Nobody gets with the program like Greg Berlanti, the super-producer of television who currently has a record 18 active shows across the dial—the record before Berlanti broke it several times had been 10 shows (a mark reached by both Aaron Spelling and Jerry Bruckheimer), which makes the latest achievement by Berlanti P…

As we close the book on the 2019 broadcast pilot season, largely overshadowed by the WGA-ATA standoff, here is Deadline's annual honor roll of those who excelled at the 2019 upfronts. The list includes writers/producers/pods who scored at least one new series at the upfronts and have multiple scripted shows. Berlanti…

Last May, uber-producer Greg Berlanti and his Berlanti Productions set a new record for most series on the air at the same time with 14 live-action scripted shows. The number went up to 15 a couple of months later  — all dramas and 10 of them on broadcast. At last year’s upfront, Berlanti Prods., which is under a block…

The presidential candidacy of Pete Buttigieg has generated excitement among Hollywood’s gay A-listers along with an outpouring of those ready to open their checkbooks. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana has set a Los Angeles fundraiser for June 19 at the home of Ryan Murphy and husband David Miller, Deadline…

EXCLUSIVE: In spirited bidding, Amazon Studios won an auction for the Casey McQuiston novel Red White & Royal Blue, an unexpected power couple romance. Ted Malawer is set to adapt. Berlanti Productions will produce. Amazon prevailed over bidders that includes Village Roadshow, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Book is a…

No doubt about it: Penn Badgley looks more like the handsome boy next door than a serial killer. That’s exactly why the actor was the perfect choice to play the murderous Joe Goldberg in WBTV’s You, said creators and star of the psychological thriller at today’s Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys panel. Badgley joined…

As the Archie-verse expands, it’s interesting that a character series hasn’t been introduced yet which would provide a crossover opportunity with Riverdale.  The upcoming Berlanti Productions pilot Katy Keene takes place in New York City years after Riversdale high school, and that’s the main reason why there won’t be…

This morning’s INTV conference in Jerusalem, Israel kicked off with a discussion with Greg Berlanti, who chatted with WME Partner, Scripted TV Development Marc Korman about his ascent from his childhood in Rye, NY as a puppeteer and head of the AV Club to having 15 TV series on the air at the same time through his…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline caught up with Greg Berlanti at the INTV conference in Jerusalem, Israel, who provided some insight into the timeline of the upcoming Batwoman pilot, written by Caroline Dries and directed by Marcos Siega. Berlanti was one of the keynote speakers here at INTV, speaking on two sessions today, the…

The CW’s longest-running superhero series is about to meet its end as the network said today that it has just one final season of Arrow in its quiver. The DC Comics show starring Stephen Amell will wrap with its upcoming 10-episode eighth season. Launch a photo gallery celebrating the series’ history by clicking on…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal is in negotiations with Richard LaGravanese to adapt the Mark Griffin book All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson. Greg Berlanti will direct and produce alongside Sarah Schechter for Berlanti Film Corp. and Sherry Marsh for Marsh Productions & Entertainment Inc. The film deals with the…

Fox has given a pilot order to one-hour police drama Prodigal Son, from Deception creator Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros TV. This marks the first pilot from an outside studio for Fox this season, with at least one more, Deputy, from eOne, pending. Prodigal Son joins three other Fox…