Latest in Series Orders

EXCLUSIVE: Marielle Heller and Big Beach, the respective director and producers of last year’s Mister Rogers pic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, are reteaming for a limited series about a serial sexual harasser and his female employees. Heller will direct Five Women, which is based on an episode of the National…

Eric Newman, who has been examining the drug trade in Colombia and Mexico as showrunner of Netflix’s Narcos and Narcos: Mexico, is turning his attention to the opioid crisis in America with Painkiller, a limited drama series for the streamer where he is under an overall deal. Peter Berg (The Leftovers, Friday Night Lig…

Netflix and Spin Master Entertainment are all aboard on Mighty Express, a CG-animated series for preschoolers from the creator of PAW Patrol. Set to start streaming in September, the series features an ensemble cast of trains and kids in an expansive world with amazing adventures. Created by Keith Chapman, who created…

Josh Peck has been cast as the lead of Turner & Hooch, Disney+’s adaptation of the classic 1989 buddy cop comedy feature, which has received a formal 12-episode series order. Peck will play U.S. Marshal Scott Turner, a version of the character portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie. The TV series reboot comes from Burn No…

Days after she kicked off the Super Bowl with a stirring performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Demi Lovato has a new gig. She will lead a talk show for the upcoming shortform digital service Quibi. The platform has greenlighted Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato (working title), a 10-episode series fronted by the…

Showtime has given a straight-to-series order to one-hour drama First Ladies, whose first season stars Viola Davis as former first lady Michelle Obama. Davis also executive produces the series, which was put on fast-track development at the premium cabler last August with a three-script commitment. It hails from…

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Perry has confirmed a House of Payne revival series is coming to BET, with original series stars LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis Patton, Lance Gross, Demetria McKinney, China Anne McClain, Larramie "Doc" Shaw, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Allen Payne set to return. Additionally BET Networks and Tyler Perry Stud…

Starz has given an eight-episode series order to Run the World, a half-hour comedy from Boomerang writer Leigh Davenport; Dear White People co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV, where Bowser is under an overall deal. Millicent Shelton (black-ish, P-Valley) is set to direct the pilot. Created, written and…

Freeform has picked up Jessica Biel-produced thriller Last Summer to series. This comes after the Disney-owned network piloted the project, which is written by Easy A's Bert V. Royal, last year. The announcement was made by Tom Ascheim, president, Freeform at the Winter TCA press tour. The show comes from eOne and…

Bill Burr is the latest to score a series at Quibi. The comic, actor and podcaster will write, direct, star in and executive produce Immoral Compass (working title) for the digital shortform service that launches in April. Based on Tyler Falbo’s digital shorts, Immoral Compass is described as an outrageous…

Peacock, NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service, has ordered a 10-episode first season of Punky Brewster, with original series star Soleil Moon Frye set to reprise her role as the titular character who became a pop culture staple of the 1980s. The follow-up series to the 1984 NBC sitcom hails from Universal Content…

TBS has greenlighted Lost Resort, an upstairs/downstairs look at the booming subculture of exotic wellness retreats. The announcement was made today during its panel at the TCA winter press tour. Produced by ITV America's Sirens Media, the 10-episode unscripted series follows a group of strangers who are immersed in a…