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Filmmaker Lena Khan, who helmed The Tiger Hunter and the upcoming Disney+ movie Flora and Ulysses, has signed with UTA for worldwide representation. Khan is in post-production on Flora & Ulysses, starring Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz and Matilda Lawler. Based on the popular children's book Flora and Ulysses: The Illum…

EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Leatherwood, who currently stars on Netflix’s series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has signed with UTA. Leatherwood plays Nicholas Scratch opposite Kiernan Shipka and Ross Lynch on Sabrina, and was upped to series regular after it bowed its second season earlier this year. His TV credits also…

EXCLUSIVE: Daisy Haggard, creator of Showtime/BBC dark comedy Back to Life, has signed with UTA. Haggard has signed with the Hollywood talent agency ahead of the debut of the show on November 10. She created, co-wrote and starred in the six-part series, which was originally commissioned by the British public…

UTA has promoted nine agents and five executives across seven divisions in Los Angeles, New York and London. The agency is also bringing aboard a dozen new coordinators in nine divisions in all three offices. Tessie Lammle, James Masters, Daniel McCartney, Ron Perks, Angie Rance and Chris Visconti are now UTA agents…

EXCLUSIVE: iHeartRadio is doubling down on original scripted podcasts with a dystopian sci-fi series, The Second Oil Age, that is already being set up for a television adaptation. iHeart's podcast chief Conal Byrne tells Deadline about the new series as well as deals with Blumhouse, Shonda Rhimes and Will Ferrell as…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has added Jessica Kantor as an agent in their Independent Film Group. She will be based in UTA’s Los Angeles offices and report to department co-heads Rena Ronson and Jim Meenaghan. Previously, Kantor worked as the EVP of Business and Legal Affairs at Imperative Entertainment, where she oversaw all…

UTA on Wednesday has named Ashley Momtaheni as director of corporate communications. Before joining the agency, Momtaheni was VP Corporate Communications at Annapurna Pictures, where she spearheaded communications strategies across Annapurna's film, TV, interactive and theatre divisions and worked on projects for Books…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has come out on top in a competitive tustle to sign Chilean actress Mariana di Girolamo, the breakout star of Pablo Larraín's (Jackie) Venice and Toronto drama Ema. Spanish-language festival favorite Ema, also starring Gael Garcia Bernal, follows a couple dealing with the aftermath of an adoption that…

UTA has signed global superstar, Hollywood icon and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger for representation in all areas. The blockbuster superstar’s films have grossed more than $4.7 billion worldwide. The news of his signing with UTA comes before the November 1 release of the forthcoming Terminator: Da…

The WGA East and West have filed a motion to dismiss a consolidated antitrust lawsuit brought by three of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies – WME, CAA and UTA. That suit, which was filed in federal court in Los Angeles last month, alleges that "WGA leadership has engaged in an unprecedented abuse of union authority…

Esports content creator and Twitch personality Nick "NICKMERCS" Kolcheff has signed a multi-year deal to continue to stream exclusively on Twitch. The deal was brokered by UTA and The Kinetic Group. NICKMERCS is appearing this weekend at TwitchCon and will be hosting meet-and-greets with partners and his fanbase, the…

UTA has signed Chance the Rapper in all areas and for worldwide bookings outside the US and Canada. The agency will work with the Grammy-winning hip hop artist with his business, focusing on global touring, brand partnerships, acting, producing, licensing and synchronization, speaking engagements, books, charity work…