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‘The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus launches prodco, adapts comic ‘Undone By Blood’
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has launched his own production firm, which has already…
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HBO Max orders pirate comedy; Taika Waititi and David Jenkins attached
HBO Max has given a series order to Our Flag Means Death, a new pirate…
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ViacomCBS reveals ‘Godfather’ drama & talks global strategy for new streamer Paramount+
ViacomCBS has revealed a raft of new shows and unveiled the name for its soon-to-launch…
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News round-up: ‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ global pre-sales; Netflix orders Good Times animated reboot; Sony brings ‘Candice Renoir’ to LatAm
‘Vigil’ and ‘Pembrokeshire Murders’ in raft of global pre-sales Broadcasters around the world have acquired…
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Joyrider & Firefly prep drama ‘Frust’, marking first for co-productions in south-eastern Europe
Joyrider, the indie created by former HBO Hungary drama head Gábor Krigler, has linked up…
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BBC does ‘Time’ with Jimmy McGovern prison drama; Sean Bean, Stephen Graham to star
The UK’s BBC1 has commissioned Time, a new three-part prison drama from Jimmy McGovern. Produced…
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HBO Max renews ‘Doom Patrol’ for third season
Superhero series Doom Patrol has been renewed for a third season at HBO Max. The…
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Studiocanal UK exec Nicola Shindler to join ITV Studios, launch new drama label
UK producer Nicola Shindler is to launch a new scripted label within ITV Studios. Based…
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Disney+ Hotstar orders Indian ‘One Of Us’ adaptation
Disney+ Hotstar in India has ordered a local adaptation of UK drama One Of Us….
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IMDb TV adds dedicated ‘Walking Dead’ service in six channel AMC deal
US network AMC has partnered with Amazon-owned IMDb TV in a deal that will place…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ reimagines ‘Doogie Howser’; Pinguim and Little Airplane partner for spooky co-pro; ‘Tainá’ sells in LatAm, Turkey and China
Disney+ orders ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ reboot Disney+ has made a straight-to-series order for a reboot…
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Deals round-up: BBC snags HBO Max’s ‘Love Life’; Hulu, Netflix call for ‘Staged’; HBO Asia snags China’s Miss Fisher
BBC deals for HBO Max’s Love Life The BBC in the UK has struck a…
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Exclusive: Kids’ TV leaders talk financial and culture benefits of co-productions
Co-productions are helping to drive quality and increase cultural diversity on children’s shows, say leading…
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Banijay hires Studiocanal’s deputy MD to head France’s Endemol Shine Fiction
Banijay has appointed Studiocanal’s Dominique Farrugia to head up Endemol Shine Fiction in France. Farrugia…
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AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ to end in 2022, will be resurrected in spin-offs
AMC has announced that its long-running zombie horror series The Walking Dead will end with…
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BBC launches ‘Daleks!’, animated ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off
BBC Studios has announced Daleks! an animated spin-off to long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, focused…
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Netflix signs ‘Girlfriends’ creator Mara Brock Akil to overall deal
Netflix has signed Girlfriends creator Mara Brock Akil to a multi-year overall development deal which…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine’s Lars Blomgren to head scripted across EMEA
Banijay has named Lars Blomgren as head of scripted across EMEA, retaining a similar role…
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Mediapro strengthens Italian operations with new development hire
Spanish media giant Mediapro has appointed Federico de Mojana as the new head of development…
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Oz’s Wooden Horse adds Porchlight exec Coeli Cutcliffe to management team
Recently launched Sydney-based indie prodco Wooden Horse has appointed Porchlight Films exec Coeli Cutcliffe as…
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UK’s Synchronicity Films appoints Deanne Cunningham to head development
Glasgow-based production company Synchronicity Films has appointed Deanne Cunningham as head of development. In her…
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Eccho Rights rejigs Turkish drama sales & acquisitions with Handan Özkubat promotion
CJ ENM-owned distributor Eccho Rights has reshuffled the sales and acquisition division for its Turkish…
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Korea’s JTBC strikes ‘Undercover’ remake deal with BBC Studios
South Korean broadcaster JTBC has ordered a local remake of Peter Moffat’s political drama Undercover,…
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NBCU’s Peacock enters ‘Bel-Air’ with two season pick-up
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has picked up two seasons of Bel-Air, the upcoming dramatic reboot of…
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‘End Of The F***ing World’s Dominic Buchanan & Bennett McGhee launch private equity-backed prodco
The End of The F***ing World producer Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee (Mogul Mowgli) have…
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BBC One returns to Leopard’s ‘Worzel Gummidge’ with Mackenzie Crook
The UK’s BBC has ordered a third one-hour adaptation based on the Worzel Gummidge novels….
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News round-up: Hat Trick sells its ‘Dinner’; Alchime’s 1500-hour deal; TVI extends Chilean drama
Hat Trick sells its Dinner UK-based distributor Hat Trick International has struck a raft of…
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ITV’s ‘Doc Martin’ to treat final patient next year
UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed that the upcoming tenth season of its long-running drama series…
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Netflix starts production on new Norwegian drama from Motion Blur
Netflix is expanding its Norwegian drama slate with a new six-episode serialised thriller that marks…
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Show of the Week: The Pembrokeshire Murders
Delving into two real-life unsolved double-murders from the 1980s, The Pembrokeshire Murders follows the cold-case…