Netflix orders Buteau comedy Netflix has ordered Survival Of The Thickest, a new scripted comedy starring actor, writer and comedian Michelle Buteau and based on her book of essays. She plays Mavis Beaumont, who unexpectedly has to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man’s basket,but is determined to not only survive […]
US-based NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy has cancelled supernatural western Wynonna Earp, with the show to end following the upcoming second half of its fourth season. The show, which is co-produced by IDW Entertainment, Cineflix Studios and SEVEN24 Films, airs on Syfy in the US and CTV Sci-Fi in Canada. The concluding six episodes of season […]
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has appointed a raft of execs to oversee content for its newly restructured entertainment operation, with Peacock’s head of originals Bill McGoldrick set to leave the company as a result. Rovner, who left Warner Bros. earlier this year to become chairman of entertainment at NBCU’s new-look TV and streaming division, has named […]
Wynonna Earp is that rather unique combination of Western and sci-fi, but this gun-slinging drama has also established itself as a show that offers a diverse range of characters like few others. Based on the IDW comic created by Beau Smith, Wynonna Earp was developed for TV by showrunner Emily Andras and tracks the life […]
Blumhouse TV has appointed former USA Network & Syfy chief Chris McCumber as its president, with incumbent Jeremy Gold moving to a new role overseeing production. McCumber will oversee all areas of the company’s TV output and joins having most recently been president of entertainment networks for the cable entertainment arm of NBCUniversal, where he had […]
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s newly merged streaming and network division has resulted in more senior management changes, with USA Network and Syfy chief Chris McCumber departing. McCumber was president of entertainment networks for NBCU’s cable entertainment arm and had been with the company for almost two decades, but departs following the major restructuring work carried out by […]
Shows around the world that had been put on hold because of Covid-19 are resuming production, as companies and broadcasters begin to get to grips with new protocols and workarounds. Here are six takeaways from the past week that point to a brighter future. Great white hope Scripted production might still be off the cards […]
Nomadic Pictures and Dynamic Television have re-started production on the fifth and final season of Netflix and Syfy thriller Van Helsing, marking what is believed to be the first drama to return to filming in Canada. The show is still expected to premiere this fall with 13 new episodes, which will wrap the vampire-led story. […]
US cablenet Syfy is bringing the curtain down on action-horror series Van Helsing, with a commission for a fifth and final season. The show’s fourth season is set to end on 20 December, with the 13-part fifth run set to air in 2020. Production is expected to begin early next year. Van Helsing is produced […]
NBCUniversal has teamed up with Google to produce virtual reality (VR) content across networks and shows. The companies will collaborate on at least 10 multi-episode VR productions that will allow fans to get closer to the shows by placing them inside the scenes and allowing them to look around. As part of this partnership, Bravo […]
