In a preview of what they'll be telling writers at strike-authorization meetings this week, the co-chairs of the WGA negotiating committee say the choice is simple: Voting “no” will be tantamount to surrender. "If we don't get that authority – if the membership does not give us a 'yes' vote in the strike authorization…

Homeland executive producer Chip Johannessen has signed a new overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV and its cable division Fox 21 TV Studios, which produces the Showtime series. The new three-year agreement replaces the two-year overall pact Johannessen inked last year. Under that deal, Johannessen worked on <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/homeland/" id="auto-tag_homeland"…

Homeland executive producer Chip Johannessen has signed a new overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV. It is a joint deal with broadcast-focused 20th TV and its cable division Fox 21 TV Studios, which produces Homeland. Under the two-year agreement, Johannessen will develop projects for broadcast and cable. He is…

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland co-executive producer Chip Johannessen has signed a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV, whose cable division Fox 21 produces the hot Showtime drama. Under the pact, Johannessen will continue on Homeland, where he will be upped to executive producer for the upcoming second season. He…

WGAW Board Members Chip Johannessen and Patric Verrone have issued a strongly worded message of support the Comcast writers wanting WGA representation: To Our Fellow Members, "If the Writers Guild didn't exist, we'd have to invent it." — Legendary Hollywood executive Sid Sheinberg said that back in 1988 when he was…

EXCLUSIVE: There will be a change at the helm of Showtime’s flagship drama Dexter for its upcoming sixth season. The series’ executive producer Scott Buck has been named new showrunner. He will succeed Chip Johannessen, who ran the show last season. Dexter‘s fifth season, which concluded on Sunday, ranks as the…

The cancer theme from Showtime’s C Word panel carried over to the Dexter panel where star Michael C. Hall was asked about his  treatment for the disease. The actor, now back at work on Season 5, answered like a consummate professional: “I was thankful that the hiatus managed to coincide with my treatment. I didn't…