Disney-owned streamer Hulu has doubled-down on author Sally Rooney and joined the BBC’s adaptation of her book Conversations With Friends, following the runaway success of their recent collaboration on Normal People. The 12 x 30-minute series will be led by the same creative team as Normal People, with Lenny Abrahamson returning to direct alongside writer […]
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec produced by Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot that was previously with US cabler Showtime. The show, from Endeavor Content and written by Sarah Treem (The Affair, House Of Cards), retraces the life of Hedy Lamarr, who was labelled the most beautiful […]
Romantic drama Normal People, from Irish prodco Element Pictures, has been picked up for broadcast around the world, thanks to a slew of deals by international distributor Endeavor Content. Starzplay is bringing the 12 x 30-minute series to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Latin America, and Japan this summer, while it will air on Stan […]
UK producer Motive Pictures, its backer Endeavor Content and Narrativia, the indie launched by the late Terry Pratchett, have struck a development deal to adapt the author’s Discworld novels for TV. The series of books, which sold in excess of 100 million copies around the world during Pratchett’s lifetime, will be turned into “prestige adaptations […]
Endeavor Content is taking a minority stake in The Ink Factory, the London and LA-based production firm behind dramas including The Night Manager and The Little Drummer Girl. The deal will see Endeavor set up a bespoke development fund for Ink to draw on and allow the companies to work together to create high-end TV […]
Endeavor Content has acquired The Wall producer Glassman Media. According to Deadline, the business has struck an eight-figure deal to secure the Los Angeles-based unscripted prodco, which was founded in 2001 by former investigative journalist Andrew Glassman. The show’s credits include Fox’s Spin The Wheel, NBC’s Average Joe and CMT’s Sweet Home Alabama. Following the deal, Glassman Media […]
Fox exec Prentiss Fraser has joined Endeavor Content as EVP for international TV sales. Fraser most recently served as EVP and MD of content distribution for Fox Networks Group out of London. She left the business earlier this year following the Disney merger. She will remain in the UK for Endeavor, which will relocate its […]
Endeavor Content has struck an exclusive deal with Alan Poul (The Eddy) to develop and produce premium scripted content. The Emmy Award-winning producer and director is currently executive producing and directing two episodes of Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy for Endeavor Content, which will premiere on Netflix in 2020. Poul is also set to become executive […]
Hollywood agency Endeavor, whose distribution arm is behind shows such as Killing Eve and The Night Manager, could raise around $700m through its initial public offering (IPO) set for this autumn. The flotation could value Endeavor at around $8bn, with just under 20 million shares expected to be made available, priced at between $30 and […]
NHK, NBC Sports, Movistar+ try Endeavor’s rugby doc Japanese broadcaster NHK, NBC Sports Network in the US and Movistar+ in Spain are among companies to have picked up a docuseries from Endeavor Content about rugby, ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup in Japan on September 20. The Story Of Rugby has Steven […]
