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Amazon Developing Investment Comedy ‘JNNA’ From Matt Tolmach & ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andrew Guest

Amazon has put in development JNNA, a half-hour comedy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer-producer Andrew Guest, from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures TV. Written by Guest, JNNA is a half-hour comedy about the next big investment craze…humans. Guest executive produces with Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl via Matt Tolmach…

Miss America 2020 Competition Date Set On NBC

NBC has set Thursday, December 19 for the network’s broadcast of the 2020 Miss America Competition. It will air live from 8-10 PM ET/PT at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. As previously announced, the competition moves to NBC this year after airing last year on ABC. The date announcement also follows the resignation…

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Ted Danson To Star In L.A. Mayor Comedy Series From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock At NBC

Three of NBC’s iconic comedy veterans are teaming on a new series. The network has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy starring The Good Place‘s Ted Danson, from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. Written by Fey and Carlock (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), the as-yet…

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Jul 18, 2019 2:00 pm
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‘Paper Girls’ Graphic Novel Adaptation From Legendary TV & Plan B Gets Amazon Series Commitment

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Amazon Studios has landed Paper Girls, a drama based on Brian K. Vaughan’s best-selling graphic novel. The project, which has received a series commitment, hails from Legendary Television and Plan B (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight). Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom will pen the…

By Nellie Andreeva
Jul 11, 2019 5:11 pm
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‘Sexy Beast’ Prequel Gets Series Order From Paramount Network

Paramount Network has ordered a 10-episode first season of Sexy Beast, a series adaptation from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content based on the cult British gangster movie. Michael Caleo (The Sopranos) will write the series and executive produce. Sexy Beast, the series, tells the origin story of the Gal Dove…

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Jul 11, 2019 10:00 am
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New ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff Casts Its First Three Leads

Alexa Mansour (Unfriended: Dark Web), Nicolas Cantu (The Amazing World of Gumball), and Hal Cumpston (Australian comedy Bilched) are set as leads on AMC’s new Walking Dead spinoff series, set for premiere in 2020, Deadline has confirmed. The new spinoff will feature two young female protagonists and will focus on the…

By Denise Petski
Jul 10, 2019 1:21 pm
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Pop TV Picks Up To Series Comedy ‘Best Intentions’ From Adam Herz

CBS-owned Pop TV has given an eight-episode series order to coming-of-age comedy pilot Best Intentions, from American Pie writer Adam Herz, A+E Studios and Howard T. Owens and Ben Silverman's Propagate. David Fynn (Undateable) Daniel Rashid (Being Frank) and Lindsey Gort (The Carrie Diaries) are set to star in the…

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Jul 10, 2019 10:30 am
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Mindy Kaling’s Coming-Of-Age Netflix Comedy Series Casts Canadian Newcomer As Its Lead

Mindy Kaling’s comedy-of-age Netflix comedy series has found its lead. Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has been cast in the lead role of Devi following a worldwide open casting call for the untitled series from Kaling, The Mindy Project co-exec producer Lang Fisher and Universal TV. Ramakrishnan of Toronto was selected…

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Jul 10, 2019 8:00 am
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Alana de la Garza Moves From ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ To ‘FBI’, Will Continue To Recur On Spinoff Series For CBS

EXCLUSIVE: Alana de la Garza, co-star of CBS’ upcoming midseason drama FBI: Most Wanted, is joining the mothership, FBI, as a series regular, reprising her role as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castile. She also will continue to play the character on offshoot FBI: Most Wanted as a recurring guest star. On FB…

By Nellie Andreeva
Jul 9, 2019 2:36 pm
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Amazon Orders Tracy Oliver Comedy Series From Amy Poehler & Universal TV

Amazon Studios has ordered 10 episodes of a female-focused half-hour comedy series from Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and Universal TV, where Poehler is under a deal. It’s set for premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Created…

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Jul 8, 2019 12:00 pm
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‘The Lord Of The Rings’: J.A. Bayona To Direct Amazon Series

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series has made a key hire. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the big-scope fantasy drama, following in the footsteps of Peter Jackson, who directed the feature…

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Jul 3, 2019 9:01 am
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Kenya Barris’ ‘Unrelated’ Comedy Series Not Going Forward, Will Be Redeveloped At Freeform

EXCLUSIVE: Freeform will not proceed with its straight-to-series order to multi-camera comedy Unrelated, which was fully cast and heading into production. Instead, the project, from Kenya Barris, Ranada Shepard and ABC Signature will go into redevelopment at the cable network. Unrelated (formerly known as Besties) has…