The Rideback TV Incubator, the new inclusion-focused writers program launched in February by Dan Lin’s Rideback and MRC, has selected its writers and mentors for the inaugural 2019 session. The incubator, whose core mission is to creatively and financially support writers from different backgrounds as they create…

UCP’s Elise Henderson has joined MRC as President of Television. She will oversee MRC's slate of development, current programming as well as joint venture and production partnerships. Henderson most recently served as SVP of Development for UCP.. MRC’s Peter Johnson, who was brought in two years ago, as President of…

EXCLUSIVE: Starz has opted not to renew the J.K. Simmons-starring drama Counterpart for a third season. The February 17 Season 2 finale of the sci-fi espionage thriller, from creator/executive producer Justin Marks and executive producer Jordan Horowitz, will be its series finale on Starz. Counterpart producer MRC is…

A new TV incubator designed to generate straight-to-series shows is being launched by The Lego Movie franchise producer Dan Lin’s production company Rideback and MRC, the TV and film studio behind House of Cards and Baby Driver. The Rideback TV Incubator, unveiled Thursday by Rideback and MRC, has a core mission to…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is set to partner with MRC and distribute worldwide Knives Out, the contemporary murder mystery that Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson wrote and is directing. Daniel Craig stars as a detective trying to solve a murder and the killer ensemble cast includes Chris Evans, Michael…

UTA and indie studio Media Rights Capital parent Valence Media unveiled plans Wednesday to launch Civic Center Media, a joint venture that will develop, produce and finance premium TV series. The aim will be to give the talent agency’s clients access to resources for development and production via MRC, which has…

EXCLUSIVE: A hot package just got hotter. Sorry To Bother You and Atlanta star Lakeith Stanfield is joining Daniel Craig and Chris Evans in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery movie Knives Out, I understand. Plot details are still under wraps on the the pic, which will likely shoot later this year. As we previously…

Le Train Train Productions, the company founded by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, has closed a first-look television deal with MRC the indie studio behind series including Netflix’s House of Cards and Ozark and Starz’s Counterpart. Under the pact, Jones and McCormack will create, develop and executive produce new…

EXCLUSIVE: Lynette Howell Taylor's 51 Entertainment, a platform agnostic filmmaker-driven production company, is making a major foray into television, signing a first-look deal with MRC, the studio behind critically praised series including House of Cards, Ozark and Counterpart. Under the pact, Howell Taylor will work…

There was an unusual question in the exit survey for The Dark Tower this weekend, with moviegoers asked whether they were interested in a Dark Tower TV series. It was included in the survey by MRC, which is set to co-produce the series with Sony TV. The result was that 83% of The Dark Tower film audience indicated…

The Dark Tower TV series is moving forward. As the first in a planned series of films based on the Stephen King books is set to open domestically Friday, The Walking Dead alum Glen Mazzara has been confirmed as showrunner and will oversee the companion series that’s currently in development through Sony Pictures TV…

EXCLUSIVE: After yet another Hollywood sequel/remake opened to a collective yawn from reviewers and restless audiences, is there room for a little risk taking in this summer sequel season? The 10-year-old financing/producing concern Media Rights Capital is heavily invested in the affirmative. Twice this summer, it…