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FX, Fox 21 TV Studios, along with Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, won the rights to the Deepti Kapoor India mob saga The Age of Vice. In what seems to be evidence that the rise of streamers, the blurring of lines between films and TV and the fatigue of recycled IP has created a boom market for sticky…

Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, Emmy-nominated executive producers of FX’s series American Crime Story, Pose and the upcoming Y, are extending their partnership with FX Productions. The duo have signed a new four-year overall deal through their company Color Force to continue to develop content for FX. "Our creative…

"As human beings, we should resist in the streets, resist in the ballot box and practice love and empathy in our every day lives," asserted The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story executive producer Brad Simpson tonight as the self described "disruptive" FX series won the Best Limited Series or TV…

When assessing the diversity strength of the Golden Globes this morning, look no further than Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force production label. It racked up eight nominations across their Warner Bros feature Crazy Rich Asians and FX Ryan Murphy series Pose and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American…

Updated with Monday AM B.O. figures and analysis This weekend director Jon M. Chu and Warner Bros. took what might have appeared to be a niche genre proposition on paper and turned it into a cultural moment. Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel, earned $26.5M at the domestic weekend box office…

American Crime Story Brad Simpson revealed during the FX session of American Crime Story:The Assassination of Gianni Versace that actor Edgar Ramirez “didn’t give us an immediate ‘Yes'” when it came to playing the title role of the late Italian designer. “I loved being in a room that’s interesting with an actor and he…

EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Street Films exec Margaret Chernin has been named VP Development at Color Force, the film and TV production company run by Nina Jacboson and Brad Simpson. She already is aboard and will oversee the company’s film productions and development. As SVP Development at Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Pearl…

Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force has hired its first dedicated TV executive, appointing Nellie Reed as SVP Television. Reed will oversee Color Force's current TV production slate as well as the buying and development of future projects, reporting to Jacobson and Simpson. Reed’s appointment comes on the…

Days after their limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story topped all programs with five Emmy wins, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and their Color Force shingle have signed a new overall deal with FX Productions. Color Force had signed a first-look deal with the company in fall 2012, and the new…

“Movies originally attracted the artist because of the freedom, and now all that freedom is on TV,” said The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’s John Travolta, holding the show’s Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. In addition to playing Simpson legal meister Robert Shapiro, and being nominated for the…

The writers room has just started working on Katrina: American Crime Story, EP Brad Simpson told TV critics today, adding that The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story EP/writer D.V. DeVincentis is working with Ryan Murphy on the next project in FX’s ACS franchise. But Simpson said, disappointingly, “I’m not…

Many of the original cast of American Crime Story‘s debut season — The People V. O.J. Simpson — are expected to reassemble for the next chapter in the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology show. Producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson confirm to Awardsline that writers went to New Orleans last week on a research trip for Sea…