Home Before Dark co-creator, writer and showrunner Dana Fox has entered into a multi-year overall development with Paramount Television and Anonymous Content, producers of the upcoming Apple series. Fox co-created with Dara Resnik and currently serves as showrunner and executive producer of Home Before Dark, inspired…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most iconic comedy series of the past two decades, HBO’s Sex and the City, is getting a followup, which examines love and dating after 50. In a competitive situation, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have acquired the rights to Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's upcoming book Is…

Paramount TV is expanding its leadership team with several new exec appointments, including the hiring of former Sonar Entertainment EVP Jenna Santoianni as EVP and Head of Development. The studio also promoted Erin Einstein to SVP of Legal Affairs, announced the creation of a new Current Department and streamlined…

Chris and Paul Weitz's production company, Depth of Field, has closed a two-year first-look deal with Paramount Television for TV and digital series. The deal went into effect on February 1. The company’s Andrew Miano, who oversees film, will also shepherd TV projects under the pact. Dan Balgoyen will serve as head of…

Paramount Television has promoted Debra Bergman to EVP/Head of Physical Production and Ken Basin to EVP of Business Affairs; and hired Robert West as VP of Production. In Bergman's new role, she will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of physical production. She joined Paramount Television in 2017 as SVP…

George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures is expanding its relationship with Paramount TV, signing a two-year first-look deal, which includes all television, digital and episodic projects from Smokehouse, excluding features. Paramount TV and Smokehouse, along with Anonymous Content, are currently in…

EXCLUSIVE: The cult British gangster movie Sexy Beast is getting a small-screen prequel. Anonymous Content and Paramount Television have acquired the TV rights to the 2000 film for a TV series that will track the origin story of the Gal Dove, Don Logan and Teddy Bass characters, played in the movie by Ray Winstone…

USA Network has opted not to order a fourth season of thriller drama series Shooter starring Ryan Phillippe. The decision comes as Shooter has crossed the midpoint mark of its 13-episode Season 3 run. I hear leading producer Paramount Television is shopping the series to other networks. Sibling Paramount Network…

Paramount has sold anticipated six-part mini Catch-22 to Canal+ in France. Based on the celebrated novel of the same name written by Joseph Heller, the series is executive produced and directed by George Clooney who will also co-star alongside Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, Giancarlo Giannini and Christopher Abbott. As…

Paramount Television, Anonymous Content and Sugar23 have optioned the rights to Shari Lapena’s bestselling thriller novel The Couple Next Door to develop as a television series. Written by playwright/TV writer Lila Feinberg (Younger) based on the book, the potential series will follow three couples, living in the same…

EXCLUSIVE: Apple has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to a  mystery drama inspired by the real-life story of 11-year-old Hilde Lysiak. The untitled project, from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, was created by Ben and Kate creator Dana Fox and Dara Resnik (Daredevil), who executive produce with…

Anonymous Content, Paramount Television and Condé Nast Entertainment are teaming to develop a scripted TV series based on The New Yorker article by Elif Batuman about Japan’s rent-a-family industry. This marks the first project under Anonymous Content and Paramount TV’s first-look deal with Condé Nast. Based on…