EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Hall has stepped down from her post as president of Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America. Hall, who had run the production unit since joining the company in January 2016,  is transitioning into a producer role at the studio. The move comes a week or so after…

The popular Like Water For Chocolate is headed to the small screen. Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, has acquired the rights to Laura Esquivel's best-selling novel Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate) to adapt as a global television franchise. The classic…

Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram’s Ritchie/Wigram Productions has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, to develop original scripted franchises for the global TV marketplace. Under the pact, announced today by Charlie Corwin, Co-CEO, Endemol…

Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, has acquired the action-adventure video game property Mirror’s Edge to adapt for television as a female-centered action series. Developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts, Mirror’s Edge is set in a quasi-futuristic dystopian…

Former Alcon Television Group president Sharon Hall has been named President, Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted production outfit of Endemol Shine North America. She will report to Charlie Corwin and Cris Abrego, Co-CEOs of Endemol Shine North America and Co-Chairmen, Endemol Shine Americas. This completes the…

How is this for an unexpected hot drama arena this pitch season: the Kentucky bourbon family business. NBC has bought The Bourbon Kings, a drama project from Endemol Shine Studios. It is based on the best-selling novel The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward, which Endemol Shine had acquired in a bidding situation. Empire…

EXCLUSIVE: Chalk up another remake for a Scandinavian drama series. After what I heard was a very competitive bidding battle among more than a dozen contenders, Endemol Shine Studios has acquired English-language rights to Follow The Money, a Danish investigative thriller set in the world of economic crime. Anonymous C…

Endemol Shine Studios, the scripted division of Endemol Shine North America, has optioned Michelle Miller’s upcoming debut novel The Underwriting to develop into a TV series. The book, set to be published Tuesday by Putnam, centers around a $14 billion IPO for the world’s hottest dating site app. Described as The Socia…

Endemol Shine Studios has optioned U.S. remake rights to French cop drama series Engrenages which goes by the title Spiral in the States. I understand the project is being developed at Showtime. Tom Fontana (Borgia) and James Yoshimura (Homicide: Life Of The Street) are attached to co-write and executive produce with B…