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Syfy is delving into the world of Peter Pan with a limited series from Brian McCauley Johnson and Universal Content Productions. The NBCU-owned cable network is developing The League of Pan, which will follow the adventures of the iconic fairytale about a group of misfit children who refused to grow up. The series…

After adapting four podcasts into high-profile TV series, Homecoming, Dirty John and the upcoming Dr. Death and Joe Exotic, UCP is getting into the podcasting business itself with the launch of UCP Audio. The podcast network is set to launch in 2020 with The End Up, a scripted podcast starring LaKeith Stanfield (Atlant…

UCP, the studio behind the TV series adaption of hit podcasts Homecoming, Dirty John and Dr. Death, is bringing another podcast to television. Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon is set to headline and executive produce the limited TV series, now in development at UCP. It based on Joe Exotic, the…

EXCLUSIVE: The traveling event Together Live is in the works for the small screen. UCP is adapting the event as a television series, with founders Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and Glennon Doyle set to executive produce. According to the official description, Together Live is a traveling event that brings diverse…

EXCLUSIVE: Cherie Johnson, who played the Cherie Johnson character in the original Punky Brewster comedy series, is returning to reprise the role in the sequel. The project, headlined by original star Soleil Moon Frye reprising her title role as Punky, has a pilot order at Peacock, NBCU’s upcoming streaming platform…

EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment) is set to direct and executive produce the second season of Amazon’s psychological thriller drama series Homecoming, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. Additionally, Stephan James, who received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Walter Cruz…

UCP is developing Bad Girls, an anthology series based on Ann Shen’s book Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World, with writer Liz Hannah (The Post) and Echo Lake Entertainment. Ry Russo-Young (The Sun Is Also A Star) is set to direct the pilot and executive produce. UCP is currently…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, UCP has optioned the rights to Jesse Barron’s 2017 Esquire true crime article The Girl From Plainville for TV series development. The Girl From Plainville is considered the definitive account of the events that led Michelle Carter, a young woman from a small town in…

“First do no harm.” Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater are set to star in Dr. Death, a limited drama series from UCP based on the Wondery podcast about a sinister doctor who treats his Hippocratic Oath about the same way he treats his patients. With the high-caliber talent on board, UCP is shopping the…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran television executive Scott Nemes has been hired as EVP Development and Current Programming at UCP, where he will oversee all programming for the NBCUniversal-owned studio. His new role reunites him with Dawn Olmstead, President, UCP and Wilshire Studios, to whom he reports, and with whom he worked…

USA Network has added a raft of series regulars to its UCP and Amblin Television drama Brave New World including When They See Us' Kylie Bunbury and Killjoys' Hannah John-Kamen. The series, which is based on the Aldous Huxley novel, has also added Origin's Sen Mitsuji, The Originals' Joseph Morgan and Killing Eve's Nin…

EXCLUSIVE: And the winner of UCP’s first-ever Flip the Script: A Monologue Contest is…..Blessing Oluwole. With the win, Oluwole walks away with a $25,000 talent-holding deal. UCP’s Flip the Script was held in partnership with casting director Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd. The contest was established to identify and develop…