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I have learned that Universal Television has let the options on the entire cast of its NBC’s drama pilot Prism lapse while the studio continues conversations with Netflix about picking up the project to series. The move is not a surprise. As Deadline reported previously, Netflix intends to retool the Rashomon-Inspired…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in explanatory conversations with Universal Television about picking up former NBC drama pilot Prism to series, I have learned. I hear there has been considerable interest but sources stress that talks are in very preliminary stages and may not lead to a deal. Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's…

Since its inception, Universal Television — and its previous incarnations going back to NBC Studios — has been the main supplier to NBC. The vertically integrated studio has been gradually expanding its scope to sell to other networks. This upfront, it accomplished the rare feat of landing new series on all four major…

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Tippett (Rise) and Colony alum Alex Neustaedter are set as series regulars opposite Malin Akerman and Mykelti Williamson in NBC's legal drama pilot Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz. Written and directed by Daniel Barnz, Prism is inspired…

Sara Rue is set as a series regular in NBC's Prism pilot, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz and Universal Television. Written by Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Prism is inspired by Rashomon, the 1950 Japanese period psychological thriller directed by Akira…

EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Wepper (Good Trouble), The Lottery alum David Alpay and Brooke Smith (The Good Doctor) are set as series regulars in NBC’s Prism pilot, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz and Universal Television. Written by Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Prism…

Ramon Rodriguez (Iron Fist) is set as a lead opposite Malin Akerman in NBC's legal drama pilot Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz. Written by Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Prism is inspired by Rashomon, the 1950 Japanese period psychological thriller…

Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) is set as a lead opposite Julian McMahon in FBI: Most Wanted, the planted spinoff of Dick Wolf's freshman CBS drama series FBI. McMahon will star in the backdoor pilot for FBI: Most Wanted, which will air as an episode of FBI in the spring. The spinoff has a series commi…

EXCLUSIVE: Mykelti Williamson has been tapped to co-star opposite Malin Akerman in NBC's legal drama pilot Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz. Written by Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Prism is inspired by Rashomon, the 1950 Japanese period…

Billions‘ Malin Akerman is set as the lead of NBC’s legal drama pilot Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz. Akerman had been among the most sought-after actors for pilots this season. As we reported this week, her deal for Billions — where she co-stars as…

NBC has kicked off its pilot season orders with green lights to two dramas, Prism, from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz and Bluff City Law (working title) from The Brave creator Dean Georgaris, David Janollari (Midnight, Texas) and Michael Aguilar (Kidding)…

NBC has put in development Prism, a Rashomon-inspired drama from Daniel and Ben Barnz’s We’re Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz and Universal TV, where Mendelsohn and Weitz are under an overall deal. Written by Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Prism is a provocative exploration of a murder trial…