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Peter Murrieta To Adapt Upcoming Jeffrey J. Mariotte Book ‘Blood And Gold’ About “Robin Hood Of The West”

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy-winner Peter Murrieta, who recently signed a first-look deal with Universal Television, is teaming up with Russell Binder's Striker Entertainment to option and adapt Jeffrey J. Mariotte's forthcoming novel Blood And Gold: The Legend Of Joaquin Murrieta. Set during the harsh and brutal but…

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‘Ricky & Cricket’ Animated Comedy From Peter Murrieta, Isaac Gonzalez & Erik Rivera In the Works At Amazon

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has put in development Ricky & Cricket, an animated comedy from Mr. Iglesias writer-producers Peter Murrieta and Isaac Gonzalez and Erik Rivera (Super White). Written by Murrieta, Gonzalez and Rivera, Ricky & Cricket revolves around nice guy Ricky, a down on his luck Mexican-American actor, who…

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Danny Trejo To Topline Autobiographical Family Comedy Set At ABC From Peter Murrieta & Overbrook Entertainment

ABC has put in development Food & Familia, a multi-camera multi-generational Latinx family comedy starring Danny Trejo, from sitcom veteran Peter Murrieta, Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment and ABC Studios. Written by Murrieta, Food & Familia is a comedy about second chances, inspired by Trejo’s…

‘Scorpion’, ‘Superior Donuts’ Cast Members React To Cancellations

The CBS action tech drama Scorpion and the multi-camera comedy Superior Donuts are the latest in the mass cancellations happening across TV networks. Actors took to Twitter to express their gratitude for having worked on their respective shows. Upon hearing the news that Scorpion was canceled after four seasons, Kathar…

ABC Developing Latino Sibling Comedy Starring Felipe Esparza & Dustin Ybarra

ABC has put in development a single-camera sibling comedy from veterans Peter Murrieta and Bobby Bowman. The project, starring Latino comedians Felipe Esparza and Dustin Ybarra, is produced by 3 Arts and ABC Studios. Written by Murrieta and Bowman, the untitled single-camera project centers on three very different…

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Mark Consuelos Stars In ABC Comedy From Peter Murrieta, Kelly Ripa And Aaron Kaplan

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is finalizing a script deal for a comedy that will star Mark Consuelos and be executive produced by Consuelos and his wife, Live With Kelly & Michael host Kelly Ripa, through their Milojo Prods. Peter Murrieta will write the project based on an idea by Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment. Murrieta and…

Comedies From Stephnie Weir And Peter Murrieta Land At NBC

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has bought half-hour comedies from writer-actress Stephnie Weir and sitcom veteran Peter Murrieta. Coincidentally, the two were at Chicago’s Second City together. Weir’s Leisure Club, from Sony Pictures TV and studio-based Original Films, has received a script commitment with a sizable penalty from the…