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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video has opted not to pick up a second season of young adult drama series Panic, starring Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson and Olivia Welch. Written and created by Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling novel, Panic centered on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Ray Nicholson in all areas. Nicholson can currently be seen as the lead in Panic, which was produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for Amazon and is based on Lauren Oliver’s best-selling novel. Previously, he was seen in Emerald Fennell's Academy Award-winning film Promising Young Wo…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is launching its next YA drama Panic later this month. The series, which stars Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson and Olivia Welch, is also getting an audio companion series, Panic: Ghosts and Legends. Amazon Prime Video sister company Audible has ordered an original three part "novella" written by Lauren…

ATN Entertainment, the management company that represents LGBTQ talent including Carter Ray, Daniielle Alexis and Emmy-nominated actress Rain Valdez, has launched a new production and development division, ATN Productions. The production banner will develop a TV adaptation of the YouTube comedy series Panic as their…

HBO Max has rounded out the lead cast for Americanah, its upcoming limited series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling novel of the same name. Newcomer Tireni Oyenusi is set as a series regular, joining previously announced Lupita Nyong'o, Zackary Momoh, Uzo Aduba and Corey Hawkins. Americanah tells the…

13 Reasons Why‘s Bryce Cass is set for a major recurring role in Amazon’s upcoming YA drama series Panic. Created and written by Lauren Oliver based on her bestselling book, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to…

EXCLUSIVE: Enrique Murciano (Bloodline), Camron Jones (Grown-ish) and Jessica Sula (Split) are set as series regulars in Amazon’s upcoming YA drama series Panic. They will play roles that have been recast after the pilot. Additionally, Bonnie Bedelia (Parenthood), Moira Kelly (One Tree Hill), Nancy McKeon (The Facts of…

Amazon Studios has picked up to series YA drama pilot Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum. Ramping up a YA slate was one of the first major programming initiatives of Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke after she joined the company last year. The…

Ray Nicholson, Will Chase and Kevin Alves have landed series-regular roles in Amazon Studios' YA pilot Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum. Written and created by Oliver, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating…

Olivia Welch, Mike Faist and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut have landed lead roles in Amazon Studios’ YA pilot Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum Written and created by Oliver, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating…

Leigh Janiak is set to direct and executive produce Panic, Amazon Studios’ YA pilot from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book, and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum. Written and created by Oliver based on her novel, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors…

Amazon Studios is entering the YA series space by ordering three pilots — Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum; The Wilds from Sarah Streicher (Daredevil), producer Jamie Tarses and ABC Signature; and College, from 6 Balloons filmmaker Marja-Lewis…