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Swimming with Sharks will infest the shortform waters. Quibi has ordered a Lionsgate-produced drama series that will be a contemporary update of the 1994 movie. Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) will write and produce the series, for which production will begin in February. Tucker Gates (Homeland) will direct Sw…

Kathleen Robertson has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. A prolific writer, producer, and actor, Robertson adapted the 1994 Hollywood satire Swimming With Sharks as a series for E! and is developing her own dramedy Your Time Is Up from Lionsgate TV at Lifetime with Christina Applegate. She recently…

EXCLUSIVE: Julia Roberts has come aboard the feature adaptation of Chris Cleave's best-selling novel, Little Bee, which Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First, Boss) is penning. The project is being developed at Amazon Studios. Based on the book by Chris Cleve, the human-triumph story is a dual narrative about a…

Writer-actress Kathleen Robertson has signed a first-look development deal with Universal Cable Productions. Under the pact, Robertson will develop scripted programming with UCP for the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio, as well as for external networks and streaming services. "Kathleen Robertson is a…

EXCLUSIVE: Kathleen Robertson will adapt The Possibilities, Kaui Hart Hemmings' follow up novel to The Descendents about a grieving Colorado mother whose son was killed in a skiing avalanche and then starts a friendship with a mysterious young girl. The project is set up at Fox Searchlight with Helen Estabrook and Jaso…

E! is developing Swimming With Sharks, a series based on the 1994 Hollywood satire, which starred Kevin Spacey and Frank Whaley. Spacey is executive producing the TV adaptation of the cult feature, which is being written by actress-writer Kathleen Robertson. It is one of two high-profile cable projects Robertson has…

Murder In The First star Kathleen Robertson has been steadily carving out a parallel second career as a writer. In a competitive situation, she has sold to Lionsgate TV the dramedy project Your Time Is Up, which has sought-after actress Christina Applegate attached to star. Written by Robertson and produced by…