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EXCLUSIVE: ABC has handed a put pilot commitment to Valley Trash, a single-camera family comedy from Speechless writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright, Fresh off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan and Universal TV, where Khan and her Fierce Baby Productions are under an overall deal. Written by…

EXCLUSIVE: Picturestart and Endeavor Content have landed screen rights to Showboat, a Logan Hill 2018 Esquire article about the quirky world of cruise performers, in a hotly competitive auction involving multiple bidders. Nahnatchka Khan and Billy Finnegan have written the script and Khan is attached to direct…

Following the release of her directorial debut film Always Be My Maybe, Nahnatchka Khan has inked a multi-year first-look feature deal at Netflix. The Ali Wong and Randall Park starring rom-com premiered on the streamer in May and, according to Netflix, was seen 32 million households in its first four weeks. This news…

The third CAA Amplify kicked off with a panel featuring Always Be My Maybe and Fresh Off The Boat’s Nahnatchka Khan;  stand-up comedian and Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj and NBA All-Star, President of the NBA Players Association and producer Chris Paul spoke about the current landscape of storytelling for marginalized…

ABC has renewed its comedy series Fresh Off the Boat for a sixth season. Created by Nahnatchka Khan and based on the memoir by chef Eddie Huang, Fresh Off the Boat follows the Huang family — Mom, Dad, three young brothers and their Mandarin-speaking grandma — who move from Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown, to Orlando in…

Fight on, Donna Langley. The chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment is set to deliver the commencement speech for the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Class of 2019 next month. Langley, who joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors in February, oversees global production, marketing and distribution…

Nahnatchka Khan has signed a lucrative four-year overall producing deal with Universal Television. Under the exclusive eight-figure pact, Khan will create, develop, write, supervise and produce series projects. Universal TV landed Khan in a competitive situation. Khan is among a slew of A-list writer-producers who have…

EXCLUSIVE: A re-imagining of Steven J. Cannell's 1981 cult classic The Greatest American Hero is flying back to development with a new creative team, a big new commitment and a big twist. ABC has given a put pilot commitment to the half-hour single-camera project. In it, the unlikely (super)hero at the center — Ralph…

Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Not Ready, an autobiographical single-camera comedy from Speechless writer-producer Niki Schwartz-Wright, Fred Savage, Jake Kasdan, 20th Century Fox TV and Nahnatchka Khan’s studio-based Fierce Baby Productions. Written by Schwartz-Wright based on her real life and…

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to a single-camera ensemble romantic comedy executive produced by Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. Written by Grace and Frankie executive producer Billy Finnegan, the untitled project hails from 20th Century Fox TV and Khan’s studio-based Fierce Baby…

Fox has landed Revival, a new comedy executive produced by Fresh Off the Boat creator/showrunner Nahnatchka Khan. The project, which has received a put pilot commitment, was created by former Son Of Zorn showrunner Sally Bradford McKenna, who will write, with Michael Showalter, coming off helming The Big Sick, set to…

And last but not least: Jalen Vs. Everybody. ABC wrapped its comedy pilot pickups late Friday with an official nod to a single-camera comedy starring former NBA player and current ESPN personality Jalen Rose. It comes from Nahnatchka Khan, creator/executive producer of ABC’s family comedy Fresh Off the Boat, and the…