Take a first peek at Sandokan, a new international adaptation of Emilio Salgari’s historic saga about the adventures of a titular pirate who, with his motley crew, fights against colonial powers in Southeast Asia. Scroll down for more.
Fremantle’s Lux Vide in collaboration with Rai Fiction have unveiled the first-look images, which show the various characters assembled for the TV series. Sandokan will air on Rai1 in Italy and be distributed internationally by Fremantle and in Spain by Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.
Turkish actor Can Yaman (Dolunay, Violet Like the Sea) stars as the legendary pirate Sandokan, alongside British newcomer Alanah Bloor (Waves) as Lady Marianne, the spirited daughter of the British consul.
Sandokan is a pirate who lives by the day: he fights only for himself and his crew, including his trusted Yanez. But his life changes when during a raid he meets Marianne, the beautiful daughter...
Fremantle’s Lux Vide in collaboration with Rai Fiction have unveiled the first-look images, which show the various characters assembled for the TV series. Sandokan will air on Rai1 in Italy and be distributed internationally by Fremantle and in Spain by Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.
Turkish actor Can Yaman (Dolunay, Violet Like the Sea) stars as the legendary pirate Sandokan, alongside British newcomer Alanah Bloor (Waves) as Lady Marianne, the spirited daughter of the British consul.
Sandokan is a pirate who lives by the day: he fights only for himself and his crew, including his trusted Yanez. But his life changes when during a raid he meets Marianne, the beautiful daughter...
- 6/6/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Ed Westwick (“Gossip Girl”), John Hannah (“The Mummy”) and British newcomer Alanah Bloor are set to join Turkish lead Can Yaman in “Sandokan,” Lux Vide’s reboot of the cult Italian TV series about the adventures of its titular pirate who, with his motley crew, fights against colonial powers in Southeast Asia.
Shooting is set to start April 22 outside Rome on this high-end reboot of Italian writer Emilio Salgari’s exotic epic. The original “Sandokan,” directed in 1976 by Sergio Sollima, catapulted Indian actor Kabir Bedi to Bollywood stardom, having sold to more than 85 countries around the world.
Fremantle-owned Lux Vide’s new spin on the storied “Sandokan” IP is based on an idea by Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei developed for TV by Alessandro Sermoneta (“Devils”); Scott Rosenbaum (“The Shield”); Davide Lantieri (“Monterossi”) and directed by Jan Maria Michelini (“Devils”) and Nicola Abbatangelo (“Doc”).
In an unusual arrangement, “Sandokan...
Shooting is set to start April 22 outside Rome on this high-end reboot of Italian writer Emilio Salgari’s exotic epic. The original “Sandokan,” directed in 1976 by Sergio Sollima, catapulted Indian actor Kabir Bedi to Bollywood stardom, having sold to more than 85 countries around the world.
Fremantle-owned Lux Vide’s new spin on the storied “Sandokan” IP is based on an idea by Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei developed for TV by Alessandro Sermoneta (“Devils”); Scott Rosenbaum (“The Shield”); Davide Lantieri (“Monterossi”) and directed by Jan Maria Michelini (“Devils”) and Nicola Abbatangelo (“Doc”).
In an unusual arrangement, “Sandokan...
- 4/18/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.
Mendelsohn has struck a first-look broadcast direct deal with the network. She was previously based at Universal Television, where she had an overall deal.
As part of the new multi-year agreement, Mendelsohn and her producing partner Julie Weitz are taking another swing at The Bomb Maker. It comes five years after Mendelsohn previously tried to adapt the book at Fox with Morris Chestnut in a starring role. At that stage, the project was set up with Sony Pictures Television, where Mendelsohn was under an overall deal.
This time around, Fox Entertainment Studios optioned the book and is meeting with potential writers.
It forms part of Fox’s latest broadcast direct deal, which see Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the network.
Mendelsohn has struck a first-look broadcast direct deal with the network. She was previously based at Universal Television, where she had an overall deal.
As part of the new multi-year agreement, Mendelsohn and her producing partner Julie Weitz are taking another swing at The Bomb Maker. It comes five years after Mendelsohn previously tried to adapt the book at Fox with Morris Chestnut in a starring role. At that stage, the project was set up with Sony Pictures Television, where Mendelsohn was under an overall deal.
This time around, Fox Entertainment Studios optioned the book and is meeting with potential writers.
It forms part of Fox’s latest broadcast direct deal, which see Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the network.
- 10/19/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Marc Cherry is returning to broadcast TV.
The Desperate Housewives creator has struck a direct talent deal with Fox and has set up his first project at the network – psychic-fueled spy drama Jenny Is A Weapon.
The project has landed a script commitment from the network and is being eyed for a potential straight-to-series order.
Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
It follows the story of a sheltered Maryland housewife who, at the moment her marriage falls apart, discovers she has special psychic powers and is recruited by a secret government agency where she will have to juggle her broken family and saving the world.
Fox’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn told Deadline that it’s the “unlikely story of a heroic housewife”.
“It has the signature Marc Cherry 40-something female lead,” he added. “This is not a procedural, it’s not a classic franchise, but it’s...
The Desperate Housewives creator has struck a direct talent deal with Fox and has set up his first project at the network – psychic-fueled spy drama Jenny Is A Weapon.
The project has landed a script commitment from the network and is being eyed for a potential straight-to-series order.
Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
It follows the story of a sheltered Maryland housewife who, at the moment her marriage falls apart, discovers she has special psychic powers and is recruited by a secret government agency where she will have to juggle her broken family and saving the world.
Fox’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn told Deadline that it’s the “unlikely story of a heroic housewife”.
“It has the signature Marc Cherry 40-something female lead,” he added. “This is not a procedural, it’s not a classic franchise, but it’s...
- 9/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
- 6/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Italy’s Lux Vide, which has been pushing into the U.S. and international markets with high-end shows such as “Medici” and “Leonardo,” recently appointed former Warner Bros. Italy senior exec Barbara Pavone as its chief marketing and sales officer.
As part of her job Pavone, who is attending Mipcom, is dealing with Lux’s international co-productions and partnerships. Not surprisingly, one of her biggest challenges is retaining IP when she negotiates with streamers such as Netflix.
“It’s a privilege to work with global streaming platforms,” says Pavone who recently helped seal Lux’s first deal with a major streamer, details of which are being kept under wraps.
“For Lux it’s a priority to really act as a media company and retain as much as possible [of] the rights,” she notes.
But “with the streamers it’s a constant negotiation: they want them [the rights] all” Pavone adds, proudly pointing out...
As part of her job Pavone, who is attending Mipcom, is dealing with Lux’s international co-productions and partnerships. Not surprisingly, one of her biggest challenges is retaining IP when she negotiates with streamers such as Netflix.
“It’s a privilege to work with global streaming platforms,” says Pavone who recently helped seal Lux’s first deal with a major streamer, details of which are being kept under wraps.
“For Lux it’s a priority to really act as a media company and retain as much as possible [of] the rights,” she notes.
But “with the streamers it’s a constant negotiation: they want them [the rights] all” Pavone adds, proudly pointing out...
- 10/11/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Shield exec producer Scott Rosenbaum is developing an adaptation of Italian drama series Sandokan with Devils producer Lux Vide.
Rosenbaum, who was also an EP on NBC’s Chuck, is set as showrunner for the project, which will refocus the popular European pirate story with a female focus.
It is part of a push into the U.S. and international markets for Luca and Matilde Bernabei’s Italian production company, which has also set Andrew Levitas to develop series about Caravaggio and Michelangelo.
Eight-part series Sandokan is a fresh take on the 1970s series from public broadcaster Rai. It was developed by Italian writers Alessandro Sermoneta and Davide Lantieri and will lean heavily into a female perspective, as told by our heroine, Lady Marianna – a noble woman who has been kidnapped by Sandokan and his band of pirates, eventually, willingly joining their crusade and becoming one of the...
Rosenbaum, who was also an EP on NBC’s Chuck, is set as showrunner for the project, which will refocus the popular European pirate story with a female focus.
It is part of a push into the U.S. and international markets for Luca and Matilde Bernabei’s Italian production company, which has also set Andrew Levitas to develop series about Caravaggio and Michelangelo.
Eight-part series Sandokan is a fresh take on the 1970s series from public broadcaster Rai. It was developed by Italian writers Alessandro Sermoneta and Davide Lantieri and will lean heavily into a female perspective, as told by our heroine, Lady Marianna – a noble woman who has been kidnapped by Sandokan and his band of pirates, eventually, willingly joining their crusade and becoming one of the...
- 6/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sixteen candidates are vying for eight open seats on the WGA West’s board of directors. The seven incumbents seeking reelection are Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes.
The nine other candidates are Adam Starks, John Lopez, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Ballots will go out August 31 and must be returned by September 21. The guild will host a virtual Candidates Night forum, where members can pose questions to the candidates, on September 2.
The nine other candidates are Adam Starks, John Lopez, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Ballots will go out August 31 and must be returned by September 21. The guild will host a virtual Candidates Night forum, where members can pose questions to the candidates, on September 2.
- 7/23/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Writers Guild of America West president Patric Verrone and negotiating committee co-chair Betsy Thomas are among the 15 candidates for eight WGA West board seats.
The guild’s nominating committee made the announcement Friday. The election will take place on Sept. 21.
The seats are for two-year terms. The president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and eight other board seats will be up for election next year.
Verrone, best known for leading the bitter 2007-08 strike while president, is an incumbent on the board. Thomas, who is also an incumbent and has credits on “My Boys” and “Whitney,” was named co-chair of the negotiating committee with Michele Mulroney and Shawn Ryan late last year.
The WGA launched negotiations on May 18 on a successor master contract for film and TV with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current three-year contract expires on June 30. The WGA has announced that it’s seeking gains in streaming residuals,...
The guild’s nominating committee made the announcement Friday. The election will take place on Sept. 21.
The seats are for two-year terms. The president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and eight other board seats will be up for election next year.
Verrone, best known for leading the bitter 2007-08 strike while president, is an incumbent on the board. Thomas, who is also an incumbent and has credits on “My Boys” and “Whitney,” was named co-chair of the negotiating committee with Michele Mulroney and Shawn Ryan late last year.
The WGA launched negotiations on May 18 on a successor master contract for film and TV with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current three-year contract expires on June 30. The WGA has announced that it’s seeking gains in streaming residuals,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The WGA West’s nominating committee has selected 18 candidates to vie for eight open seats in the guild’s upcoming board of directors election.
Seven of the candidates are incumbents: Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes. The other candidates selected by the nominating committee are Adam Starks, J. David Shanks, John Lopez, Carlos Foglia, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Eligible members also can run for the board by petition by obtaining 15 member signatures in support of their candidacies. The deadline for submitting signed petitions is July 23. Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate and rebuttal statements, on August 31. The voting period concludes on September 21.
Seven of the candidates are incumbents: Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes. The other candidates selected by the nominating committee are Adam Starks, J. David Shanks, John Lopez, Carlos Foglia, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Eligible members also can run for the board by petition by obtaining 15 member signatures in support of their candidacies. The deadline for submitting signed petitions is July 23. Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate and rebuttal statements, on August 31. The voting period concludes on September 21.
- 6/19/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
A TV series based on Gearbox Software‘s Brothers in Arms video game series is currently in the works. Gearbox’s entertainment division announced the news in a press release, today. In it, the entertainment company also made the hiring of The Shield‘s Scott Rosenbaum as showrunner public. “Scott is an incredible talent. I have tremendous respect […]
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- 4/27/2020
- by Matt Malliaros
- Cinelinx
The Brothers in Arms video game franchise is being adapted into a television series that will be run by producer and writer Scott Rosenbaum.
“I’m honored to be joining the frontlines of this project and look forward to creating an emotional experience around a title that means so much to the Gearbox community,” says Rosenbaum. “What attracted me to this series was that while it’s effectively a show about war, the series is really about the incredible stories of the ordinary men and women, from the soldiers, resistance groups, to local civilians who are confronted and overcame impossibly difficult, extraordinary situations. In addition, it’s incredibly exciting to be able to bring these previously classified, unknown stories to an audience, stories that an audience is going to be quite frankly shocked they hadn’t heard before.”
Gearbox Entertainment Company co-founder and series producer Randy Pitchford commented on the...
“I’m honored to be joining the frontlines of this project and look forward to creating an emotional experience around a title that means so much to the Gearbox community,” says Rosenbaum. “What attracted me to this series was that while it’s effectively a show about war, the series is really about the incredible stories of the ordinary men and women, from the soldiers, resistance groups, to local civilians who are confronted and overcame impossibly difficult, extraordinary situations. In addition, it’s incredibly exciting to be able to bring these previously classified, unknown stories to an audience, stories that an audience is going to be quite frankly shocked they hadn’t heard before.”
Gearbox Entertainment Company co-founder and series producer Randy Pitchford commented on the...
- 4/27/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Television’s bi-annual promotional beauty parade wrapped up in Pasadena with over 130 panels, hundreds of stars, including former First Lady, Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, executive producers and network bosses taking the stage to talk up their latest projects and ambitions.
There were plenty of new shows, reboots, remakes, spin-offs, overall deals, a series of sweet goodbyes and an indication of where the business is heading over the next twelve months.
In terms of new titles, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman persuaded Steve Martin, and Martin Short, back to television with a true crime series for Hulu, Amazon greenlit a Jack Reacher series and NBC gave Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson a straight-to-series about his misspent youth, written by Fresh Off the Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan. HBO also revealed that Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is on track for a 2022 debut.
Thirtysomething is heading...
There were plenty of new shows, reboots, remakes, spin-offs, overall deals, a series of sweet goodbyes and an indication of where the business is heading over the next twelve months.
In terms of new titles, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman persuaded Steve Martin, and Martin Short, back to television with a true crime series for Hulu, Amazon greenlit a Jack Reacher series and NBC gave Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson a straight-to-series about his misspent youth, written by Fresh Off the Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan. HBO also revealed that Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is on track for a 2022 debut.
Thirtysomething is heading...
- 1/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment has made direct deals with The Bold Type creator Sarah Watson and Gang Related exec producer Scott Rosenbaum as it steps up its talent push.
This comes after the company unveiled a premium blind script deal with Girlfriends, The Game and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil earlier today.
Watson created Freeform’s fashion mag dramedy series The Bold Type, which is based on the life of Hearst chief content officer and former Cosmopolitan magazine editor-in-chief Joanna Coles. Previously, Watson was a writer and executive producer on the critically acclaimed NBC drama Parenthood, and her debut novel, Most Likely, will be published by Poppy/Little Brown this year as part of a two-book deal.
Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment, Fox Entertainment, told Deadline that Watson is currently working on a project that the network is “very excited about,” although he didn’t give further details.
Rosenbaum...
This comes after the company unveiled a premium blind script deal with Girlfriends, The Game and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil earlier today.
Watson created Freeform’s fashion mag dramedy series The Bold Type, which is based on the life of Hearst chief content officer and former Cosmopolitan magazine editor-in-chief Joanna Coles. Previously, Watson was a writer and executive producer on the critically acclaimed NBC drama Parenthood, and her debut novel, Most Likely, will be published by Poppy/Little Brown this year as part of a two-book deal.
Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment, Fox Entertainment, told Deadline that Watson is currently working on a project that the network is “very excited about,” although he didn’t give further details.
Rosenbaum...
- 1/8/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
USA Network is bringing drama Queen of the South back for a fourth season — with a change.
Showrunner Natalie Chaidez has exited the Fox 21 and Universal Cable Productions drama to focus on development. Instead, Dailyn Rodriguez and Ben Lobato have been promoted to serve as co-showrunners and exec producers, replacing Chaidez. (Chaidez, it should be noted, replaced original showrunner Scott Rosenbaum.)
Rodriguez joined the Alice Braga cartel drama as a writer in season two, most recently serving as co-exec producer. Lobato, who joined as a writer in season one, most recently was supervising producer.
"After two incredible ...
Showrunner Natalie Chaidez has exited the Fox 21 and Universal Cable Productions drama to focus on development. Instead, Dailyn Rodriguez and Ben Lobato have been promoted to serve as co-showrunners and exec producers, replacing Chaidez. (Chaidez, it should be noted, replaced original showrunner Scott Rosenbaum.)
Rodriguez joined the Alice Braga cartel drama as a writer in season two, most recently serving as co-exec producer. Lobato, who joined as a writer in season one, most recently was supervising producer.
"After two incredible ...
- 10/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Veteran writer-producer and new Queen of the South showrunner Natalie Chaidez has signed a two-year overall deal at Fox 21 Television Studios, co-producer of the USA Network series. Chaidez was named showrunner of Queen of the South when it was renewed for a second season in September, taking over for Scott Rosenbaum who ran Season 1. "I first met Natalie 15 years ago, and I always thought she was a talented writer, but she has matured into an incredibly sophisticated…...
- 11/16/2016
- Deadline TV
Queen of the South has been renewed.
The series, which will air its first season finale on September 8, has been garnering a steady audience of a little over 2 million viewers in live+7, half of which are in the coveted demo.
It's been cable's number one program throughout its run.
Queen of the South stars Alice Brage as Teresa Mendoza, Verónica Falcón as Camila Vargas, Justina Machado as Brenda Parra, Peter Gadiot as James Valdez, Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez and Gerardo Taracena as Cesar “Batman” Guemes.
Telemundo first adapted the book upon with the show is based, La Reina Del Sur, and it was a massive success.
The actress who plays Teresa Mendoza in the Telemundo version, Kate Del Castillo, found herself implicated in the El Chapo saga this past January, bringing some attention to the title before USA had a chance to bring its series to air.
The series follows the story of Teresa,...
The series, which will air its first season finale on September 8, has been garnering a steady audience of a little over 2 million viewers in live+7, half of which are in the coveted demo.
It's been cable's number one program throughout its run.
Queen of the South stars Alice Brage as Teresa Mendoza, Verónica Falcón as Camila Vargas, Justina Machado as Brenda Parra, Peter Gadiot as James Valdez, Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez and Gerardo Taracena as Cesar “Batman” Guemes.
Telemundo first adapted the book upon with the show is based, La Reina Del Sur, and it was a massive success.
The actress who plays Teresa Mendoza in the Telemundo version, Kate Del Castillo, found herself implicated in the El Chapo saga this past January, bringing some attention to the title before USA had a chance to bring its series to air.
The series follows the story of Teresa,...
- 9/6/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Ahead of its Season 1 finale on Thursday, USA Network has renewed freshman drama series Queen of the South, with veteran writer-producer Natalie Chaidez (12 Monkeys) joining as showrunner. She will succeed Scott Rosenbaum who ran Season 1. The series, which took awhile to get to the screen, debuting more than a year after getting a series order, has been a solid performer for USA, delivering an average of 2.26Mm total viewers in Live+7. It has ranked as Thursday's No. 1…...
- 9/6/2016
- Deadline TV
USA Network is keeping its Queen around for another season, but with a new ruler. The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has renewed drama Queen of the South for a second season and replaced its showrunner, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Based on best-seller La Reina del Sur, the Alice Braga starrer will be back for a second season and see Natalie Chaidez (Syfy's Hunters, 12 Monkeys) take over showrunning duties for Scott Rosenbaum (Gang Related). { "nid": 919769, "type": "list_index", "title": "Summer TV's Winners and Losers: 'Match Game' and 'Stranger Things' vs. 'UnREAL' and 'BrainDead'", "path": "http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/summer-tvs-
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- 9/6/2016
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One episode was provided prior to broadcast.
“I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich,” Teresa Mendoza, the eponymous queen of USA’s new drama Queen of the South, says in the opening shot of the show. As she does a line of coke, after emerging from her private helicopter and into her posh mansion, she admits pretty much what you expect she will post-Breaking Bad: “Rich is better.” It’s also deadlier (you probably expected that, too). Out of nowhere, a bullet breaks the window of her not-private-at-all private bathroom, she gets hit in the gut, and divulges – via voiceover – that a little backstory might be helpful.
As such, much of Queen of the South is Teresa’s (Alice Braga) pre-“Queenpin” days, wherein we see her snuggling up to a cute Texan drug smuggler, becoming gal pals with a wife of a cartel member, and...
“I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich,” Teresa Mendoza, the eponymous queen of USA’s new drama Queen of the South, says in the opening shot of the show. As she does a line of coke, after emerging from her private helicopter and into her posh mansion, she admits pretty much what you expect she will post-Breaking Bad: “Rich is better.” It’s also deadlier (you probably expected that, too). Out of nowhere, a bullet breaks the window of her not-private-at-all private bathroom, she gets hit in the gut, and divulges – via voiceover – that a little backstory might be helpful.
As such, much of Queen of the South is Teresa’s (Alice Braga) pre-“Queenpin” days, wherein we see her snuggling up to a cute Texan drug smuggler, becoming gal pals with a wife of a cartel member, and...
- 6/23/2016
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
Oftentimes, the best and brightest of our musical talent never get to take center stage as an adoring crowd cheers them to glory. Some of the industry's most talented players happily occupy backstage roles, studio slots or, in the case of the subjects of Scott Rosenbaum's SXSW premiere "Sidemen - Long Road to Glory," careers as sidemen. Rosenbaum's new documentary focuses on some of American music's most skilled (and most unheralded) stars, so-called "sidemen" Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Hubert Sumlin, lovingly bringing the three men's individual and collective stories to the big screen in a toe-tapping, eye-opening new feature. Read More: SXSW 2016 Coverage From Indiewire Per the film's official synopsis, the film is "an intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the.
- 3/15/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In the grand tradition of reuniting classic TV casts, the Atx Television Festival is plotting something for 2016 that we think Everybody will enjoy.
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In case you haven’t already guessed based on that punny lede — or, you know, the headline of this article — the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond will reunite as part of the festival’s fifth year, being held from June 9–12 in Austin, Texas.
Cast members Patricia Heaton (Debra), Doris Roberts (Marie) and Monica Horan (Amy) will be joined by writers Mike Royce,...
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In case you haven’t already guessed based on that punny lede — or, you know, the headline of this article — the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond will reunite as part of the festival’s fifth year, being held from June 9–12 in Austin, Texas.
Cast members Patricia Heaton (Debra), Doris Roberts (Marie) and Monica Horan (Amy) will be joined by writers Mike Royce,...
- 10/13/2015
- TVLine.com
Gang Related executive producer/showrunner Scott Rosenbaum is set as showrunner on another drama about a Latino criminal enterprise, newly picked up USA Network series Queen of the South. Based on best-selling book La Reina Del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Queen Of The South tells the story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga). When her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, Teresa is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with…...
- 6/5/2015
- Deadline TV
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Created by Kenneth Johnson, developed by Scott Peters
Produced by Scott Peters Company, HDFilms, Warner Bros Television
Aired on ABC for 2 seasons (22 episodes) from November 3, 2009–March 15, 2011
Cast
Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans
Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans
Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens
Laura Vandervoort as Lisa
Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes
Morena Baccarin as Anna
Scott Wolf as Chad Decker
Show Premise
A reimagining of the Kenneth Johnson science fiction series of the same name which told the tale of the arrival of “friendly” aliens known as the Visitors, who appear human and peaceful when in reality, they have a secret agenda to enslave humanity and seize their resources for themselves. The Visitors come in highly advanced space ships and make promises to share their alien technology in return for a few choice Earth resources. The...
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Created by Kenneth Johnson, developed by Scott Peters
Produced by Scott Peters Company, HDFilms, Warner Bros Television
Aired on ABC for 2 seasons (22 episodes) from November 3, 2009–March 15, 2011
Cast
Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans
Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols
Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry
Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans
Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens
Laura Vandervoort as Lisa
Charles Mesure as Kyle Hobbes
Morena Baccarin as Anna
Scott Wolf as Chad Decker
Show Premise
A reimagining of the Kenneth Johnson science fiction series of the same name which told the tale of the arrival of “friendly” aliens known as the Visitors, who appear human and peaceful when in reality, they have a secret agenda to enslave humanity and seize their resources for themselves. The Visitors come in highly advanced space ships and make promises to share their alien technology in return for a few choice Earth resources. The...
- 5/16/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
"Underworld" director and "Sleepy Hollow" co-creator/executive producer Len Wiseman will team with "Gang Related" executive producer/showrunner Scott Rosenbaum for a new sci-fi action drama TV series.
Fox has given the pair a put pilot commitment for the untitled project which is being dubbed as "The Dirty Dozen in deep space".
The story follows a mercenary search and rescue team dispatched to investigate a distress signal from a prison transport that has crashed on an uncharted planet. This unlikely group of heroes has to work together when they encounter an unexpected challenge.
Wiseman and Rosenbaum will executive produce, with Rosenbaum writing/showrunning and Wiseman directing. This will be Wiseman's third pilot following those for "Hawaii Five-0" and "Sleepy Hollow".
Source: Deadline...
Fox has given the pair a put pilot commitment for the untitled project which is being dubbed as "The Dirty Dozen in deep space".
The story follows a mercenary search and rescue team dispatched to investigate a distress signal from a prison transport that has crashed on an uncharted planet. This unlikely group of heroes has to work together when they encounter an unexpected challenge.
Wiseman and Rosenbaum will executive produce, with Rosenbaum writing/showrunning and Wiseman directing. This will be Wiseman's third pilot following those for "Hawaii Five-0" and "Sleepy Hollow".
Source: Deadline...
- 10/9/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Is Ryan finally prepared to choose between the Force and the family? On last week's episode of the Fox summer drama series Gang Related, Ryan's girlfriend Jessica was killed, and it's not yet clear who is responsible. Meanwhile, having sent father figure Javier to the slammer, tensions between Ryan and his surrogate family, the Acostas, continue to escalate. With the show's season-one finale airing Thursday, Aug. 14, showrunner and executive producer Scott Rosenbaum talked to The Hollywood Reporter about Ryan's pivotal decision in the dramatic finale, along with what viewers will learn about Jessica's death. Rosenbaum — who has served
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- 8/14/2014
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I didn't have time to write a review, but if you've watched this week's Firewall & Iceberg video show, you know I like Fox's "Gang Related." "Gang Related" comes on strong with a confidence that you don't expect to see from a show premiering a week after the network upfront season. The pilot, written by Chris Morgan and directed by Allen Hughes, is brash, explosive and features a strong cast ably chewing scenery. It is, in short, like a summer movie only on TV. As often happens with the transition from pilots to series, subsequent episodes maybe don't have quite the same scale, but they still offer tight pacing, terrific use of La locations and an interestingly twisty narrative focusing on Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez), a cop torn between his gang task force and the gang family (fronted by Cliff Curtis' Javier Acosta) that raised him. With most of Morgan's...
- 5/22/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Here's your first look at the upcoming Fox drama series directed by Allen Hughes, and co-starring Rza, titled Gang Related. The project follows a gang member who's sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” - the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. The project comes from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, and is written by Chris Morgan (Fast Five), with Scott Rosenbaum serving as showrunner.Ramon Rodriguez stars, while Rza plays a character named Cassius, Rodriguez’s partner and best friend on the Gang Task Force, who's...
- 5/22/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the second announced yesterday. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on Fox.
While "The Following" proved a breakout winner, Fox had few success stories last season. So, it is going a bit more ambitious this year with numerous dramas, comedies and one-off "event series".
Several pilots didn't make the final cut and won't be seen including the family of government-sanctioned assassins drama "Boomerang," the adaptation of Lauren Oliver's book trilogy "Delirium" about a world where love is illegal, the legal interns workplace comedy "To My Assistant," the U.S.S. Lexington-set "The Wild Blue," and "The List" about the hunt for a thief who stole a file containing the secret identities of people in the Witness Security Program,
Almost Human
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A high-tech,...
While "The Following" proved a breakout winner, Fox had few success stories last season. So, it is going a bit more ambitious this year with numerous dramas, comedies and one-off "event series".
Several pilots didn't make the final cut and won't be seen including the family of government-sanctioned assassins drama "Boomerang," the adaptation of Lauren Oliver's book trilogy "Delirium" about a world where love is illegal, the legal interns workplace comedy "To My Assistant," the U.S.S. Lexington-set "The Wild Blue," and "The List" about the hunt for a thief who stole a file containing the secret identities of people in the Witness Security Program,
Almost Human
(Sci-Fi Drama, Mondays 9pm)
A high-tech,...
- 5/15/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Fox has one of its better slates coming your way with the new season, especially if you take the midseason shows into account. Some of these shows may not jump out at you now as must-see, but some of them are going to take over, if I’m any judge anyway.
Clear showcase offerings Dads, Almost Human, and Us & Them are guaranteed to take off early. Almost Human has J.J. Abrams recognition to pull people in, though it looks to be a show that could flounder after a few episodes, even if I hope it doesn’t. The other two are going to become hits. Unfortunately, we have to wait until mid-season for the Gavin & Stacey remake.
Rake also looks like a winner, as long as the translation can be made to work as an Americanized product, and the show actually delivers what made the Australian original so brilliant.
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Clear showcase offerings Dads, Almost Human, and Us & Them are guaranteed to take off early. Almost Human has J.J. Abrams recognition to pull people in, though it looks to be a show that could flounder after a few episodes, even if I hope it doesn’t. The other two are going to become hits. Unfortunately, we have to wait until mid-season for the Gavin & Stacey remake.
Rake also looks like a winner, as long as the translation can be made to work as an Americanized product, and the show actually delivers what made the Australian original so brilliant.
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- 5/14/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Update, 8:15 Am: Fox has added trailers for Chris Morgan’s drama Gang Related and Christopher Meloni-starring comedy Surviving Jack. Previous, Monday Pm: Fox has unveiled most of its teaser trailers for its new series as it kicks off its upfront presentation right now in NY. Still Awol is Gang Related and Surviving Jack, so keep checking back for updates: Related: Fox 2013-14 Schedule Gang Related — Drama Produced by Chris Morgan Productions, Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions, Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television. From writer/executive producer Chris Morgan, director/executive producer Allen Hughes and executive producers Scott Rosenbaum, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo: Surviving Jack — Comedy Produced by Doozer Productions in association with Warner Bros Television. From writer/executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumaker and executive producers Bill Lawrence and Jeff Ingold: Almost Human — Drama Produced by Bonanza Productions in association with Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
- 5/14/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Here's your first look at the upcoming Fox drama series directed by Allen Hughes, and co-starring Rza, titled Gang Related. The project follows a gang member who's sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” - the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. The project comes from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, and is written by Chris Morgan (Fast Five), with Scott Rosenbaum serving as showrunner.Ramon Rodriguez stars, while Rza plays a character named Cassius, Rodriguez’s partner and best friend on the Gang Task Force, who's...
- 5/14/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Gearing up for the next television season, Fox announced which pilots they've chosen to air on the network on Wednesday (May 8).
First on the list is J.J. Abrams "Almost Human," described as a buddy cop show where all Lapd officers are paired with androids. Appearing in the show will be Karl Urban, Minka Kelly, and Lili Taylor.
Next, Scott Rosenbaum's "Gang Related" will feature Terry O'Quinn, Ramon Rodriguez, and Jay Hernandez in a story about a gang member who infiltrates the San Francisco Police Department.
Making the switch from the big to small screen, Greg Kinnear will star in "Rake," as a brilliant self-destructive criminal defense lawyer.
Capturing the fascination with fantasy stories, "Sleepy Hollow" puts a modern spin on the classic tale of Ichabod Crane. In addition to the dramas, Seth MacFarlane's comedy "Dads" has already earned a six-episode order.
First on the list is J.J. Abrams "Almost Human," described as a buddy cop show where all Lapd officers are paired with androids. Appearing in the show will be Karl Urban, Minka Kelly, and Lili Taylor.
Next, Scott Rosenbaum's "Gang Related" will feature Terry O'Quinn, Ramon Rodriguez, and Jay Hernandez in a story about a gang member who infiltrates the San Francisco Police Department.
Making the switch from the big to small screen, Greg Kinnear will star in "Rake," as a brilliant self-destructive criminal defense lawyer.
Capturing the fascination with fantasy stories, "Sleepy Hollow" puts a modern spin on the classic tale of Ichabod Crane. In addition to the dramas, Seth MacFarlane's comedy "Dads" has already earned a six-episode order.
- 5/10/2013
- GossipCenter
Fox has greenlit four new dramas for the 2013-14 season, including J.J. Abrams‘ futuristic cop thriller Almost Human (pictured, right) and a modern-day take on Sleepy Hollow.
Also receiving series orders from the network are Gang Related and Rake. For details on Fox’s five comedy pickups, click here.
Among the noteworthy drama pilots not getting the go-ahead from Fox: Felicity Huffman’s Boomerang, an adaptation of the Delirum novels and The List (costarring Grey’s newbie Hilarie Burton). (Fox’s complete development slate can be found here.)
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Also receiving series orders from the network are Gang Related and Rake. For details on Fox’s five comedy pickups, click here.
Among the noteworthy drama pilots not getting the go-ahead from Fox: Felicity Huffman’s Boomerang, an adaptation of the Delirum novels and The List (costarring Grey’s newbie Hilarie Burton). (Fox’s complete development slate can be found here.)
Related | Fall TV Preview: Your Guide to What’s New
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- 5/9/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
When he's not writing and directing feature films, Rza is busy being cast in TV serials, like the upcoming Fox drama pilot that'll be directed by Allen Hughes, titled Gang Related. The project follows a gang member who's sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” - the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. The project comes from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, is written by Chris Morgan (Fast Five), with Scott Rosenbaum serving as showrunner.Ramon Rodriguez will star, while Rza will play a character named Cassius, Rodriguez’s partner and best...
- 3/4/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Last Resort‘s Jay Hernandez, who will soon begin an arc on ABC’s Nashville, has joined the cast of Fox’s drama pilot Gang Related, TVLine has learned.
Related | Your Complete 2013 Pilot Season Guide: Get the Scoop on All of Next Fall’s Possible Newcomers
The project follows gang member Ryan Lopez, who is sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rise through its ranks — ultimately landing on the Gang Task Force. There, he must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” on the Sfpd.
Hernandez will play Dante Acosta,...
Related | Your Complete 2013 Pilot Season Guide: Get the Scoop on All of Next Fall’s Possible Newcomers
The project follows gang member Ryan Lopez, who is sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rise through its ranks — ultimately landing on the Gang Task Force. There, he must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” on the Sfpd.
Hernandez will play Dante Acosta,...
- 2/27/2013
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The Fast and the Furious franchise’s Sung Kang is reuniting with the franchise’s writer Chris Morgan, this time in TV. Kang has been cast in the Fox drama pilot Gang Related, from 20th TV and Imagine TV. Written by Morgan and directed by Allen Hughes, Gang Related centers on Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez), a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” — the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. Kang will play Tae Kim, an Asian gang specialist on loan from the FBI who refuses to celebrate Ryan’s achievements because he considers Ryan’s tactics dangerous and wasteful. Morgan and showrunner Scott Rosenbaum exec produce the pilot with Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo. Kang, repped by Wme and Management 360, has...
- 2/20/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Geoff Stults will try to break a string of one-and-done shows on Fox with a comedy pilot from one of the creators of "Cougar Town."
Stults, who's coming off a recurring part on the canceled "Ben and Kate," will star in "Enlisted" from "Cougar Town" co-creator Kevin Biegel. The show follows three brothers stationed at a small Army base in Florida; Stults will play one of them, a sergeant recently sent home from Afghanistan after punching a superior officer.
Prior to "Ben and Kate," Stults starred in the short-lived "Bones" spinoff "The Finder." His other credits include "October Road" and "Happy Town."
More pilot casting:
- Ramon Rodriguez, who played Bosley in ABC's "Charlie's Angels" last season, will star in Fox's drama "Gang Related." He'll play a San Francisco gang member who infiltrates the city's police force and finds himself caught between the two cultures. The show comes from "Fast & Furious" writer Chris Morgan,...
Stults, who's coming off a recurring part on the canceled "Ben and Kate," will star in "Enlisted" from "Cougar Town" co-creator Kevin Biegel. The show follows three brothers stationed at a small Army base in Florida; Stults will play one of them, a sergeant recently sent home from Afghanistan after punching a superior officer.
Prior to "Ben and Kate," Stults starred in the short-lived "Bones" spinoff "The Finder." His other credits include "October Road" and "Happy Town."
More pilot casting:
- Ramon Rodriguez, who played Bosley in ABC's "Charlie's Angels" last season, will star in Fox's drama "Gang Related." He'll play a San Francisco gang member who infiltrates the city's police force and finds himself caught between the two cultures. The show comes from "Fast & Furious" writer Chris Morgan,...
- 2/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Ramon Rodriguez (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) has been tapped as the lead in the Fox drama pilot Gang Related, from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV. Written by feature scribe Chris Morgan and directed by Allen Hughes, Gang Related centers on Ryan Lopez (Rodriguez), a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” — the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. Morgan and showrunner Scott Rosenbaum exec produce the pilot with Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo. I hear Rodriguez has been the top choice for the role since the project’s inception and was originally approached by the studio in December, long before Gang Related got a green light. He came on board after the pilot’s schedule could be synched up with...
- 2/19/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Allen Hughes will assume directing duties on the new Fox drama pilot Gang Related, which follows a gang member who's "sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” — the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force," says Deadline. The project comes from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, is written by Chris Morgan (Fast Five), with Scott Rosenbaum serving as showrunner. Allen Hughes most recently helmed Broken City with Mark Wahlberg starring, released last month. On his upcoming slate is a remake...
- 2/19/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: In his broadcast pilot directing debut, Allen Hughes just signed on to direct the Fox drama pilot Gang Related, from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV. Written by feature scribe Chris Morgan (Fast Five), Gang Related centers on a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department who rises through its ranks but must balance his obligations to his crime family with an increasing sense of loyalty to his new “family” — the Sfpd’s Gang Task Force. Scott Rosenbaum serves as showrunner on the pilot, which he and Morgan exec produce with Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo. Hughes started off as half of the Hughes brothers directing duo, working with his twin brother Albert on such movies as Book Of Eli, From Hell and Menace II Society. He recently released his first solo-directing feature Broken City starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones,...
- 2/19/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
With pilot season in full swing there was more big news today from nearly all the major networks. Here's a roundup of the major happenings:
- Jon Favreau will direct the single camera comedy series adaptation of "About a Boy" -- yes, inspired by the Hugh Grant movie and Nick Hornby book of the same name -- executive produced by Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights," "Parenthood"). Favreau previously directed the pilot for NBC's hit "Revolution" as well as the first two "Iron Man" blockbusters. [Deadline]
- NBC has ordered the pilot "Brenda Forever" from writers Andrew Leeds and David Lampson as a possible starring vehicle for "The Office" and "Bridesmaids" star Ellie Kemper. The comedy follows the same leading lady in two periods of her life: as a 31-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl. The writers previously teamed on NBC's "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer," starring David Tennant, which was not picked up to series.
- Jon Favreau will direct the single camera comedy series adaptation of "About a Boy" -- yes, inspired by the Hugh Grant movie and Nick Hornby book of the same name -- executive produced by Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights," "Parenthood"). Favreau previously directed the pilot for NBC's hit "Revolution" as well as the first two "Iron Man" blockbusters. [Deadline]
- NBC has ordered the pilot "Brenda Forever" from writers Andrew Leeds and David Lampson as a possible starring vehicle for "The Office" and "Bridesmaids" star Ellie Kemper. The comedy follows the same leading lady in two periods of her life: as a 31-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl. The writers previously teamed on NBC's "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer," starring David Tennant, which was not picked up to series.
- 1/31/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Fox has ordered a Navy-themed pilot from "Justified" creator Graham Yost and another drama about a gangbanger who infiltrates the San Francisco Police Department from former "The Shield" producer Scott Rosenbaum. "Wild Blue," from Sony Pictures Television, is executive produced by Yost (pictured), Mark Johnson and director Michael Dinner. Taylor Elmore is writing and co-executive producing, and Melissa Bernstein is also co-executive producing. The show is described as an "upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the Us Navy" on board an aircraft carrier. "Gang Related," from Imagine Entertainment in association with Twentieth...
- 1/30/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Fox is a step closer to getting an aircraft drama series on the air with a pilot order to Wild Blue, from writer Taylor Elmore, producers Graham Yost and Mark Johnson and director Michael Dinner. Fox also has greenlighted cop drama pilot Gang Related, from feature writer Chris Morgan (Fast Five), with Scott Rosenbaum and Imagine TV. This brings the number of Fox drama pilots to eight as the network appears to be done on the hour side. The Sony Pictures TV-produced Wild Blue (formerly The Bridge) is described as an upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy. It is a young ensemble about the working men and women on board an aircraft carrier equipped with a 500-foot landing strip, a nuclear reactor and 6000 souls on board. Fox originally put the project in development last year with Justified writer-producer Elmore writing and Johnson producing. It didn’t go to pilot,...
- 1/30/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Fox on Wednesday morning announced another pair of pilot orders, and one of them is really bringing out the top guns.
In Wild Blue, executive-produced by Graham Yost (Justified) and Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), “ER, The West Wing and Top Gun collide” in an ensemble about the working men and women on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The project promises “an upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy.”
Michael Dinner (Justified) will direct the pilot and serve as another Ep.
Related | Pilot Season 2013: Get the Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers — and Who’s In Them!
In Wild Blue, executive-produced by Graham Yost (Justified) and Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), “ER, The West Wing and Top Gun collide” in an ensemble about the working men and women on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The project promises “an upstairs/downstairs look at pressure-cooker lives of the U.S. Navy.”
Michael Dinner (Justified) will direct the pilot and serve as another Ep.
Related | Pilot Season 2013: Get the Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers — and Who’s In Them!
- 1/30/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
CAA has signed three senior-level TV writer-producers. Eric Overmyer is the co-creator/executive producer of HBO’s Treme. Before collaborating with David Simon on the New Orleans-based series, Overmyer worked with Simon as a producer and writer on The Wire. Overmyer, who comes from UTA, also has worked on the three Law & Order series and Homicide: Life On The Street. Also joining CAA from UTA is Scott Rosenbaum whose resume includes stints as executive producer on V and Chuck and co-executive producer on The Shield for five seasons. Clifton Campbell is the creator and executive producer of A&E’s The Glades and was previously a co-executive producer on USA’s White Collar. He was repped by ICM.
- 5/29/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Q- You are the current Director of WGA's Showrunner Training Program at Writers Guild of America West. How many applicants did you have for this year?
A- We had over eighty applicants for about twenty five slots. The application process is a two step process. First applicants have to be recommended by current show runners or creative executives. Once they've been recommended, they fill out an application. I review the applications and we end up interviewing about fifty candidates. Out of those fifty candidates we invite approximately twenty five people to participate in the Program. This year's first session was on Saturday, January 14th and it (the program) ran for six consecutive Saturdays.
Q- How long has the Showrunner Training Program been in existence, and can you give the readers a background of its origins?
A- The Showrunner Training Program is the brainchild of writer producer, Jeff Melvoin, who's currently...
A- We had over eighty applicants for about twenty five slots. The application process is a two step process. First applicants have to be recommended by current show runners or creative executives. Once they've been recommended, they fill out an application. I review the applications and we end up interviewing about fifty candidates. Out of those fifty candidates we invite approximately twenty five people to participate in the Program. This year's first session was on Saturday, January 14th and it (the program) ran for six consecutive Saturdays.
Q- How long has the Showrunner Training Program been in existence, and can you give the readers a background of its origins?
A- The Showrunner Training Program is the brainchild of writer producer, Jeff Melvoin, who's currently...
- 3/8/2012
- by Robert Gagnier
- Aol TV.
Chicago – After two increasingly rocky seasons, ABC’s soulless reboot of Kenneth Johnson’s ’80s miniseries and subsequent TV show “V” was finally cancelled. It ended the sci-fi serial on a tragic cliffhanger that was very much in keeping with the show’s status as a muddled downer. Though some fans have signed petitions to get the show renewed on a different network, it’s doubtful that “V” will garner a large audience outside of Comic Con conventions.
With its morose ensemble and cheap anti-Obama fearmongering, there was very little here to keep viewers engaged, aside from the loud rises in music that sound before every commercial break (and, in some cases, after every scene change). Leading ladies Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin had ample screen time to perfect the art of the pensive, simmering stare, yet as good as the actresses were, the writers gave them little to do but engage in hour-long stare-offs.
With its morose ensemble and cheap anti-Obama fearmongering, there was very little here to keep viewers engaged, aside from the loud rises in music that sound before every commercial break (and, in some cases, after every scene change). Leading ladies Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin had ample screen time to perfect the art of the pensive, simmering stare, yet as good as the actresses were, the writers gave them little to do but engage in hour-long stare-offs.
- 10/27/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Below rookie feature filmmaker Scott Rosenbaum shares a scene for his passion project "The Perfect Age of Rock 'N Roll," starring Kevin Zegers, Jason Rutter, Taryn Manning and Peter Fonda. The rock drama opens in select theaters and hits VOD on August 5th. What It's About: Spyder (Kevin Zegers), a world famous musician whose debut album is a huge hit, retreats to his hometown after his sophomore effort flops. There ...
- 8/5/2011
- Indiewire
Below rookie feature filmmaker Scott Rosenbaum shares a scene for his passion project "The Perfect Age of Rock 'N Roll," starring Kevin Zegers, Jason Rutter, Taryn Manning and Peter Fonda. The rock drama opens in select theaters and hits VOD on August 5th. What It's About: Spyder (Kevin Zegers), a world famous musician whose debut album is a huge hit, retreats to his hometown after his sophomore effort flops. There ...
- 8/5/2011
- indieWIRE - People
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