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Legendary Entertainment
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Legendary hires ex-TNT/TBS exec Michael Bloom to lead unscripted push
Legendary Entertainment, the US firm behind shows such as Carnival Row for Prime Video and…
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Sony veteran Jason Clodfelter named TV chief at Legendary Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Studios co-president Jason Clodfelter has exited the company after 17 years…
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Apple TV+ takes manga adaptation ‘Drops Of God’ global
Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to French-Japanese drama series Drops Of God from Legendary…
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Former Studiocanal exec named CEO of Legendary Entertainment & Tobis joint-venture
Isabel Hund, the German producer and former Studiocanal exec, has been appointed as CEO of…
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MIPCOM round-up: Warner Bros. Int’l TV Production unveils slate; Legendary offers scripted drama; WOW presents ‘Drag Race’ formats
Warner Bros. Int’ TV Production unveils slate Warner Bros. International Television Production has announced its…
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Legendary Entertainment & Tobis form JV for German scripted series
US studio Legendary Entertainment and German producer & distributor Tobis have teamed to launch a…
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Legendary strikes $760m deal with Apollo, eyes further M&A activity
Lost In Space producer Legendary Entertainment has struck the latest M&A deal involving a private…
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Drama round-up: Legendary’s new UK prodco; Wowow enters ‘Tokyo Vice’; Warner Bros. strikes Harris-Lawrence pact; African nets buys SynProNize shows
Legendary links with Frost & Graham Legendary Entertainment has linked up with Ashes To Ashes…
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Legendary names Josh Grode new CEO
Legendary Entertainment has named Josh Grode as its new CEO almost a year after the…
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Wanda’s $1bn Dick Clark deal collapses
The US$1 billion sale of US entertainment prodco Dick Clark Productions into Chinese hands has…
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Legendary founder exits year after Wanda deal
Thomas Tull has resigned from US studio Legendary Entertainment a year after selling to Chinese…
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Dalian Wanda buys Dick Clark for $1bn
China’s Dalian Wanda has paid US$1 billion to acquire the historic US producer Dick Clark…
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Legendary creates Geek & Sundry SVOD platform
Legendary Entertainment’s digital wing has created a subscription on-demand platform for the LA studio’s Geek…
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Legendary creates Geek & Sundry SVOD platform
Legendary Entertainment’s digital wing has created a subscription on-demand platform for the LA studio’s Geek…
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Sky buys US drama Colony
Sky’s latest US drama acquisition is Colony, the futuristic drama from Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse….
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Legendary finds Parent as Rosenblum exits
Legendary Entertainment has brought in producer Mary Parent to run its film and TV operations,…
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Legendary president exits after Wanda deal
Legendary Entertainment president and chief creative officer Jon Jashni is leaving the US studio to…
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US rubber-stamps Legendary-Wanda deal
US regulatory authorities have approved the deal that will see Legendary Entertainment pass into Dalian…
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Chinese conglom pays $3.5bn for Legendary
China’s Dalian Wanda is to acquire US studio Legendary Entertainment for US$3.5 billion. The Chinese…
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Chinese giant ‘cuts deal for Legendary’
Chinese conglom Dalian Wanda Group is reported to have taken a majority stake in US…
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Netflix buys Jane the Virgin, Black Mirror
Netflix has acquired broadcast shows including The CW’s Jane the Virgin days after the streaming…
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Legendary status
Former Sony TV sales boss Michael Grindon tells Jesse Whittock how Legendary Television’s emerging international…
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Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
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Japan’s SoftBank investing US$250m in Legendary
Japanese media and communications conglomerate SoftBank will invest US$250 million in US producer and distributor…
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Content bags Legendary’s Dead Rising
Content Media Corp. has acquired international sales rights to a feature film based on the…