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Merman
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BBC Comedy spins-off ‘Motherland’ & orders ‘Death Valley’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned Amandaland, a spin-off from its comedy series Motherland,…
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Starz orders Sharon Horgan & Jeff Astrof paranormal comedy, Starzplay takes int’l rights
US cablenet Starz has greenlit a paranormal comedy from Trial & Error’s Jeff Astrof and…
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Sharon Horgan’s Merman launches digital arm
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman is to launch a digitally focused arm named Mermade….
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UKTV & RTÉ board Sharon Horgan drama
UKTV has partnered with RTÉ to bring Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) drama Women on the Verge…
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Women are in charge: how TV production is evolving
Recent years have shown that TV programmes focused on female experiences can be as lucrative…
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Sharon Horgan’s Merman hires Fremantle production head
Merman, the production company founded by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, has appointed FremantleMedia…
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Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan inks deal with Amazon
Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive two-year deal with Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan. Catastrophe is…
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US scribe writing Sky Atlantic comedy
US writer and performer David Cross is penning a comedy starring Stephen Mangan and Heather…
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NBC remaking Sharon Horgan BBC comedy
US network NBC is developing a US version of cult BBC Three comedy Pulling. Original…
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Catastrophe continues at Amazon
Amazon Prime Video in the US will have the next two seasons of British relationship…
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Sky Vision, Merman sign script deal
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has signed an exclusive three-script development deal with Merman, the transatlantic…
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Writer’s Room: Sharon Horgan
Irish comedy star Sharon Horgan on the quirks she and production partner Clelia Mountford found…