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Former NBCUniversal casting executive Felicia Joseph has joined MRC Television as SVP, Head of Casting, a newly created position. She begins her new role on October 8. Joseph will oversee casting and continuing artist relations for the studio's upcoming productions including The Shrink Next Door, Ozark, The Great, The…

Oscar nominee and The Outsider star Cynthia Erivo is expanding her relationship with MRC Television and Civic Center Media, the studio's joint venture with UTA, with a first-look deal. Under the pact, Erivo will develop and produce television projects through her newly formed production company, Edith's Daughter…

Valence Media, the film and TV producer and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Vibe, has announced a rebrand to MRC, formerly Media Rights Capital. Its publishing assets are now part of newly named MRC Media & Info. Other divisions include MRC Film (Lovebirds, Knives Out); MRC Television (Ozark, The Out…

MRC Television continues to expand its TV team, naming former Netflix executive Stacy Fung as EVP, Head of Current Series and ex-ABC Studios exec Jeff Freid as EVP of Business and Legal Affairs. Fung, who will report to MRC Television President Elise Henderson, will be charged with overseeing all creative matters…

Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd are getting back together for the MRC Television limited series The Shrink Next Door which is based on the 2019 No. 1 new  Wondery and Bloomberg Media podcast. The last time the duo starred together was in 2013’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.  Also inspired by true events, The Shrink Nex…

Chris Pratt is eyeing a return to television as the star in and executive producer of The Terminal List, a TV series based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel. The ongoing drama, from Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films banner and writer David DiGilio (Traveler, Strange Angel), is in development at MRC Television through…

Emmy-winning Ozark star Julia Garner is expanding her relationship with MRC Television, the studio behind the Netflix series, signing a first-look deal to develop and executive produce television projects. "I've had the privilege of working closely with MRC on Ozark where they have offered me a rich playground of…

MRC Television, the studio behind Netflix’s House of Cards and Ozark and Starz’s Counterpart, said Monday that it has promoted Jennifer Watson to EVP Production. She will continue to oversee all physical TV production for the company and report to MRC TV president Elise Henderson. Watson joined MRC TV in June 2018 as…