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German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 will decide the fate of its production outfit Red Arrow Studios before Christmas after exploring a sale in recent months. The sale process is in the final stages following a detailed appraisal of Red Arrow by investment bank Morgan Stanley, which has overseen proceedings since…

EXCLUSIVE: Shameless creator Paul Abbott is rebooting his award-winning BBC One drama State of Play, which inspired the Russell Crowe movie of the same name. Deadline can reveal that 16 years after the original show aired, Abbott is in active development on a new series of the political thriller having previously…

CBS is poised to remake James Corden’s longrunning Sky gameshow A League Of Their Own. Following the success of The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS will turn to the British presenter to transform the high-octane sports quiz into a vehicle that works for U.S. audiences. The series will be produced by Fulwell 73…

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is looking to sell its production division Red Arrow Studios – the company that owns Bosch producer Fabrik Entertainment and The Circus producer Left/Right. Investment bank Morgan Stanley is working with the media group on a "full divestiture" of the business, according to German…

Married At First Sight producer Kinetic Content is launching a scripted venture as founder and CEO Chris Coelen extends his contract. Coelen has agreed a multi-year extension to his contract with backer Red Arrow Studios and is in the process of hiring staff including a head of scripted development and production for…

Horror thriller A Brilliant Monster, which premiered last June at the Dances with Films festival in LA, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures. The film is slated for limited theatrical and on-demand release in May 2019. The fifth feature by director F.C. Rabbath is based on his 2015 short Dead Meat. It stars Dennis…

Veteran ProSiebenSat.1 exec Jan Frouman is leaving his post as Chairman and CEO of Red Arrow Studios, and as a member of the ProSieben executive board. He will step down from both roles when his current contract concludes at the end of February. Frouman will be succeeded by James Baker, who has been appointed…

EXCLUSIVE: The Imitation Game's Matthew Beard is to front a European remake of Frank Tallis novels Vienna Blood, produced by Endor Productions, the company behind Mark Strong-fronted drama Deep State. Endor has partnered with MR Film and Red Arrow Studios International on the three-part series, which has been…

Former ABC reality chief John Saade has launched a production company and struck an overall deal with Married At First Sight producer Kinetic Content. Saade, who left the Disney-owned broadcaster in 2013, has launched Spinnaker Chaos with Chris Coelen's firm and Red Arrow Studios, the production division of Germany's…