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EXCLUSIVE: Here's a hot one. Jodie Comer will star in a series based on Jen Beagin's upcoming book Big Swiss. HBO landed the project, which comes from A24 and Adam McKay's Hyperobject Industries, in a competitive battle against 14 bidders, Deadline understands. The project is in development at the premium cable…

Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Legendary Entertainment’s thriller Fresh, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy), ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival slated for next week. The first feature from director Mimi Cave will stream exclusively…

Succession exec producer and Vice director Adam McKay will host and produce Death at the Wing, a narrative podcast about a series of tragic deaths of basketball players in the 1980s and 1990s. This comes as he moves aggressively into the podcast space following a joint-venture deal between his Hyperobject Industries…

EXCLUSIVE: The search for a vaccine for COVID-19 is one of the biggest news stories around the world right now. HBO is turning this hunt into a limited series with Succession exec producer Adam McKay. Deadline understands that the premium cable network has optioned The First Shot, a non-fiction narrative book by The…

HBO has given a series order to The Untitled Lakers Project, a one-hour limited series drama based on Jeff Pearlman's book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, produced by Oscar winner Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries. The project marks the first limited series under…

EXCLUSIVE: Following his five-year TV deal with HBO and a first-look Paramount deal for feature films, Adam McKay's new production company Hyperobject Industries has made an alliance for podcasts. Hyperobject has aligned with Three Uncanny Four Productions — the podcast company from Adam Davidson, Laura Mayer and Sony…

Succession executive producer Adam McKay is expanding his relationship with the network and studio behind the buzzy drama series. The Oscar winner has launched a new company, Hyperobject Industries, which has closed a five-year, first-look television deal with HBO, to develop content for HBO and streaming sibling HBO…