Harlan Coben Signs 5-year Exclusive Deal With Netflix

‘Netflix has closed a five-year exclusive overall deal with international bestselling author Harlan Coben. Under the multi-million pact, Netflix will work with Coben … More

Tim Blake Nelson Joins ‘Just Mercy’

‘Tim Blake Nelson has joined Destin Cretton’s next film, “Just Mercy,” starring Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson. Jamie Foxx is also on … More

Pascal Pictures Acquires ‘Ayesha at Last’ by Uzma Jalaluddin

‘Amy Pascal’s Pascal Pictures has acquired Ayesha at Last, a Muslim romantic dramedy novel by Uzma Jalaluddin. Eric Fineman and … More

Sally Rooney to Adapt her Novel ‘Normal People’ for BBC Three

‘Sally Rooney’s upcoming novel Normal People is set to be adapted for television by BBC Three. The Young Writer of the Year … More

Emma Watson Replacing Emma Stone in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’

‘Emma Watson is taking over for Emma Stone in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” remake, which is set to go into production next month. Variety broke … More

The Jackal Group Options Ricardo Nuila’s Upcoming ‘The Poor Unfortunates’

‘Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group has optioned the rights to Ricardo Nuila’s upcoming book The Poor Unfortunates to develop for television. The book will … More

Showtime Developing ‘Kill Creek’ by Scott Thomas

‘Showtime has put in development Kill Creek, an hour-long drama based on Scott Thomas’ award-winning novel of the same name, with Underground co-creator Misha Green and Doctor Strange helmer … More

Focus Features Acquires Rights to ‘The New World’ by Adrian & Eli Horowitz

‘Focus Features has secured the rights to develop and produce a feature version of Chris Adrian & Eli Horowitz’s eponymous novel The New … More

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

Timothy V. Murphy, Happy Anderson and Jonathan Lloyd Walker Cast in TNT’s Snowpiercer

‘Timothy V. Murphy (Sons of Anarchy), Happy Anderson (Bright) and Jonathan Lloyd Walker (Van Helsing) are set for recurring roles opposite Jennifer Connelly and Daveed … 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

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

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

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel in Developement

‘A sequel to the “Crazy Rich Asians” is already in development at Warner Bros., Variety has confirmed. Jon M. Chu will return … 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