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EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Skydance TV’s hourlong series starring and executive produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger has landed at Netflix, I have learned. The deal is still coming together and when all is said and done, I hear the project, also starring Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick), will head into…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has put in development a half-hour comedy drama revolving around an Arab mother and her gay son, from writer-producer-actor Lewaa Nasserdeen (The Goldbergs, Vinyl) and Skydance Television, where Nasserdeen is under a deal. Written by Nasserdeen, the project, loosely inspired by his life, follows…

EXCLUSIVE: Skydance Television is developing an original hourlong series headlined and executive produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first major foray into scripted television, I have learned. Created by Scorpion creator Nick Santora, the series is said to be a global spy adventure with a father (Schwarzenegger)…

Skydance Television is adapting Korean fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna as a series after teaming with CJ ENM, the studio behind Oscar-winning Parasite. Altered Carbon showrunner Alison Schapker, who has an overall deal with Skydance, will oversee the adaptation. It comes after CJ ENM invested in Skydance earlier this…

EXCLUSIVE: Former AMC Studios executive Drew Brown is joining Skydance Television as EVP, Physical Production. He replaces Carol Turner, who recently exited to head up production at ABC Studios. It is one of several executive hires and promotions in the indie TV studio’s creative development, global physical…

Scorpion creator Nick Santora, showrunner of Skydance Television’s upcoming Jack Reacher series, is expanding his relationship with the studio, signing an exclusive, multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Santora will create, develop and produce event-level original scripted series for Skydance TV. Santora currently…

Amazon has put in development a series based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels for television. The crime, mystery, and thriller New York Times bestselling novels focus on Metropolitan Police Department detective and father Alex Cross as he faces threats to his family and the city of Washington, D.C. The book…

EXCLUSIVE: Marcy Ross, who launched Skydance Television and has built the TV division of David Ellison's film production and financing company into a bustling indie studio, is exiting her post as Skydance TV president after six and a half years. She is transitioning to producing with an overall deal at Skydance…

Prolific writer-producer David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Da Vinci’s Demons) is expanding his relationship with Skydance Television, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, Goyer will create, develop and produce original scripted series via his Phantom Four production banner headed by Keith…

Grace and Frankie is set to end after its seventh and now final season – but not before amassing the most episode of any Netflix original series. The digital platform has handed the Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin comedy a 16-episode run for its final season, taking the total number to 94. This comes ahead of the Season 6…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer Olivia Purnell (Y) has signed an exclusive multi-year overall production deal with Skydance Television to create, develop and produce original scripted series for the studio. Purnell currently has multiple projects in development with Skydance that will be announced in the coming months. "We fell in…

EXCLUSIVE: Altered Carbon executive producer Alison Schapker is expanding her relationship with Skydance Television, the studio behind the Netflix sci-fi drama series, signing an exclusive, multi-year overall production deal. Schapker joined Altered Carbon as executive producer and co-showrunner for Season 2 alongside…