Author: Madiha Ahmed

Personal Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development Generals Row, a military drama from writer Jason Wilborn (Council of Dads) This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, Russ Cundiff and the duo’s DiVide Pictures. 20th TV, where DiVide is under a deal, is the studio. Written by Wilborn, Generals Row revolves around a trailblazing female general who joins the military’s most exclusive club – the Joint Chiefs of … Continue reading ‘Generals Row’ Female General Drama From Jason Wilborn, Milo Ventimiglia & Russ Cundiff In Works At NBC Continue Reading →

CAA EXCLUSIVE: Scott Greenberg is leaving CAA to become a manager and partner at LBI Entertainment. He is making the move amicably from agent to manager and will join LBI principal Rick Yorn, a close friend and mentor since they were fraternity brothers at the University of Maryland, where Yorn gave Greenberg his pledge pin late one night … Continue reading CAA Agent Scott Greenberg Leaving To Become Manager & Partner At LBI Entertainment Continue Reading →

UMC EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks-owned streamer UMC has ordered a legal drama from Adam Starks (On My Block), Tracy Grant (Lincoln Heights) and Kemy Time Productions. The subscription service, dedicated to Black film and TV and a rival of ViacomCBS’ BET+, has handed Lace a six-episode order for its first season. The series will follow a prolific Los Angeles attorney who often … Continue reading AMC Networks-Backed UMC Orders Legal Drama ‘Lace’ From Kemy Time, Adam Starks & Tracy Grant Continue Reading →

Jane Lynch fondly remembered her former Glee co-star Naya Rivera today as “a force” whose talent was under-recognized. Lynch spoke about Rivera during the 4th hour of the Today show on Wednesday, speaking with Jenna Bush Hager. The 33-year-old Rivera died last month from drowning in a California lake. “She was a force of nature, and it’s just gut-wrenching and heartbreaking that she’s … Continue reading Naya Rivera Remembered By ‘Glee’ Costar Jane Lynch On The ‘Today’ Show Continue Reading →

WGA; WME; CAA A federal judge has denied WME’s and CAA’s motions to dismiss the remainder of the WGA’s fraud and price-fixing allegations, sending the case to trial to determine whether agency packaging fees are legal. In his 17-page ruling today (read it here), U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte Jr. denied the agencies’ motions to dismiss the WGA’s … Continue reading Judge Denies WME & CAA’s Motion To Dismiss Remainder Of WGA’s Packaging Fees Lawsuit Continue Reading →

Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) is developing The Fires, a six-part anthology series drawing on the experiences of those directly affected by the Australian megafires of last summer. The company, which has an exclusive deal with NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, has ABC already on board with the series in Australia. The creative team includes … Continue reading Tony Ayres’ ‘The Fires’ Anthology Series Explores Australian Megafires Continue Reading →

Exhibition will slowly come back to life this Friday at the box office after largely being shutdown for 21 weeks due to the pandemic. However, the first notable ticket sales will be coming out of the Great White North. Paramount is giving a big screen release to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in Canada at … Continue reading Domestic Box Office To Start Crawling Back With ‘Sponge On The Run’ & ‘Unhinged’ In Canada This Weekend Continue Reading →

Gee, Homie, Twitter really loves Marge Simpson. Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser and attorney to President Donald Trump, set off the Twitterverse today with her ascerbic observation that vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris “sounds like Marge Simpson.”                         See Campaign: https://deadline.com/2020/08/trump-attorney-jenna-ellis-says-kamala-harris-sounds-like-marge-simpson-1203012123/Contact Information: Bruce Haring Tags:, Wire, … Continue reading Doh! Trump Adviser’s Dig Comparing Kamala Harris To Marge Simpson Stirs Twitterverse Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has put in development Jade City, a series based on the first book in Fonda Lee’s bestselling fantasy trilogy The Green Bone Saga, from Dave Kalstein (Treadstone, Quantico), Breck Eisner (The Expanse, The Crazies), The Brave creator Dean Georgaris and Universal TV, where Georgaris is under an overall deal.   Written by Kalstein, Jade City is an epic saga of magic and … Continue reading ‘Jade City’ TV Series Based On Books In Works At Peacock From Dave Kalstein, Breck Eisner & Dean Georgaris Continue Reading →

  ← USE ARROW KEYS → Image Source: NBC   There are a lot of reasons to be buzzing about Sen. Kamala Harris’s nomination as Joe Biden’s vice president, and one of those reasons is how much material it’ll give Maya Rudolph for future Saturday Night Live skits. It may seem weird to be excited about political sketches, but … Continue reading We Are So Ready For More Saturday Night Live Skits With Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris Continue Reading →