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John Wells Productions Acquires Rights To ‘Notes On An Execution’ Novel For Series Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, John Wells Productions has landed the rights to Danya Kukafka’s recently published suspense thriller novel Notes on an Execution for series adaptation.
The novel, released just last month, tells the story of a serial killer in his last hours on death row through the eyes of the…
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John Wells Productions Options ‘The High Coast’ Crime Novels For Television
EXCLUSIVE: John Wells Productions has optioned the rights to Swedish author Tove Alsterdal’s three-book crime series The High Coast for series adaptation. A writer is not yet attached.
The first novel, We Know You Remember, was published in Sweden in 2020 and won the Best Crime Novel of the Year Award as well as The…
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John Wells Productions Ups Ned Haspel To Chief Operating Officer
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime John Wells Productions executive Ned Haspel has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. He was previously EVP, Business and Financial Affairs.
Haspel joined JWP as VP of Business Operations in 1999. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to Wells, he handles all of the company's business affairs…
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John Wells Productions Taps Amazon Studios’ Erin Jontow As EVP Of Television
John Wells Productions has brought in Erin Jontow as EVP of Television. Jontow comes to JWP from Amazon Studios where her work included overseeing production on Matthew Weiner's upcoming anthology series The Romanoffs and development of The Nix, the J.J. Abrams-Meryl Streep limited series, which the streaming service…
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Fox Buys 'Prodigy Bully' Comedy From Mike O'Malley And John Wells
EXCLUSIVE: Fox is teaming with Glee co-star Mike O’Malley for another school comedy. The network has bought Prodigy Bully, a half-hour comedy written by O’Malley and executive produced by John Wells. Based on the Prodigy Bully one-minute movies by Hank Perlman, the comedy centers on a young boy genius who uses his…
John Wells Prods. Sells 2 Book Adaptations, Including 'Easy Rawlins' Drama From Walter Mosley To NBC
EXCLUSIVE: After recently venturing into cable with the Showtime series Shameless, HBO’s miniseries Mildred Pierce and TNT’s drama Southland, which originated on NBC, John Wells’ Warner Bros TV-based production company is shifting its attention back to broadcast TV this development season. John Wells Prods has already…
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