Shonda Rhimes’ hit drama How To Get Away With Murder is coming to an end after six series as Netflix plans to roll out the first shows from the powerhouse producer. The forthcoming 15-episode run of the Emmy-winning crime soap, which debuted in 2014, will conclude US broadcaster ABC’s popular ‘Thank God It’s Thursday’ (TGIT) primetime […]
Netflix has entered a multi-year overall deal with Marti Noxon, the Emmy-winning creator of critically acclaimed series Sharp Objects, Dietland and UnREAL. Noxon will produce all projects for Netflix through her production company Tiny Pyro and also bring in Maria Grasso, president of Tiny Pyro. Through the pact, Netflix will additionally have a first-look option on […]
Netflix and Shonda Rhimes revealed the projects the TV veteran has been working on since signing a lucrative multi-year deal with the streamer last summer. Eight upcoming projects have been unveiled by Rhimes and Netflix, including six dramas, a dark comedy and documentary. Perhaps the most anticipated series will be an untitled project based on […]
Netflix revealed plans for a slew of new shows over the weekend, including two scripted series orders and a development partnership with Shonda Rhimes on a series about fake New York socialite. The first of the two new series is Kaos, which Netflix describes as “a darkly comedic reimagining of Greek mythology, exploring themes of […]
Former President Barack Obama is set to produce a series of high-profile series for SVOD service Netflix. According to the New York Times citing people familiar with the situation, Obama is in “advanced negotiations” with the streamer. Signing a former president would arguably be Netflix’s biggest ever coup, eclipsing big bucks agreements with the likes […]
Netflix has pulled off perhaps its biggest production coup to date by prising US super-producer Ryan Murphy away from Fox through an exclusive US$300 million deal. Over recent weeks, rumours have rumbled on that SVOD giant Netflix would sign Murphy (pictured), who is known for series such as American Horror Story and Glee, to bolster its original programming […]
The former executive producer and showrunner of Lost, Carlton Cuse, is returning to ABC through a multiyear deal. Cuse will develop new projects through his company Genre Arts, where he will be creating and collaborating with other writers for network, cable and streaming platforms. Genre Arts will be based on the Disney Studios lot, and […]
Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is bringing her Shondaland production company to Netflix under a multi-year deal to produce new series and other projects. Rhimes’(pictured) range of dramas including Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Grey’s Anatomy already stream on Netflix in various regions. The shows also air in the US on ABC […]
MIPCOM has ended with no major dramas of the ash cloud, flood or industrial action kind, but several of the small-screen variety, with Shonda Rhimes gracing Cannes alongside actors Jenna Coleman (Victoria), Rutger Hauer (Mata Hari), Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) and the cast of Versailles. Curvy Supermodel led the unscripted charge, and on the kids front, […]
Execs from A+E and YouTube have been added to the roster of Media Mastermind speakers at MIPCOM. Sean Cohan (above left), president, international and digital media, at A+E has been confirmed, as has YouTube’s original programming chief, Susanne Daniels. Ben Silverman, the former Electus and NBC entertainment boss who is now running A+E-backed producer Propagate, […]
