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Freevee orders ‘coming-of-age’ sports docuseries ‘God. Family. Football.’

Amazon’s AVOD service Freevee has ordered a new docuseries following pastor and former champion quarterback Denny Duron as he returns to coach a youth football program. God. Family. Football. is described as a “coming-of-age” unscripted sports series about Duron, who has come out of a 30-year retirement to lead the football program he founded at […]

Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott produce BBC One’s Taboo

Hollywood actor Tom Hardy, Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight and director Ridley Scott (pictured) are creating an eight-part period drama for BBC One. Taboo will be produced by the UK wing of Scott Free Productions, Scott Free London; Hardy Son & Baker; and Sonar Entertainment, which will distribute the series outside of the UK. Knight, who […]

Hollywood Studio formats

Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local broadcasters with international versions of 24, Breaking Bad, ER, Glee and Gossip Girl planned in countries as far afield as Israel and China. Shows including Prison Break, Law & Order and Desperate Housewives have already had the remake treatment and […]