Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall deal with Quinta Brunson, the creator, star and exec producer of ABC comedy Abbott Elementary. The multiyear agreement, which is Brunson’s first overall pact with any studio, makes WBTVG her home for any new TV productions. She will create, develop, and produce original programming for all […]
WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady and Chris Sanagustin’s Pine Tree Entertainment. The prodco will develop new scripted programming, including dramas, multi- and single-camera comedies and genre series for all platforms, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max. […]
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) Group has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with The Flight Attendant showrunner Steve Yockey. Under the terms of the pact, which is Yockey’s first with the studio, the exec producer and writer will will develop, create, and produce original programming to be produced by Warner Bros. Television for all platforms, […]
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall development deal with Ted Lasso star, writer and co-executive producer Brett Goldstein. Under the terms of the deal, Goldstein will develop, create, and produce new programming exclusively for its platforms, including potentially for WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, external streaming services, cable, and the five broadcast networks. This […]
Warner Bros. TV Group has signed an overall deal with producer, writer and actor Lena Waithe and her production company, Hillman Grad Productions. The exclusive multi-year agreement will see Waithe and business partner Rishi Rajani produce new television programming through Hillman Grad for all platforms, including HBO Max, external streaming services, cable, and the five WarnerMedia broadcast […]
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has extended its deal with The Flight Attendant star Kaley Cuoco and her banner Yes, Norman Productions. The exclusive, multiyear pact will see Cuoco and her prodco, which is led by EVP Suzanne McCormack, continue to develop new original programming for all platforms including WarnerMedia’s streamer HBO Max. The deal […]
Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has launched her own production company, Three Things Productions, and signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG). The exclusive, multi-year deal will see Benoist develop and produce original TV shows, including comedies and dramas, for all platforms including HBO Max, cable and broadcast networks and third-party streamers. The […]
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall deal with filmmaker, author and human rights activist Kimberly Latrice Jones. Under the terms of the exclusive multi-year agreement, Jones will develop and produce original programming, including scripted dramas and comedies, unscripted series, original digital content, for WBTVG streaming services, cable and broadcast networks. Earlier this […]
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Watchmen writer/producer Cord Jefferson. The agreement, which marks Jefferson’s first overall pact, expands on his existing relationship with WBTVG and WarnerMedia, as he recently served as story editor and writer for the HBO superhero drama Watchmen, which was produced by Warner Bros. […]
Warner Bros. Television Group has confirmed the appointment of Netflix’s former VP of originals Channing Dungey as chairman, replacing the outgoing Peter Roth. Dungey left the streamer earlier this month after less than two years in the role, having joined Netflix in December 2018 after a stint as president of ABC Entertainment. She had been with the […]
