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Disney+ eyes more ‘Star Wars’ drama with ‘Russian Doll’ co-creator

Disney+ is preparing a new female-focused Star Wars series with the exec producer behind Netflix drama Russian Doll attached, according to reports. The show, whose precise plot remains under wraps, is from Leslye Headland, who co-created Russian Doll and was also showrunner on the critically acclaimed drama. The new project is being developed as a […]

Netflix lands Ryan Murphy political comedy series

Streaming service Netflix has beaten off rivals Amazon and Hulu to secure the latest comedy from Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy. Capture of The Politician, which has landed a two-season straight-to-series order, is a boon for Netflix, which has been targeting big name producers in recent months. Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian […]

Showtime to adapt Patti Smith memoir

US cable channel Showtime is adapting the memoir of punk poet and musician Patti Smith into a drama miniseries. Smith’s memoir, Just Kids, will be adapted, co-written and produced for TV by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Skyfall, Hugo), whose Desert Wolf Productions imprint will be the production company. Smith shot to fame in 1970s as […]

FX takes Sutter’s Executioner to series

Sons of Anarchy writer Kurt Sutter’s new project, The Bastard Executioner, has been taken to series by US cable net FX. The period drama follows a medieval knight who is trying to put his violent past behind him but ultimately forced to take up arms again. The pilot of the show was shot in Wales, […]