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Former Netflix Director of Original Series Carolyn Newman has joined John Morayniss’ fledgling Canadian production venture Blink Studios, with Transplant exec Virginia Rankin also signed as In-House Exec. Newman starts next week as EVP, Global Scripted, joining from Will Packer Media where she has spent the past year…

Cobra Kai‘s Xolo Maridueña is set to star in and executive produce The Ledger, an action drama series from veteran showrunner and producer Juan Carlos Coto (9-1-1, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) and Will Packer Media. Coto will write and serve as showrunner. Will Packer will produce through Will Packer Media and…

In a competitive situation involving multiple bidders, Will Packer Media and Kinetic Content, a Red Arrow Studios company, have secured the rights to Tia Williams’ novel, Seven Days in June to adapt for television. The book, just released June 8 by Grand Central Publishing, debuted on The New York Times Best Seller…

Will Packer Media, the company run by Girls Trip and Night School producer Will Packer, is expanding its podcast business. The company has struck a deal with podcast publisher iHeartMedia to develop and produce a slate of original scripted and non-scripted audio series. The deal comes after Deadline revealed that it wa…

Will Packer Media has tapped Netflix’s Carolyn Newman as Head of Scripted Television and Production. Reporting to Alix Baudin, President of Will Packer Media, Newman will oversee the development and production of the company's television projects. "Carolyn's highly respected reputation throughout the industry is well…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has put in development Every Other Weekend, a half-hour single-camera comedy from Adrienne Carter (Everybody Hates Chris), Will Packer Media and Fox Entertainment’s Sidecar Content Accelerator. Written by Carter, Every Other Weekend follows four single moms who try to reclaim their fun, sexy selves two…

Will Packer Media has set the launch date of Power Star Live, his new live weekly interactive series to stream on Twitter that will focus on the conversation and social culture that drives the social media platform. The show launches Wednesday, February 6 and will stream live on Twitter each Wednesday from 4-4:30 PM. X…

Will Packer has appointed Shayla Cowan as Chief of Staff of Will Packer Productions and Will Packer Media. She will be tasked with managing and overseeing all operational and administrative activities of both companies, continuing in her role of advising Packer and supporting the development and production of his…

NBC has put in development Man. Woman. Child., a comedy from writer Vanessa McCarthy (Schooled), Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills (Hot in Cleveland, Grimm), Will Packer Media and Universal TV where Hazy Mills is based. Written by McCarthy, Man. Woman. Child. centers around a single man in his 30's who makes…

Will Packer Media is building out its executive team, adding three industry vets. Sheila Ducksworth joins as Head of Scripted Television; Jaime Primak Sullivan as Head of Development and Production – Digital; and Kelly Smith as Head of Development and Production – Unscripted. Veteran TV exec Ducksworth was most…