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Bad Robot
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Bad Robot’s SVP of television Kira Innes departs JJ Abrams prodco
Bad Robot Productions’ SVP of television Kira Innes has left the company, according to US…
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Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen recruits Sky Studios exec as creative director
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s soon-to-launch ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, has appointed Sky Studios…
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Showtime seeks the truth about UFOs with JJ Abrams
ViacomCBS-owned Showtime network has commissioned UFO, a four-part docuseries about the unidentified flying object phenomenon,…
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HBO Max orders JJ Abrams mystery thriller
HBO Max has ordered a new thriller series based upon an original idea by Bad…
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Bad Robot hires FX exec John Agbaje to animation team
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot has appointed former FX exec John Agbaje as its first SVP…
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TBI Weekly: What next for the novel adaptation boom?
With drama producers around the world being forced to put filming on hiatus, development has…
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US media giants observe ‘Blackout Tuesday’ as JJ Abrams donates $10m to fight racism
US media giants including ViacomCBS are not conducting business today in order to mark the…
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HBO Max orders Bad Robot shows, incl ‘The Shining’ & ‘Justice League’ dramas
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has given the greenlight to three new one-hour dramas from…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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James Corden’s The Wrong Mans is up for a US remake
Showtime has ordered a pilot of The Wrong Mans for the US, originally created by…
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Hulu set for RuPaul drama
Hulu is set to develop RuPaul’s half-hour dramedy series loosely based on the Drag Race…
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BBC finds Stephenson drama replacement
Polly Hill has been appointed controller of drama commissioning at the BBC, replacing the outgoing…