Former Working Title Television U.S. and John Wells Productions president Andrew Stearn is launching his own production company, Andrew Stearn Productions. It will be based at ABC Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios, with an overall deal. Stearn is coming off a three-year stint as president of Working…

Adam F. Goldberg, creator of ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and co-creator of spinoff series Schooled, is moving to ABC Studios from his longtime studio home at Sony Pictures TV with a big four-year overall deal. Under the pact, which had been in the works for months, Goldberg will continue as executive producer on…

ABC Studios has struck a multi-year overall deal with 2 Dope Queens co-creator Phoebe Robinson. Under the pact, the writer, stand-up comedian and actress will develop, write and act in new projects across multiple platforms for the studio. It marks the latest overall deal for the studio, which has in recent weeks…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Jason Richman is extending his relationship with ABC Studios, signing a new, multi-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, Richman will continue to work on his current ABC Studios projects as well as develop new ones for broadcast, cable, and streaming services. Richman is behind…

EXCLUSIVE: Raven Metzner, who most recently served as executive producer/showrunner on the second season of Netflix’s Iron Fist, is staying in business with the studio behind the Marvel drama. Metzner has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the pact, he will develop new projects for broadcast, cable…

Stacy McKee, creator of Station 19, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, has decided to exit the firefighter-themed drama series as showrunner, Deadline has confirmed. McKee’s deal with ABC Studios had expired, and after working underneath the Shondaland umbrella for more than 15 years, McKee decided she would take the…

EXCLUSIVE: John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co. has signed an exclusive three-year overall deal with ABC Studios. The company is moving from Sony Pictures TV, where it was previously under a first-look deal. Under the pact, the company will work exclusively with ABC Studios in scripted…

EXCLUSIVE: The Bold Type executive producer Joanna Coles has signed a two-year first-look deal with ABC Studios and its cable/streaming division ABC Signature Studios. Under the pact, the former Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, will be developing and executive producing…

UPDATED with Instagram post: There are four more episodes of the second season of the now-canceled SMILF still to air on Showtime, and creator and star Frankie Shaw intends on taking the high road out. "I can't express how much I've loved making this show, how much I love the cast and crew and appreciate Showtime as…

Writer/director/producer John Ridley has signed a new five-year overall deal with ABC Studios. This is the longest-term pact for Ridley at the studio where he has been since 2014 with a two-year overall deal, followed by a three-year one. The long-term agreement reflects the desire by TV studios to secure their talent…

ABC has put in development Threads, a drama from writer Lindsey Rosin (NBC’s Cruel Intentions), Random Hill and ABC Studios. Written by Rosin, Threads centers around aspiring designer Jessica Lee, who finds herself at the center of the biggest battle for power in the fashion world when the legendary founder of the…

ABC has put in development a fashion drama from Crazy Rich Asians writer Peter Chiarelli, designer Zac Posen (Project Runway), ABC Studios and studio-based Mandeville Television. Written by Chiarelli, the drama is set in the world of fashion. Chiarelli and Posen executive produce with Mandeville’s David Hoberman…