‘Media Rights Capital is back in business with Stephen King, its partner on The Dark Tower. MRC has optioned the Stephen King #1 … More
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Shondland/Netflix Acquires Rights to Jessica Pressler’s Story on Russian Con Artist Anna Delvey
‘The story of Anna Delvey, the Russian twentysomething who swindled New York’s glitterati into believing she was a millionaire raising … More
Nickelodeon Brings ‘Barbapapa’ to Nick Jr.
‘Nickelodeon will bring “Barbapapa” to young viewers around the world after sealing an international deal for the new adaptation of the … More
Matthew Vaughn looking to set up studios based on Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass and Kingsman
‘Kick-Ass and Kingsman filmmaker Matthew Vaughn of Marv Films is setting up Marv Studios, he has told UK movie magazine … More
Lizzy Caplan joins Apple’s ‘Are You Sleeping’
‘Lizzy Caplan has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple series “Are You Sleeping,” The series is based on the novel of the … More
Prior to ‘Fancy Nancy’ Series Premiere Disney orders 2nd Season
‘Five weeks before the Fancy Nancy series premiere, Disney Junior has ordered a second season of the toon based on the children’s books … More
Makeready Acquires Rights to Greg Hurwitz’s ‘Orphan X’ Series
‘Brad Weston’s Makeready has landed the rights to Gregg Hurwitz’s bestselling Orphan X book series with plans to adapt the … More
Apple Lands Rights To Gregory David Robert’s “Shantaram”
‘Apple has landed the rights to develop Gregory David Robert’s novel “Shantaram” as a drama series. The 2003 novel tells the … More
Temple Street Prod Acquire TV Rights to Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Series
‘Orphan Black and Queer As Folk‘s Temple Street Productions has acquired TV rights to prolific Canadian author Kelley Armstrong’s trio of Rockton mystery novels. They will be … More
A+E and Truline option Norman Mailer’s ‘The Executioner’s Song’
‘A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment have optioned the rights to Norman Mailer’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Executioner’s Song and have attached White Boy Rick screenwriters Logan … More
Barry Jenkin’s directing Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’
‘Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) will direct all 11 episodes of limited series The Underground Railroad, which has received a formal greenlight by Amazon. Amazon Studios … More
Adrian Holmes to co-star in ‘V-Wars’
‘Adrian Holmes (Arrow) is set to co-star opposite Ian Somerhalder in Netflix’s upcoming vampire drama V-Wars. In addition, Jacky Lai (Beyond) has booked a key role … More
David Nicholls on the Adaptation Process of Edward St. Aubyn’s works for “Patrick Melrose”
At Variety, David Nicholls talk about his adaptation of Edward St. Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novels for the new Showtime limited series … More
Keshet Int’l and HBO option ‘Rise and Kill First’ by Ronen Bergman
‘Israeli producer Keshet International has teamed with HBO to option the bestselling Ronen Bergman book Rise And Kill First: The Secret History Of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations (Random … More
B&E Productions Gets Film And TV Rights For Rob Leibman’s ‘Big Law’
‘Filmmaker Mike Smith’s B&E Productions has obtained the film and television rights to Big Law, a legal thriller novel from Ron Leibman. The book, which … More
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