Jho Low vanish along with an estimated $5…

Henderson Wade Joins ‘Swamp Thing’

‘Riverdale and Extant actor Henderson Wade is joining the cast of Swamp Thing in the series-regular role of Matt Cable, a Louisiana lawman who finds…

Illumination & Universal Bank Big on ‘The Grinch’ With $80M Campaign

‘As Illumination and Universal’s The Grinch looks to bank at least $70M at the global box office this weekend from 4,140 theaters stateside and…

UCP Signs Development Deal with Grant Morrison Starting w/ The Invisibles

‘Universal Cable Productions has inked a deal with New York Times bestselling author Grant Morrison, a signature name in the American comic book scene…

New ‘Mowgli’ Trailer + Release Date

A new trailer for Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle debuted during Netflix’s slate event in Singapore, along with the release date. The new take…

AMC Acquire’s 2nd + 3rd Season of ‘A Discovery of Witches’

‘The first season of A Discovery of Witches doesn’t launch on Sundance Now and Shudder until January, but the AMC Networks streaming services also have acquired…