Netflix has won an auction for the Tiffany Paulsen script Holidate, a package that has Emma Roberts starring and Emmy winner John Whitesell directing. The romantic comedy revolves around two strangers who are fed up with the pressures of holiday dating and make a deal to be each other's designated “holidate” over the…

Fox has handed out a put pilot commitment to Safe Harbor, a drama written by Sheldon Turner and to be directed by McG. The project is produced by Turner and Jennifer Klein’s Vendetta, McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and 20th Century Fox TV, where the two companies are under deals. Safe Harbor is an inside look at the…

Netflix and McG have set their fourth collaboration with Tall Girl, a feature which will be directed by Nzingha Stewart (Grey's Anatomy, A Million Little Things). Written by Sam Wolfson (Andi Mack, Finding Carter), the tone is described as a John Hughes classic. It’s about 16-year-old Jodi who, at more than six feet…

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, an hour-long drama from The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG (Lethal Weapon), the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV where McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision has a deal. Written by Reid with McG set to direct, Forrest’s Treasure is described as a…

In a competitive situation, Fox 21 Television Studios has optioned the rights to video game Vampyr to develop as a series with McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and DJ2 Entertainment. Set in 1918 London, Vampyr revolves around a morally righteous doctor who mysteriously turns into a vampire and is now torn between his…

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Gore (The Kids Are Alright), Miya Cech (The Darkest Minds), Benjamin Flores Jr. (Transformers: The Last Knight), King Bach (The Babysitter), Alessio Scalzotto (Genius: Picasso), Lynn Collins (Manhunt: Unabomber), Annabeth Gish (The X-Files) and Michael Beach (Aquaman) have been tapped to star in Rim of…

McG's Wonderland has set its third film at Netflix. Rim of the World has a script by Zack Stentz and will be directed by McG, who’ll produce with Mary Viola, and Circle of Confusion’s Matt Smith and Susan Solomon. Stentz and Circle of Confusion’s Brad Mendelsohn are exec producers. Production starts May in Los…

A decade after The O.C. ended its four-season run on Fox, the series’ executive producer McG is back at the network with another soapy drama about young people in an affluent area on the Southern California Coast. Silicon Beach, from McG, The Vampire Diaries co-executive producer Brian Young and 20th Century Fox TV…

True Lies, James Cameron’s hit 1994 action comedy movie, is headed to television. Fox has given a put pilot commitment to an hourlong reboot of the film, which comes from McG, Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim, Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV. Guggenheim is writing the adaptation, with McG…

Parenthood and Six Feet Under alum Peter Krause has been tapped as the male lead opposite Angela Bassett in 9-1-1, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s upcoming drama series for Fox, which is set to premiere in midseason. Additionally, longtime Murphy collaborator Tim Minear (Feud, American Horror Story), has joined the…

Fox has given a pilot order to Behind Enemy Lines, a drama loosely based on the movie franchise of the same name. The project hails from writer Nikki Toscano (Bates Motel), 20th Century Fox TV, whose feature sibling was behind the movie, studio-based Temple Hill as well as Davis Entertainment, which produced the…

Fox, home of So You Think You Can Dance, is developing dance-themed drama series The Cut, from McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision. The project, which has received a script commitment plus penalty, hails from 20th TV, where Wonderland is under an overall deal. Written by Joe Sofranko & Lili Fuller, The Cut is described as…