Manhunt: Unabomber producer John Goldwyn has signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate TV, the studio behind Discovery’s critically praised criminal anthology series. Under the pact, Goldwyn, who most recently served as consultant and executive producer of scripted content at Discovery Communications, will develop and…

Discovery Channel has engaged John Goldwyn as an executive producer for scripted programming. Goldwyn most recently served as executive producer for the series Gracepoint for Shine America and Fox, and is known for his work in producing Showtime’s Dexter. Goldwyn will work closely with Rich Ross, who took over this…

The 58th Annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards were handed out Monday night  on the UCLA campus in Westwood. I was honored to be asked to be one of this year’s three judges, along with TriStar Productions Chairman (and former Fox co-Chair) Tom Rothman, and 2007 Goldwyn winner Jennifer O’Kieffe. Open to all University…

Mike & Molly star Melissa McCarthy and Annie Mumolo have sold to Paramount Pictures an untitled laffer pitch that will be written as a star vehicle for McCarthy. McCarthy and Mumolo star in the Judd Apatow-produced Bridesmaids, which Mumolo wrote with Kristen Wiig. Lorne Michaels and John Goldwyn produce. The comedy…

EXCLUSIVE: It’s become tradition for members of the Saturday Night Live cast to get their shots in features put together by the show’s longtime executive producer Lorne Michaels. The latest? Kenan Thompson, who’s at the center of a deal for Party Starters, an original high-concept comedy set up at Paramount Pictures…