Scripted


eOne promotes Amanda Bowman Gerisch to oversee scripted development

Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Amanda Bowman Gerisch to become SVP of scripted development. Gerisch joined the Hasbro-owned producer and distributor in 2018 and has worked on shows including ABC’s The Rookie and its spin-off, The Rookie: Feds. She was previously VP at eOne and before that held development roles at Paramount Network and TV […]

BBC to close CBBC & BBC Four as ‘digital first’ agenda set out

The BBC in the UK is closing children-focused channel CBBC and arts-skewing BBC Four, as well as slashing 1,000 jobs, as part of plans to cut budgets and create a “digital-first public service media organisation”. The moves were revealed by BBC chief Tim Davie, who told staff that the plan “focuses on creating a modern, […]

Exclusive: Netflix UK & C4 scripted chiefs tipped for BBC head of drama role

Netflix’s UK chief Anne Mensah and Channel 4’s Caroline Hollick are among leading contenders to take the top drama job at the BBC alongside the broadcaster’s Ben Irving, TBI understands. The role, which is understood to be formally advertised shortly, became vacant after Piers Wenger revealed in March he was joining Euphoria producer A24, along with the BBC’s […]

Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content

Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content with a remit that will rival some of the biggest roles in Europe, TBI has learned. SkyShowtime was first revealed in mid-2021 and will offer TV, movies and original series from NBCUniversal (NBCU), Sky and Paramount to subscribers in 20 countries […]

News round-up: Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’; PBS Int’l to sell Holocaust show; Woodcut Int’l lands Fukushima doc

Acorn TV, CBC buy ‘Love Me’ Acorn TV and CBC in Canada are among buyers of Melbourne-set drama Love Me, following deals with UK-based distributor DCD Rights. The romantic series has now been acquired by Viaplay (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Netherlands), CBC (Canada) for its streaming service, CBC Gem, […]

NFT theft halts production on ‘Robot Chicken’ creator Seth Green’s show

Seth Green, the co-creator of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken, has been scammed out of several NFTs, potentially putting the brakes on his upcoming hybrid live-action/animated series White Horse Tavern. The new series, which was recently teased at NFT conference VeeCon, was developed around characters in Green’s NFT collection, including Fred Simian, a Bored Ape Yacht […]

Apple TV+ orders all Hispanic drama about Mexico’s first female police force

Apple TV+ has ordered a Spanish-language crime drama set in the 1970’s and based on true stories from Mexico’s first female police force. Las Azules, which is from showrunner and director Fernando Rovzar (Monarca) and Pablo Aramendi (Tijuan), tells the story of four women who defy the ultra-conservative norms of the time and join Mexico’s first female […]

Candle Media extends acquisition spree with Spanish-language studio Exile Content

Blackstone-backed Candle Media’s acquisition spree continues as the Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs-led firm has bought Spanish-language studio Exile Content. Founded in 2019 by former Univision and Televisa CCO Isaac Lee, LA-based Exile produces feature film, scripted and unscripted television, music and audio content for global Spanish speaking audiences. Lee and Exile’s current senior management […]

Endeavor Content picks up Kate Bosworth’s ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’

Female-led Western drama Bring On The Dancing Horses has been picked up for global distribution by Endeavor Content. The 10 x 30-minute Kate Bosworth-starring drama has been written, directed and executive produced by Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho) and made its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2022. Bosworth and Polish produced the series through their Make Pictures Productions, with […]