Scripted


Asian streamer Viu remakes hit Korean drama ‘Reborn Rich’ in Thailand

Asia and MENA streamer Viu is remaking hit Korean drama Reborn Rich for its viewers in Thailand. The original show attracted global attention following its launch last year on Viu, with the story tracking an employee of the Sunyang Group who is framed and then betrayed. The employee then finds himself in the body of […]

HBO developing ‘Disengagement’, comedy series with Robin Thede

HBO is developing Disengagement, a new scripted comedy series with Robin Thede, the creator and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show. Thede will serve as writer and executive producer on the half-hour long series, which she is developing under the overall deal she inked with HBO last year. Meghan Cheek is producing the series […]

Amazon Prime Video’s James Farrell looks to grow ‘Citadel’ franchise model

Amazon Prime Video’s international chief James Farrell is on the look-out for more international franchises that follow the model of the Russo brothers’ upcoming drama Citadel and outlined how former MGM exec Rola Bauer fits into the streamer’s global operations. Farrell used a keynote at Series Mania to lay out how LA-based Amazon Studios interacts […]

‘A Spy Among Friends’ producer Patrick Spence exiting ITV Studios

ITV Studios creative director Patrick Spence is exiting the company next week after more than three years. A spokesperson for ITV Studios told TBI that Spence would exit at the end of March for a soon-to-be-confirmed new venture, but would continue to partner with the company on upcoming projects including Mr Bates vs The Post […]

Brazil’s Globo ups Pablo Ghiglione to head of international co-production

Brazilian broadcaster Globo has promoted Pablo Ghiglione to head of international co-production. In his new role, Ghiglione will seek out new partnerships and business models in international co-productions to take Globo productions worldwide. Ghiglione is upped from his previous position as sales executive for the Americas at the company’s distribution arm. He takes over the […]

Cineflix partners with Bonnie McFarlane for scripted comedy

Cineflix Productions is developing You’re Better Than Me, a scripted comedy inspired by Canadian comedian Bonnie McFarlane’s memoir as a high schooler in Cold Lake, Alberta, in the mid-1980s. McFarlane serves as the creator and writer for the half-hour long series, which follows a fictionalized version of her 16-year-old self, who is stuck on a […]

Disney+ adds Delphine Le Vigan adaptation to French slate

Disney+ has unveiled a new slate of French originals, including an adaptation of the Delphine Le Vigan novel Les Enfants Sont Roism (aka The Children Are Kings). The new projects were announced by Pauline Dauvin, Disney’s VP of programming, original productions and acquisitions, at Series Mania Festival in Lille. Les Enfants Sont Roism, which follows […]

Marblemedia & Jim Henson Company team for kids comedy series

Canadian producer and distributor Marblemedia and The Jim Henson Company have partnered to co-develop an original scripted comedy series tackling the stereotypes and stigmatisation around neurodiversity and mental health challenges among children. Created by Miklos Perlus, and inspired by his neurodivergent son, Felix (10 x 30-minutes) is a live action comedy about a boy, his family, […]