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Robert Moor, host of the hit Wondery podcast Joe Exotic: Tiger King, chatted with Andy Cohen Monday morning on Cohen’s show Andy Cohen Live on his SiriusXM channel, Radio Andy. Moor talked about the upcoming limited series based on the Joe Exotic podcast that is in development at UCP, starring and executive produced…

The Ice Cream Man is coming to Quibi — but it’s not the kind of ice cream man that serves Bomb Pops and soft serve. As previously reported, Universal Content Productions (UCP) was developing a series based on Image Comics’ popular horror-fantasy series created by W. Maxwell Prince. Now, the series has found a home at…

Julia Roberts is reuniting with Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail on another podcast adaptation as she is attached to star, alongside Sean Penn, Armie Hammer and Joel Edgerton, in a remake of Slate's Watergate audio series Slow Burn. Roberts, who worked with Esmail on Amazon's Homecoming, will play Martha Mitchell, wife of…

UCP is developing dark comedy series The Resort from Andy Siara, writer of Sundance breakout Palm Springs, and Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp, which is under a deal with UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. Anonymous Content is producing. The series will be shopped to premium and streaming platforms. The…

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman, who penned It: Chapter Two and Annabelle Comes Home, the two highest-grossing horror movies in North America in 2019, has signed a first-look deal with UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. Under the deal, Dauberman will write and produce scripted projects for all platforms via…

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…