Topic Studios is set to finance and produce The Climb, a comedic drama from Kyle Marvin and Michael Covino based on their short film that debuted at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of the friendship between two lifelong friends (Covino and Marvin will also star) spanning several years…

EXCLUSIVE: I have learned that Amazon Studios has opted not to pick up any of the three comedy pilots that were part of the current fall 2017 pilot season. That includes Sea Oak, starring Glenn Close; Love You More, from Patti Cake$' Bridget Everett and Sex and the City's Michael Patrick King; and Diarra Kilpatrick's T…

Writer, actress, producer and Internet “Koko” queen Diarra Kilpatrick stopped by the New Hollywood podcast to talk about her ABC digital series American Koko and her Amazon pilot The Climb.

Kilpatrick has joined the ranks of creators who have used the digital space to fashion unique stories that have crossed over into…

Amazon has set the lineup for its upcoming fall pilot season with new half-hour comedies Sea Oak, starring Glenn Close; Love You More, from Patti Cake$’ Bridget Everett and Sex and the City‘s Michael King; and Diarra Kilpatrick’s The Climb.  All will premiere November 10 on Amazon Prime Video.

“We’re excited about, and…