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EXCLUSIVE: I'm a Virgo creator, executive producer and showrunner Boots Riley has signed a two-year overall television deal with Media Res, the indie studio behind the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series starring Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us). Filmmaker Riley got the attention of Media Res founder and…

Sorry to Bother You writer-director Boots Riley is teasing details of the new series he’s doing with Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res. As we reported in 2018, Riley had inked a script deal with Media Res for a project, whose premise was not revealed, that would be shopped to premium outlets. “I have a show about a 13-ft…

EXCLUSIVE: James Graham is among a set of British writers enjoying something of a moment. Fresh from making waves with his Benedict Cumberbatch drama Brexit: The Uncivil War, he wrote a standout episode on Prince Charles for Season 3 of The Crown. He is currently on the publicity trail for his AMC/ITV drama Quiz…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Ellenberg's Media Res is building a physical production executive team as the indie studio’s portfolio has expanded to include multiple series at Apple TV+.  Former Fremantle production exec Reid Shane has been set to head the department, with HBO/ABC/MRC alum Tammy Ann Casper as head of Post…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has opted not to proceed with spy thriller Intelligence, from The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty screenwriter Mark Boal. In April, the network gave a series commitment and opened a writers' room for the real-world scripted drama, which was produced by Michael Ellenberg's studio Media Res. Written…

In a competitive situation, Apple has landed the rights to Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel Pachinko to develop as an international drama series, Deadline has learned. Produced by Michael Ellenberg's Media Res, the potential series is written and executive produced by Soo Hugh (The Terror, The Whispers), who will also…

On the heels of the strong boxoffice opening for Boots Riley’s feature debut, Sorry To Bother You, the musician-turned-filmmaker is making a foray into TV with a script deal at Michael Ellenberg’s studio Media Res. The project, whose premise is not being revealed, will be packaged and shopped to premium outlets later…

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Kevin Turen has signed an overall deal with Aaron L. Gilbert's BRON Studios and Michael Ellenberg's Media Res, for feature films and television projects. Turen will both originate and take on projects already in the works for BRON and Media Res. He most recently was president of David Goyer’s…

Michael Ellenberg's Media Res has hired The Jackal Group’s Dani Gorin as VP to oversee television for the company. Gorin will be charged with a slate of projects including Untitled Morning Show, starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, which has a two-season order at Apple; Scenes From…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res and Bron Studios have acquired the rights to David Cronenberg’s classic 1981 sci-fi thriller feature Scanners to develop as a TV series. Ellenberg and Bron landed the rights in a bidding war, with multiple film and television studios, including…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has acquired an untitled sci-fi spec script by Karl Gajdusek, the Stranger Things EP whose movie credits include Oblivion. Michael Ellenberg will produce in the first film deal for his new Media Res banner. Matt Reilly brought in the project for Fox and will shepherd it. The spec was auctioned under the…