EXCLUSIVE: In a very competitive situation with all major broadcast networks pursuing, CBS has landed Chiefs, an hourlong drama from David Hudgins, Carol Mendelsohn and Sony Pictures TV Studios, where both are under overall deals. In one of the biggest buys so far this season, Chiefs has garnered a hefty pilot…
During an ATX fest panel today, Parenthood exec producer David Hudgins summed up a discussion of “socially impactful” TV in three crucial elements: “authenticity, truth, and point of view…As long as you’re telling the truth,” he said, “then that’s the battle.”
The panel was called “Power(ful) TV: A Look at Socially…
Based on a Turkish drama, Game of Silence is a tale of childhood abuse, reinvention the prison industrial complex, class and hierarchy, frayed friendships and loves and political corruption. "As Larenz Tate keeps saying, 'this is a such a dark show and complicated show, it should be on cable,'" EP Carol Mendelsohn…
Ten minutes into watching the Turkish series Suskunlar, producer David Hudgins was hooked. “It was quirky, it was nostalgic, it was a thriller, and the characters were incredibly compelling,’ Hudgins said during a panel at today’s Deadline’s The Contenders event. “I was in." With a bit of re-imagining, the Turkish…
Based on the 2012 Turkish series Suskunlar, NBC's Game Of Silence is a taut and ultimately satisfying thriller series that is all about payback and the cost it brings. Debuting as a preview April 12 after The Voice before moving to its regular slot April 14, the 10-episode first season from Sony TV and Universal TV…
Natchez Burning, a Tobey Maguire-produced thriller drama based on bestselling author Greg Iles’ latest novel, has landed at Amazon Studios. Written by David Hudgins (Parenthood), the project has received a two-script pickup. It hails from Maguire’s Material banner as well as Sony Pictures TV, where Hudgins is under an…
In a competitive situation, NBC has landed Game Of Silence —Â a drama project from CSI maven Carol Mendelsohn, Parenthood executive producer David Hudgins and Sony TV — with a pilot production commitment. The deal, which I hear has series penalty attached to it, marks the first major sale for Mendelsohn and Hudgins…
In a competitive situation, Parenthood executive producer David Hudgins has signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures TV. Under the two-year pact, he will develop and potentially join existing studio projects. Hudgins is coming off a two-year overall deal at Universal TV where he worked on Jason Katims’Â Parenthood,…
EXCLUSIVE: The corporate walls are truly coming down this season, with broadcast networks’ affiliated studios selling to competing nets more actively than ever before. The latest example is an untitled drama project from former Friday Night Lights executive producer David Hudgins, which has been sold by Universal TV…
A New York judge has tossed the yearlong legal action around the short-lived paranormal crime series. "The Court finds that no discerning observer would conclude that Past Life had appropriated protected elements from Transience," wrote Judge Barbara Jones yesterday (read ruling here). Transience writer Stevan Mena…
Law & Order mastermind Dick Wolf is returning to the courtroom with Injustice, a U.S. version of a British format, which will be written by former Friday Night Lights executive producer David Hudgins.
The project, from Universal TV and studio-based Wolf Films, is described as an intricate legal drama/psychological…
EXCLUSIVE: FormerFriday Night Lights executive producer David Hudgins has signed a new overall deal with Universal Television to develop projects for the studio and work on existing series. Hudgins has a longtime association with Uni TV-based FNL developer/executive producer Jason Katims. Hudgins worked on FNL for…
