EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic has greenlighted Barkskins, a scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx (The Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain) which traces the story of America’s deforestation. The network has given a 10-episode to the project, which hails…

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, an hour-long drama from The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG (Lethal Weapon), the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV where McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision has a deal. Written by Reid with McG set to direct, Forrest’s Treasure is described as a…

Fox has lined up a second drama from Peter Berg’s Film 44. An untitled hourlong project written by The Bridge co-developer/executive producer Elwood Reid has received a script commitment with significant penalty. Described as a “high-octane character drama,” the project follows the woman with the most lethal mind in…

Empire producer Imagine TV is putting the final touches on a pitch for The Perfect Kill, a cable drama series based on the book by decorated CIA agent Robert B. Baer, whose portrayal in Syriana, an adaptation of his book See No Evil, earned George Clooney an Oscar. The Bridge co-developer/showrunner Elwood Reid has…