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EXCLUSIVE: Long-distance relationships are easy for some couples, but for others, it can be difficult to navigate — and Quibi is looking to explore exactly that with the forthcoming series The Long Distance Relationship Project (wt) from real-life Oscar-winning filmmaking couple Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman (Skin)…

Former Warner Bros exec and Vertigo Entertainment partner Jonathan Berg has been hired as President of Production at Stampede Ventures, tasked with overseeing day-to-day development and film production at the company run by Greg Silverman and Gideon Yu. The move reunites Silverman and Berg, who worked together at…

Emmy-writing writer Mo Willems is bringing his work to the small screen. In a competitive situation, HBO Max has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Willems, establishing the beloved children’s author as HBO Max’s first artist in residence. As part of the two-year deal, HBO Max has acquired streaming rights to…

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Silverman's Stampede Ventures has acquired best-selling author Max Seeck's thriller novel The Faithful Reader for a TV series adaptation. The novel, which was published in August in Finland, has been creating buzz internationally ahead of its U.S. release, with rights sold in 35+ countries. The Faithful…

Freeform has put into development Demo, a music drama from writer Joy Gregory (Madam Secretary, Switched at Birth), The Chainsmokers’ Kick The Habit Productions and Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures. Written by Gregory, Demo follows a 20-something musician who dares to leave behind her struggling indie rock band and…

HarperCollins imprint Blink YA Books has acquired publishing rights to Devastation Class, the sci-fi book series penned by Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon. That’s the project to which Greg Silverman’s Stampede snapped up rights last fall with an eye on a feature film adaptation. That came before any publishing deal…

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Silverman's Stampede Ventures just pre-empted the yet-to-be published female-driven thriller from author Nicolina Torres’ This Red Fire Manuscript from Inkshares and The Launch Pad Competition. This Red Fire, which as been compared to Insomnia, is a story set in Calliope, Nebraska, and follows…