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True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and one of the hit HBO anthology series’ original stars Matthew McConaughey are reuniting for Redeemer, a drama series headlined by the Oscar winner, which has landed a script-to-series commitment at FX. In conjunction to the sale, Pizzolatto has signed an overall production deal…

Queen & Slim director Melina Matsoukas has signed a first-look deal with FX Productions. Under the pact, Matsoukas, whose TV credits include Insecure and Master of None, will develop new content for FX Networks. Matsoukas recently directed the pilot episode of FX's Y, on which she also serves as an executive producer…

Justin Marks, the creator and showrunner of Starz’s spy series Counterpart, and the screenwriter of Disney’s The Jungle Book and Paramount’s upcoming Top Gun sequel, has signed an overall deal with FX Productions. The deal, which will see Marks develop new content for the FX network, was unveiled Thursday by Gina…

Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, Emmy-nominated executive producers of FX’s series American Crime Story, Pose and the upcoming Y, are extending their partnership with FX Productions. The duo have signed a new four-year overall deal through their company Color Force to continue to develop content for FX. "Our creative…

The showrunners behind the upcoming DC Comics-based drama series Y have parted ways with FX. Aida Mashaka Croal tweeted today that she and Michael Green “are grateful for everyone who came together to make our pilot and build the world of Y. … We hoped to reward their talent and their trust not just with success but…

Writer-producer Tracey Scott Wilson, who worked on The Americans for five seasons, is staying in the fold after the end of the acclaimed FX series. Wilson has signed an overall production deal with FX Productions, the studio behind The Americans, to develop original content for FX Networks and other outlets. She…

Rescue Me and Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll vets Jim Serpico and Tom Sellitti have signed a first-look deal with FX Productions. Under the pact, the duo will develop new television projects for FX Networks and other outlets via their newly established production company Milestone TV & Film. The move follows the recent end of a…

FX Productions has signed multihyphenate Amy Seimetz to an overall production deal. The writer, director, producer and actress will develop new TV projects exclusively for the company. Seimetz has become an important voice in indie cinema and television during the past decade. She has appeared in and/or worked on more…

Veteran producer Blair Breard, and her newly formed production company Bossy Boots, has closed a first-look deal with FX Productions. Breard currently serves as an executive producer on Facebook series Stranger. Breard has received six Primetime Emmy nominations, including three for FX’s Louie on which she served as…

Lisa Harrison, the former WME partner who left the agency biz a year ago, has signed a first-look producing deal with FX Productions. The pact, which includes her newly launched Long Con Inc, builds on Harrison's longstanding ties with FX, having worked as a comedy scout and as a comedy scout and director of comedy at…

Sons of Anarchy and spinoff Mayans MC creator Kurt Sutter has become the first A-list showrunner on 20th Century Fox TV/Fox 21/FX Prods.’ roster to re-up with the studios, which are awaiting a move to Disney as part of the pending acquisition of key Fox assets, including 20th TV and FX Networks. Sutter has signed a…

Emmy winner Michelle Ashford, who created and exec produced Showtime’s period drama Masters of Sex, has signed an overall deal with FX Productions to develop TV series for FX Networks and other outlets. It’s the second overall deal this week for the production house, which inked Atlanta writer-producer Stephen Glover…