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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…

EXCLUSIVE: Starz’s SVP Original Programming Ken Segna has left the pay cable network to join MRC Television as EVP and Head of Development. Reporting to President Elise Henderson, he will shepherd the indie studio's slate of development, working closely with creators and producers. This marks the highest-profile hire…

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Johnson will be departing MRC where he served as President of Television development for the past two years. He is leaving to pursue other opportunities, including producing. Johnson’s exit follows a string of TV executive hires at MRC over the past couple of months, led by UCP's Elise Henderson joinin…

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…