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EXCLUSIVE: After a heated bidding war, Hulu has landed the drama Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment with a series order. Based on the upcoming book by Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake is a family drama wrapped in a murder…

EXCLUSIVE: Felicity Huffman is returning to acting — and to ABC — with a single-camera comedy that has landed a big pilot production commitment at the network. The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen co-stars in the project from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Written by Becky Hartman Edwards, the untitled…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is developing a crime drama procedural based on the true-life experiences of professional medium Tina Powers. It comes from Michael Alaimo, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Tracy Katsky’s KatCo.  Written by Alaimo, the untitled project is described as a breezy procedural, in which a quirky TV…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC has put in development The Burying Place, a thriller drama series based on Brian Freeman’s novel, from writer Kelly Masterson (Killing Kennedy), director David Semel (Goliath), producer Aaron Kaplan (A Million Little Things) and his Kapital Entertainment and AMC Studios. Written by Masterson, The Burying…

EXCLUSIVE: Starz has put in development a drama series based on the 2011 novel The Madonnas Of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse, from award-winning playwright Julia Cho, feature writer Kelly Marcel (Venom), producer Aaron Kaplan (The Chi, The Neighborhood, A Million Little Things) and his Kapital Entertainment. The…

Earlier this week, a press release was blasted to Hollywood publications with the salacious headline: “Breaking News: TV Producer Aaron Kaplan Sued For Invasion Of Privacy.” In the post-#MeToo era, it was designed to grab journalists’ attention as the subject is one of the top TV producers in town. The lawsuit was in…

It’s been a subdued broadcast pilot season, one overshadowed by the slew of high-profile launches of new streaming services, shrouded in uncertainty over a potential writers strike and hit by fears related to the growing coronavirus outbreak. Amid the somewhat bleak overall picture, punctuated by another year-to-year…

EXCLUSIVE: The CW is developing Good Christian Bitches, an hourlong series based on Kim Gatlin's book of the same name, which comes from Glamorous writer Jordon Nardino, Darren Star, and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. This is a brand new take on the concept, shifting the action to high school. Written by…

CBS has handed a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy from former NBA star-turned-actor and businessman Rick Fox and the team behind CBS’ comedy series Me, Myself & I, creator Dan Kopelman and producers Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Kopelman, the untitled comedy centers on a recently…

Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment have set up two multi-camera half-hour series projects at CBS, a workaholic comedy from writer Ajay Sahgal (Merry Happy Whatever) and a roommates comedy written by Mark Gross (Man With A Plan). Both comedies are produced through CBS TV Studios where…

Two years after leading TV producer Aaron Kaplan launched First Jobs with the goal of helping recent USC Cinematic Arts graduates get their start in the entertainment industry, the program has provided more than 200 paid entry-level jobs to alumni within five years of their graduation. Over 20 of the USC graduates…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is developing Women of the Movement (working title), an anthology series that chronicles the civil rights movement as told by the women behind it. The project, which landed at ABC with a significant penalty attached to it, comes from writer Marissa Jo Cerar (The Handmaid’s Tale) and a producing team…