Flexible episode orders, the spectre of studios' own streaming services, the opportunity to party with 50 Cent and an In N Out Burger-fueled riot dominated the chatter among international buyers at this week's LA Screenings. While buying traditional network series may have become slightly more complicated for the…

eOne's international output deal with AMC Networks is coming to an end. However, the agreement between eOne and the cable network will see the Designated Survivor studio continue to handle international distribution on The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead. eOne revealed the end of the output arrangement, which…

Entertainment One's revised film strategy led to a 9% drop in group revenues, although the business was boosted by its Peppa Pig-fronted family division. eOne saw revenues drop from £1.03B to £941M as part of its full-year financial results through to the end of March 2019. Pre-tax profits fell 43% to £36.8M from…

Entertainment One (eOne) will co-finance Happiest Season, TriStar Pictures' holiday romantic comedy directed by Clea DuVall and starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis. The pic is set for a U.S. release on November 20, 2020. DuVall and Mary Holland co-wrote the screenplay, which will begin shooting in January. It…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One has promoted veteran executive Mark Herwick to EVP, Unscripted Programming. In his new role, Herwick will oversee day-to-day on eOne's growing slate of unscripted television which includes the Growing Up Hip Hop franchise and the recently premiered Ladies' Night. Based in Los Angeles…

Designated Survivor is getting a Korean remake after TVN optioned a local version of the eOne political thriller. The Kiefer Sutherland-fronted series is to be remade by Studio Dragon Corporation for CJ ENM's TVN to launch in July. The deal marks the first scripted format deal for the series, which aired its first two…

Entertainment One (eOne) has paid $215M to acquire Audio Network, a British firm that handles music for use in film and TV. The Designated Survivor studio, which owns the rights to the Death Row Records catalogue, has bought 100% of the UK-based firm. The deal was announced by eOne's President and CEO Darren Throop…

Canadian drama Mary Kills People is heading to the UK after British broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the thriller from eOne. The deal is a life of series agreement for the show, which originally launched on Global in Canada in 2017. The show, which has been sold to more than 110 territories around the world, follows…

EXCLUSIVE: Turn alumna Heather Lind has been cast as the female lead opposite Chris Messina and RJ Cyler in Dark Cargo, YouTube Premium's drama pilot from Entertainment One and Canada's Counterfeit Pictures and Seven24 Films. Written/exec produced by Adam and Max Reid and directed by Lodge Kerrigan, Dark Cargo is…

Emily Mortimer is to reboot classic British series Rumpole of the Bailey – the legal drama originally created by her father John Mortimer. The Newsroom and Mary Poppins Returns star is in the early stages of development with the remake, which will be produced by her own indie King Bee and eOne. The series, which ran…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One has signed a multi-year first-look deal for scripted and unscripted TV programming with MGMT.Entertainment. Under the pact, eOne will serve as the studio on all projects, in addition to managing the worldwide rights. "I've known MGMT’s David Schiff for 30 plus years and I've always been…

Top Chef spin-off Just Desserts is heading to Thailand alongside a second season of World of Dance after NBCUniversal closed a pair of deals. The Hollywood studio's international formats division has signed a deal for the shows with The One Enterprise. It will produce an 11-part series of Just Desserts for its One31…