Miramax has secured the film rights to I Won’t Be Home For Christmas, a holiday film written by Lauren Iungerich, who is also set to direct the feature as her first directorial outing. Iungerich is best known as the creator behind MTV’s Awkward series, which ran for five seasons, and co-creator of Netflix’s…

Netflix has officially unveiled a ten-episode order to On My Block, a half-hour comedy co-created by Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich and All Eyez On Me writers Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy Haft. On My Block, which has assembled a young cast of mostly up-and-coming actors, is described as a coming-of-age comedy about four…

NBC has nabbed Big of Me, a half-hour comedy from Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich and producers Will Packer and Eva Longoria. The project hails from Universal TV where Packer’s Will Packer Prods. and Longoria’s UnveliEVAble Entertainment have deals. Created and written by Iungerich, Big of Me centers on two women…

Universal Pictures has staked Eva Longoria and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment banner to a two-year, first-look deal. Universal president of production Peter Cramer made the pact. First up is Universal’s acquisition of rights to My Daughter's Quinceañera, a pitch from Lauren Iungerich, creator of the MTV series…

ABC Family is making a push into single-camera comedy with two pilot orders, to workplace half-hour Kevin From Work, from Barbie Adler, Aaron Kaplan and McG, which has cast Canadian actor Noah Reid (Backpackers) and Paige Spara as the leads; and to family and friends-themed Tough Cookie, from Awkward creator Lauren Iun…

ICM Partners has signed Lauren Iungerich, creator of MTV’s flagship comedy series Awkward. She was previously at WME. In addition to creating Awkward, Iungerich served as executive producer/showrunner for the series’ first three seasons. She also has had three other comedy projects go to pilot, Dumb Girls and Hot Mess…

A project, which represents a departure for both Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, has landed at ABC with a put pilot commitment. Couch Detective, from Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV, is described as an irreverent hourlong comedic mystery. In the tradition of great mysteries…

Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich is back on pilot duty with a pickup at ABC for her comedy Damaged Goods, which had a pilot production commitment. It is one of two pilot orders to single-camera comedies from female creators at ABC this morning, along with the My Fair Lady-esque Selfie, by Suburgatory creator Emily Kapn…

Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich is having a banner development season following her three-year stint at MTV. After landing a pilot production commitment at ABC for single-camera comedy Damaged Goods, Iungerich has nabbed a put pilot commitment at NBC for another single-camera project, Bitch Off The ‘Ol Block, for…

EXCLUSIVE: In her first her broadcast development cycle after departing her MTV series, Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich has commanded one of the biggest comedy commitments this year. Damaged Goods, a single-camera comedy created/executive produced by Iungerich, has landed at ABC with a pilot production commitment…

Awkward creator/executive producer/showrunner Lauren Iungerich will be leaving the flagship MTV comedy series when it wraps production on Season 3 tomorrow. The network characterized the parting of the ways as mutual. "Awkward is a wonderful series and we appreciate the creativity and devotion Lauren brought to this…

I’ve learned that MTV has decided not to go forward with comedy pilot Hot Mess following the recent departure of the project's creator/executive producer Lauren Iungerich. The decision comes as MTV brass are screening pilots for potential series pickups. Hot Mess had been considered a top contender based on strong…