Exclusive: Veteran CAA television agent Ted Miller is leaving to start a global management business. He just shared the news with his colleagues. Details about his new company will be unveiled at a later date.
The exit ends a 35-year agenting career at CAA for Miller, who started in the mailroom in 1988 before becoming an assistant to agency co-founder Michael Ovitz and getting promoted to agent in 1989.
For decades, there had been a handful of TV lit-driven management companies. Over the last several years, their number more than doubled as a slew of top TV agents launched new management firms. Miller is one of the biggest names yet to make the switch.
During his tenure at CAA, he has represented top TV showrunners, producers and directors and has held a string of TV leadership positions, most recently as Head of Global Television. He also was instrumental in putting together such series as Black Mirror,...
The exit ends a 35-year agenting career at CAA for Miller, who started in the mailroom in 1988 before becoming an assistant to agency co-founder Michael Ovitz and getting promoted to agent in 1989.
For decades, there had been a handful of TV lit-driven management companies. Over the last several years, their number more than doubled as a slew of top TV agents launched new management firms. Miller is one of the biggest names yet to make the switch.
During his tenure at CAA, he has represented top TV showrunners, producers and directors and has held a string of TV leadership positions, most recently as Head of Global Television. He also was instrumental in putting together such series as Black Mirror,...
- 7/10/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Max’s “Warrior,” a breakthrough series boasting one of the few Asian ensembles on television, has been canceled after three seasons. The series’ repeats will live on, however, via a off-net deal with Netflix, which has acquired the series’ run in a non-exclusive deal and could now potentially expose it to a new audience. (The show will also continue to be available on Max.)
“Warrior” returned for its third season in June after a two-year hiatus. The show originally ran on linear cabler Cinemax (starting in 2019), and was revived after a fan base campaign. Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Perry Yung, Langley Kirkwood, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, Mark Dacascos and Joe Taslim star.
Shannon Lee is among the executive producers on “Warrior,” which was based on a concept by her father, Bruce Lee. Per the logline, “‘Warrior...
“Warrior” returned for its third season in June after a two-year hiatus. The show originally ran on linear cabler Cinemax (starting in 2019), and was revived after a fan base campaign. Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Perry Yung, Langley Kirkwood, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, Mark Dacascos and Joe Taslim star.
Shannon Lee is among the executive producers on “Warrior,” which was based on a concept by her father, Bruce Lee. Per the logline, “‘Warrior...
- 12/18/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Warrior won’t be returning for a fourth season on Max.
However, the existing three seasons of the martial arts crime drama are set to find additional audiences as Netflix has picked up the series’ library in a co-exclusive deal with Max in Warner Bros. Discovery streamer’s markets.
Warrior is expected to debut on Netflix in February 2024. If it does well, Netflix could presumably order a new season of the drama based on an original concept and treatment by Bruce Lee, sources tell Deadline exclusively.
This latest move sets Warrior in its third home in as many years. The series premiered in 2019 on Cinemax where it ran for two seasons before it was announced in early 2020 that the network was moving out of the Originals business. Wbd sibling Max picked up the show for a third season in Spring of 2021 which premiered this summer with the season concluding on...
However, the existing three seasons of the martial arts crime drama are set to find additional audiences as Netflix has picked up the series’ library in a co-exclusive deal with Max in Warner Bros. Discovery streamer’s markets.
Warrior is expected to debut on Netflix in February 2024. If it does well, Netflix could presumably order a new season of the drama based on an original concept and treatment by Bruce Lee, sources tell Deadline exclusively.
This latest move sets Warrior in its third home in as many years. The series premiered in 2019 on Cinemax where it ran for two seasons before it was announced in early 2020 that the network was moving out of the Originals business. Wbd sibling Max picked up the show for a third season in Spring of 2021 which premiered this summer with the season concluding on...
- 12/18/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Midway through a sword fight in an upcoming episode of Max’s period action drama Warrior, one of the combatants loses her blade and seems on the verge of death at the hands of the man she wants revenge against. He’s so confident in his abilities, though, that he invites her to pick up her weapon and resume, smugly telling her, “You came all this way. It would be a shame to give up now.”
For a while, it seemed that the TV business had given up on Warrior.
For a while, it seemed that the TV business had given up on Warrior.
- 6/29/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
“To hell with circumstances. I create opportunities.” Bruce Lee
Max’s Warrior began as an eight-page TV treatment by Bruce Lee which was completely rejected by the networks. Nearly a half-century later, Shannon Lee revitalized her father’s idea for development by Cinemax and enlisted noted director Justin Lin and screenwriter Jonathan Tropper to create the pilot. In 2019 Cinemax picked up Warrior for one season and its freshman outing won many accolades for its inclusivity and representation, coupled with kick ass action. Warrior was hailed as a rare homegrown tentpole series for Cinemax and got renewed for a second season.
But then in early 2020, Cinemax announced it would no longer commission original shows due to the switch to new streaming platform, HBO Max. Season two was already in the can so it was televised in late 2020. But when Director Justin Lin asked about the possibility of a third season, HBO Max...
Max’s Warrior began as an eight-page TV treatment by Bruce Lee which was completely rejected by the networks. Nearly a half-century later, Shannon Lee revitalized her father’s idea for development by Cinemax and enlisted noted director Justin Lin and screenwriter Jonathan Tropper to create the pilot. In 2019 Cinemax picked up Warrior for one season and its freshman outing won many accolades for its inclusivity and representation, coupled with kick ass action. Warrior was hailed as a rare homegrown tentpole series for Cinemax and got renewed for a second season.
But then in early 2020, Cinemax announced it would no longer commission original shows due to the switch to new streaming platform, HBO Max. Season two was already in the can so it was televised in late 2020. But when Director Justin Lin asked about the possibility of a third season, HBO Max...
- 6/29/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The teaser trailer’s only features 15 seconds of footage, but at least Warrior fans are finally getting an update on the much-anticipated third season. The Max Original drama will premiere with the release of the first two episodes of season three on June 29, 2023, two and a half years after the season two finale.
The critically acclaimed martial arts action drama debuted on Cinemax in April 2019. Season two followed in October 2020, wrapping up on December 4, 2020. Luckily, for those of us who need a refresher, the first two seasons of the show are available for binge-watching on HBO Max, which will soon be known as just “Max.”
Andrew Koji returns to lead the cast as Ah Sahm. Season three also features Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee stars as Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara,...
The critically acclaimed martial arts action drama debuted on Cinemax in April 2019. Season two followed in October 2020, wrapping up on December 4, 2020. Luckily, for those of us who need a refresher, the first two seasons of the show are available for binge-watching on HBO Max, which will soon be known as just “Max.”
Andrew Koji returns to lead the cast as Ah Sahm. Season three also features Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee stars as Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: The Max original series Warrior will premiere its third season with two new episodes on Thursday, June 29. Deadline has your exclusive first look at the teaser trailer above.
Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Season 3 picks up in the wake of the race riots that upended Chinatown in Season 2, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) uses her government connections to consolidate power. At the same time, Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and the Hop Wei must find new ways to survive.
Warrior also stars Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Perry Yung, Langley Kirkwood, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, Mark Dacascos and Joe Taslim.
Co-showrunner and executive producer Josh Stoddard teases where the show picks up following...
Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Season 3 picks up in the wake of the race riots that upended Chinatown in Season 2, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) uses her government connections to consolidate power. At the same time, Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and the Hop Wei must find new ways to survive.
Warrior also stars Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Perry Yung, Langley Kirkwood, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, Mark Dacascos and Joe Taslim.
Co-showrunner and executive producer Josh Stoddard teases where the show picks up following...
- 4/27/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s crime anthology series Kaleidoscope allows viewers to watch the episodes in any order, piece together clues, and solve a heist that’s inspired by true events. The just-released official trailer introduces the key players who’ve set their sights on breaking into a vault that’s weatherproof, shock-proof, and thief-proof. The payoff? 7 billion, if the team can successfully crack open the world’s most secure vault.
Netflix is hoping to lure in true crime fans and anyone with a knack for solving mysteries by dishing up the fun “watch in any order” twist. Only “White: The Heist” needs to be watched last. Otherwise, it’s up to each individual viewer to decide where to begin.
Kaleidoscope premieres on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The series stars Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elba, Jai Courtney, Niousha Noor, Jordan Mendoza, Soojeong Son, and Hemky Madera. Eric Garcia...
Netflix is hoping to lure in true crime fans and anyone with a knack for solving mysteries by dishing up the fun “watch in any order” twist. Only “White: The Heist” needs to be watched last. Otherwise, it’s up to each individual viewer to decide where to begin.
Kaleidoscope premieres on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The series stars Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elba, Jai Courtney, Niousha Noor, Jordan Mendoza, Soojeong Son, and Hemky Madera. Eric Garcia...
- 12/13/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Kaleidoscope. (L to R) Paz Vega as Ava Mercer, Giancarlo Esposito as Leo Pap, Jai Courtney as Bob Goodwin, Peter Mark Kendall as Stan Loomis in episode ÒWhiteÓ of Kaleidoscope. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope (previously titled Jigsaw) is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals. How did the crew of thieves plan it? Who gets away with it? Who can be trusted? Loosely inspired by the real-life story where seventy billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to 6 months after.
- 11/22/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
We’re getting the first behind-the-scenes look at Kaleidoscope (fka Jigsaw), Netflix’s upcoming heist drama anthology series from Eric Garcia and Ridley Scott, starring Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega among others. The clip features cast and creatives from the series, which is set to premiere January 1, 2023 on Netflix.
Kaleidoscope is loosely inspired by the real-life story where seventy billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy. It consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to 6 months after.
Per Netflix, it follows a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals.
The anthology series takes a non-linear approach to storytelling,...
Kaleidoscope is loosely inspired by the real-life story where seventy billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy. It consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to 6 months after.
Per Netflix, it follows a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals.
The anthology series takes a non-linear approach to storytelling,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Dacascos (Hawaii Five-o) and Chelsea Muirhead (Slo Pitch) are set as series regulars on the upcoming third season of martial arts crime drama Warrior on HBO Max.
Created and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, the series is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
The 10-episode Season 3 is currently in production for Season 3 in South Africa. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max.
Decascos and Muirhead join returning series regulars Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm, Oivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Kieran Bew as Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary, Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Henry Lee, Hoon Lee as Wang Chao, Joe Taslim as Li Yong, Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley, Perry Yung as Father Jun,...
Created and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, the series is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
The 10-episode Season 3 is currently in production for Season 3 in South Africa. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max.
Decascos and Muirhead join returning series regulars Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm, Oivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Kieran Bew as Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary, Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Henry Lee, Hoon Lee as Wang Chao, Joe Taslim as Li Yong, Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley, Perry Yung as Father Jun,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Warrior” Season 3 is enlisting new members. The action-packed HBO Max original series will see Mark Dacascos (best known for portraying the Chairman on “Iron Chef”) and Chelsea Muirhead join the cast.
Currently in production in South Africa, the 10-episode season will continue to explore the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown during the late 1800s. Based on the writings of martial arts icon Bruce Lee, the gritty crime drama stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan and Kieran Bew.
Dacascos will portray Kong Pak, the former leader of a newly absorbed, Long Zii-affiliated tong and Li Yong’s (Joe Taslim) old friend and mentor. Muirhead will play Yan Mi, the unassuming but clever daughter of a local print shop maker.
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The regular returning cast is rounded out by Taslim, Dean Jagger,...
Currently in production in South Africa, the 10-episode season will continue to explore the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown during the late 1800s. Based on the writings of martial arts icon Bruce Lee, the gritty crime drama stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan and Kieran Bew.
Dacascos will portray Kong Pak, the former leader of a newly absorbed, Long Zii-affiliated tong and Li Yong’s (Joe Taslim) old friend and mentor. Muirhead will play Yan Mi, the unassuming but clever daughter of a local print shop maker.
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‘Warrior’ Star Perry Yung Cast as Patriarch in Hmong Family Drama ‘The Harvest’ (Exclusive)
The regular returning cast is rounded out by Taslim, Dean Jagger,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Martial arts crime drama series Warrior has been renewed for a third season and will move from Cinemax to HBO Max.
The series, set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, is based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max via HBO platforms.
Warrior is created by and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) under Tropper Ink Productions, executive produced by Star Trek Beyond and Fast & Furious 9 director Justin Lin for Perfect Storm Entertainment, and executive produced by Shannon Lee for Bruce Lee Entertainment.
“Warrior introduced viewers to a distinct world from the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji,” said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer at HBO and HBO Max. “We can’t wait to see what Jonathan,...
The series, set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, is based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max via HBO platforms.
Warrior is created by and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) under Tropper Ink Productions, executive produced by Star Trek Beyond and Fast & Furious 9 director Justin Lin for Perfect Storm Entertainment, and executive produced by Shannon Lee for Bruce Lee Entertainment.
“Warrior introduced viewers to a distinct world from the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji,” said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer at HBO and HBO Max. “We can’t wait to see what Jonathan,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Warrior” has been renewed for Season 3, with the show moving from Cinemax to HBO Max, Variety has learned.
The first season of the show aired in 2019, with the second having debuted in October 2020. The series is based on the writings of Bruce Lee. It is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century.
The cast includes: Andrew Koji, Kieran Bew, Celine Buckens, Olivia Cheng, Dianne Doan, Dean Jagger, Langley Kirkwood, Maria-Elena Laas, Hoon Lee, Christian McKay, Dustin Nguyen, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Joe Taslim, Jason Tobin, Joanna Vanderham , Tom Weston-Jones, and Perry Yung.
“’Warrior’ introduced viewers to a distinct world from the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji,” said Casey Bloys, chief content officer of HBO and HBO Max. “We can’t wait to see what Jonathan, Justin and Shannon will bring...
The first season of the show aired in 2019, with the second having debuted in October 2020. The series is based on the writings of Bruce Lee. It is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century.
The cast includes: Andrew Koji, Kieran Bew, Celine Buckens, Olivia Cheng, Dianne Doan, Dean Jagger, Langley Kirkwood, Maria-Elena Laas, Hoon Lee, Christian McKay, Dustin Nguyen, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Joe Taslim, Jason Tobin, Joanna Vanderham , Tom Weston-Jones, and Perry Yung.
“’Warrior’ introduced viewers to a distinct world from the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji,” said Casey Bloys, chief content officer of HBO and HBO Max. “We can’t wait to see what Jonathan, Justin and Shannon will bring...
- 4/14/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
On today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released a trailer for “Teenage Bounty Hunters,” and HBO announced the premiere date for Nxivm docuseries “The Vow.”
Dates
HBO announced that docuseries “The Vow” will be available on HBO and HBO Max starting Aug. 23. “The Vow” documents events within Nxivm, an organization rife with charges against it, including sex trafficking. Founder Keith Raniere is currently awaiting his sentence after being convicted on the aforementioned sex trafficking charges. The series will touch on members’ stories of abuse and perceived transformations during their time in the group, giving a voice to those behind the news coverage. The series is executive produced by Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham, and the directors are Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim. Watch the trailer below.
FX announced docuseries “A Wilderness of Error” will premiere with the first three episodes on Sept. 25. The final two episodes will be released the following week,...
Dates
HBO announced that docuseries “The Vow” will be available on HBO and HBO Max starting Aug. 23. “The Vow” documents events within Nxivm, an organization rife with charges against it, including sex trafficking. Founder Keith Raniere is currently awaiting his sentence after being convicted on the aforementioned sex trafficking charges. The series will touch on members’ stories of abuse and perceived transformations during their time in the group, giving a voice to those behind the news coverage. The series is executive produced by Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham, and the directors are Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim. Watch the trailer below.
FX announced docuseries “A Wilderness of Error” will premiere with the first three episodes on Sept. 25. The final two episodes will be released the following week,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
The new venture will make comic book-based series to be sold internationally by Sony.
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television (Spt) are launching Skybound Galactic, a new venture to finance comic book-based scripted TV series.
Rick Jacobs, executive producer of BBC America series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, will lead the venture as CEO and Galactic investor Spt will sell the venture’s projects internationally.
Already in development is Thief of Thieves, based on the comic book series from Kirkman, best known as co-creator of The Walking Dead comic book series and a writer and executive producer of the hit series.
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television (Spt) are launching Skybound Galactic, a new venture to finance comic book-based scripted TV series.
Rick Jacobs, executive producer of BBC America series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, will lead the venture as CEO and Galactic investor Spt will sell the venture’s projects internationally.
Already in development is Thief of Thieves, based on the comic book series from Kirkman, best known as co-creator of The Walking Dead comic book series and a writer and executive producer of the hit series.
- 10/10/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has launched a TV financing venture with Sony Pictures Television that will be focused on genre series and international co-productions.
The new enterprise, Skybound Galactic, will be led by former Circle of Confusion exec Rick Jacobs, with Kirkman on as a board member. Sony Pictures Television is an investor in Galactic and will sell international rights for projects from the venture.
Galactic’s current development slate includes “Thief of Thieves,” based on Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, with Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard adapting and Assaf Bernstein directing. Galactic is also developing an adaptation of “Nailbiter,” the Image Comic created by Josh Williamson and Mike Henderson. Scott Kosar is adapting the series and Oz Perkins is directing.
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Overseeing both projects on behalf of Skybound are film...
The new enterprise, Skybound Galactic, will be led by former Circle of Confusion exec Rick Jacobs, with Kirkman on as a board member. Sony Pictures Television is an investor in Galactic and will sell international rights for projects from the venture.
Galactic’s current development slate includes “Thief of Thieves,” based on Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, with Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard adapting and Assaf Bernstein directing. Galactic is also developing an adaptation of “Nailbiter,” the Image Comic created by Josh Williamson and Mike Henderson. Scott Kosar is adapting the series and Oz Perkins is directing.
Also Read: 'Walking Dead' Creator Robert Kirkman Signs Overall Deal With Amazon Studios
Overseeing both projects on behalf of Skybound are film...
- 10/10/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Sonar Entertainment has optioned Tim Dorsey’s Serge Storms novels to develop as a TV series titled Florida Roadkill, after the first book in the franchise. Betas creators Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard are set to write the adaptation and executive produce. Jennifer Eatz, Danny Davids and Neil Canton, who control rights to the book, also are executive producing. Sonar, a production and distribution company, has been in the straight-to-series business, so Florida Roadkill…...
- 12/22/2015
- Deadline TV
Sonar Entertainment has optioned Tim Dorsey's Serge Storms novels to be developed into a TV series titled "Florida Roadkill". Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard ("Betas," "The Shannara Chronicles") will pen the adaptation and executive produce.
The darkly comic crime drama follows a charismatic criminal named Serge Storms who suffers a range of mental illnesses that render him compulsive, paranoid and frequently homicidal.
A strong sense of justice and rigid moral compass make him an antidote to Tampa, Florida's ethically-challenged crooks, miscreants and coked-up kingpins.
Jennifer Eatz, Danny Davids and Neil Canton are also onboard as executive producers.
Source: Deadline...
The darkly comic crime drama follows a charismatic criminal named Serge Storms who suffers a range of mental illnesses that render him compulsive, paranoid and frequently homicidal.
A strong sense of justice and rigid moral compass make him an antidote to Tampa, Florida's ethically-challenged crooks, miscreants and coked-up kingpins.
Jennifer Eatz, Danny Davids and Neil Canton are also onboard as executive producers.
Source: Deadline...
- 12/22/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Miss You Already
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") and actress Rachel Weisz are teaming for the UK comedy-drama "Miss You Already. Morwenna Banks penned the script and shooting begins in September.
Weisz and Toni Collette play vivacious best friends, inseparable since childhood, whose relationship is tested when one becomes pregnant and the other sick. [Source: Screen]
47 Meters Down
Johannes Roberts is set to helm the thriller "47 Meters Down" which is being described as "'Gravity' underwater". Dimension Films has also just acquired North American rights to the film.
The story follows two sisters trapped in an undersea observation cage who must survive a dwindling oxygen supply and hungry great whites circling nearby. [Source: Deadline]
My Owners Wedding
Andy Fickman ("Parental Guidance," "The Game Plan") has been set to direct the romantic comedy "My Owner's Wedding" for Millennium Films.
The story follows two eligible young women, the guy they both want, and his dog with the mutt...
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") and actress Rachel Weisz are teaming for the UK comedy-drama "Miss You Already. Morwenna Banks penned the script and shooting begins in September.
Weisz and Toni Collette play vivacious best friends, inseparable since childhood, whose relationship is tested when one becomes pregnant and the other sick. [Source: Screen]
47 Meters Down
Johannes Roberts is set to helm the thriller "47 Meters Down" which is being described as "'Gravity' underwater". Dimension Films has also just acquired North American rights to the film.
The story follows two sisters trapped in an undersea observation cage who must survive a dwindling oxygen supply and hungry great whites circling nearby. [Source: Deadline]
My Owners Wedding
Andy Fickman ("Parental Guidance," "The Game Plan") has been set to direct the romantic comedy "My Owner's Wedding" for Millennium Films.
The story follows two eligible young women, the guy they both want, and his dog with the mutt...
- 4/23/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The wanna-be entrepreneurs of Betas are back with an eleven-episode season full of apps, coding, and debauchery. Starting today, the first three episodes of Betas are available to all Amazon customers for free on Amazon Instant Video. After that, one new episode of Betas will become available every Friday, exclusively on Prime Instant Video. Watch Betas now.
More on Betas:
Set in the land of Silicon Valley start-ups, Betas, written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard, follows four friends as they attempt to strike it rich with a new mobile social networking app. Joe Dinicol, Karan Soni, Jon Daly, Charlie Saxton, and Maya Erskine star in the show, with Ed Begley Jr. (Arrested Development, St. Elsewhere). Michael Lehmann directs and produces the show along with Executive Producers and Emmy Award winners Alan Freedland and Alan Cohen, and Academy Award nominee Michael London.
More on Betas:
Set in the land of Silicon Valley start-ups, Betas, written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard, follows four friends as they attempt to strike it rich with a new mobile social networking app. Joe Dinicol, Karan Soni, Jon Daly, Charlie Saxton, and Maya Erskine star in the show, with Ed Begley Jr. (Arrested Development, St. Elsewhere). Michael Lehmann directs and produces the show along with Executive Producers and Emmy Award winners Alan Freedland and Alan Cohen, and Academy Award nominee Michael London.
- 11/22/2013
- Hollywonk
TV's been attempting to mine the tech boom for material, with several series about the industry's past and present having cropped up in development recently. E! considered for one of its first scripted venture the Kevin Spacey-produced "Upstarts," which would take a look at the "digital gold rush" of the late '90s, while Bravo went the reality route with the since-canceled "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley." HBO has ordered a Silicon Valley-set comedy from Mike Judge comedy to series, and AMC's upcoming "Halt & Catch Fire" is set in the '80s in Texas' Silicon Prairie. But "Betas," the second original series from Amazon slated to go live with its first three episodes this Friday, is the first of this bunch out of the gate, a Bay Area-set comedy from newcomers Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard about a group of guys and their lone female Smurfette who are trying to...
- 11/20/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
The four senators-turned-unlikely-roommates of Alpha House and the endearing, young tech industry entrepreneurs of Betas come back to Amazon Prime Instant Video in 11-episode series. Alpha House debuts November 15 and Betas will follow on November 22.
Alpha House, which was written by Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winner Garry Trudeau and produced by Trudeau, Elliot Webb and Jonathan Alter, is a comedy about four misfit senators (John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy and Mark Consuelos) who rent a house together in Washington D.C. The roomies are joined by Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy), Wanda Sykes (Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Julie White (Go On), who share in the outrageous—and sometimes all-too-real—follies of Washington politics.
"The first season is about the fight for survival among incumbent Republican senators first elected in the pre-Tea Party era. Even though they’re all solidly conservative, three of...
Alpha House, which was written by Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winner Garry Trudeau and produced by Trudeau, Elliot Webb and Jonathan Alter, is a comedy about four misfit senators (John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy and Mark Consuelos) who rent a house together in Washington D.C. The roomies are joined by Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy), Wanda Sykes (Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Julie White (Go On), who share in the outrageous—and sometimes all-too-real—follies of Washington politics.
"The first season is about the fight for survival among incumbent Republican senators first elected in the pre-Tea Party era. Even though they’re all solidly conservative, three of...
- 11/4/2013
- Hollywonk
Five new shows are coming to Amazon.
Comedy "Alpha House," "Betas" and three children's series -- Annebots," "Creative Galaxy" and "Tumbleaf" -- will all become full series on Amazon's Prime Instant Video later this year and in early 2014.
The Amazon shows were posted with several other comedy pilots for public viewing and Amazon said it would decide which pilots would become the company's first foray into original programming based on viewer feedback and streams.
"We are thrilled at the enthusiastic customer response to our first original pilots," Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. "We built Amazon Studios so that customers could help decide which stories would make the very best movies and TV shows. It’s exciting to see the process in motion, doing exactly what we set out to do. The success of this first set of pilots has given us the push to try...
Comedy "Alpha House," "Betas" and three children's series -- Annebots," "Creative Galaxy" and "Tumbleaf" -- will all become full series on Amazon's Prime Instant Video later this year and in early 2014.
The Amazon shows were posted with several other comedy pilots for public viewing and Amazon said it would decide which pilots would become the company's first foray into original programming based on viewer feedback and streams.
"We are thrilled at the enthusiastic customer response to our first original pilots," Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. "We built Amazon Studios so that customers could help decide which stories would make the very best movies and TV shows. It’s exciting to see the process in motion, doing exactly what we set out to do. The success of this first set of pilots has given us the push to try...
- 5/29/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Four senators with the same address, four friends with the same Silicon Valley dream. A kid scientist with robot helpers, an alien artist taking colorful journeys, and a whimsical fox searching for adventure. Comedy pilots Alpha House and Betas, along with kids’ pilots Annebots, Creative Galaxy and Tumbleaf, have been given the greenlight to begin production on a full series of episodes that will air exclusively on Prime Instant Video later this year and in early 2014.
Amazon and LOVEFiLM customers gave feedback that Amazon Studios used to decide which comedy and kids pilots should be made into Amazon’s first original series.
“We are thrilled at the enthusiastic customer response to our first original pilots,” said Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios. “We built Amazon Studios so that customers could help decide which stories would make the very best movies and TV shows. It’s exciting to see the process in motion,...
Amazon and LOVEFiLM customers gave feedback that Amazon Studios used to decide which comedy and kids pilots should be made into Amazon’s first original series.
“We are thrilled at the enthusiastic customer response to our first original pilots,” said Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios. “We built Amazon Studios so that customers could help decide which stories would make the very best movies and TV shows. It’s exciting to see the process in motion,...
- 5/29/2013
- Hollywonk
Friends with a dream of creating something amazing, something that the public can’t get enough of – this could describe the characters in Betas, a new comedy set in the world of Silicon Valley startups. It also could describe the guys who created the show, Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard.
They met while working at Alexander Payne’s production company, and started writing together. Their first optioned work is Betas, one of 14 Amazon original pilots now playing for free at Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM. Viewer response will help determine which of these children’s shows and comedies return with full seasons.
We asked Evan and Josh about their show, what they learned from working at Alexander Payne’s production company and how they tapped into the impact that social media has made on our culture as a whole.
Where did you come up with the idea for Betas?
Evan:...
They met while working at Alexander Payne’s production company, and started writing together. Their first optioned work is Betas, one of 14 Amazon original pilots now playing for free at Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM. Viewer response will help determine which of these children’s shows and comedies return with full seasons.
We asked Evan and Josh about their show, what they learned from working at Alexander Payne’s production company and how they tapped into the impact that social media has made on our culture as a whole.
Where did you come up with the idea for Betas?
Evan:...
- 4/27/2013
- Hollywonk
With the recent release of House of Cards and Hemlock Grove, Netflix has established serious interest in the original programming market. Amazon, another major player in online streaming services with Prime Instant Video, has made the first major step to follow suit. Late last week, 16 pilots were made available for free streaming on Amazon – 8 comedies and 6 children’s series. Most buzz has surrounded the pilot for Zombieland, a series written by the creators of the 2009 film of the same name. But some of the other pilots feature experienced production and acting credits (notably John Goodman in Alpha House and Jeffrey Tambor in Onion News Empire). Amazon is letting viewers fill out mini-surveys for each pilot as a means of collecting feedback to help decide whether or not a series gets picked up for a full season. Sound On Sight is here to offer some feedback for the comedy pilots:
Alpha House...
Alpha House...
- 4/23/2013
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
AmazonStudios is taking a more unusual approach by letting viewers decide what they want to keep watching. The company has kicked off its screening process this weekend by unveiling its inaugural slate of 14 pilots — eight comedies and six kids shows, all made available for free on AmazonInstant Video, LoveFilm UK and LoveFilm Germany. Viewers are being invited to watch the pilots and Amazon is welcoming feedback from its audience. According to Deadline, the company will evaluate feedback from an online panel recruited on Amazon preview as well as traditional offline focus groups to decide if they greenlight a series or not. The highest-profile series is Zombieland, but the two that look most interesting are Alpha House, starring John Goodman with cameos by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert; and Onion News Empire. Amazon has not yet decided how many of the shows will make the cut, nor when they will premiere.
- 4/20/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
As it just did with Zombieland, Amazon Studios acknowledged the existence of its comedy pilot Betas after the project was cast and well into production. Set in the land of Silicon Valley start-ups where the right algorithm can make you king, Betas, written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard, follows four computer geeks and their quest for nerd fame as they attempt to crack the ultimate code. Ed Begley Jr, Jon Daly, Joe Dinicol, Margo Harshman, Charlie Saxton and Karan Soni star in the pilot, written by Michael Lehmann (Heathers) who will direct and produce with Alan Freedland & Alan Cohen and Michael London. Betas, the eighth comedy pilot added to Amazon’s roster, will be made available — along with the other seven comedy pilots and six children’s pilots — for free on Amazon Instant Video and Lovefilm UK/Germany. “Amazon is giving us a chance to work outside the TV...
- 3/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Betas, a comedy pilot from creators and producers with credits including True Blood, King of the Hill, and Sideways, is the latest addition to the Amazon Studios production slate. The show is about four friends trying to make it big in Silicon Valley, and joins seven other comedies (and six children’s shows) in Amazon’s pilot lineup. All will premiere this spring on Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM.
Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard wrote and created Betas. Michael Lehmann (Heathers, True Blood, Dexter, American Horror Story) is directing the pilot and executive producing, along with Emmy Award winners Alan Freedland and Alan Cohen (King of the Hill, Due Date, American Dad), and Academy Award nominee Michael London (Sideways, The Visitor, The Informant).
“Amazon is the new television frontier because they are providing a chance to connect directly with audiences, especially those hungry for high-quality original content,” London said. “Betas...
Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard wrote and created Betas. Michael Lehmann (Heathers, True Blood, Dexter, American Horror Story) is directing the pilot and executive producing, along with Emmy Award winners Alan Freedland and Alan Cohen (King of the Hill, Due Date, American Dad), and Academy Award nominee Michael London (Sideways, The Visitor, The Informant).
“Amazon is the new television frontier because they are providing a chance to connect directly with audiences, especially those hungry for high-quality original content,” London said. “Betas...
- 3/27/2013
- Hollywonk
Joe Dinicol, Margo Harshman (Bent), Charlie Saxton (Bandslam) and Karan Soni (Safety Not Guaranteed) have been cast in Amazon Studios‘ comedy pilot Betas, produced by Michael London. Written by Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard and directed by Michael Lehman, Betas is set in the world of Silicon Valley start-ups and centers on a quartet of under-socialized computer geeks who have designed a killer app that could transform the social lives of about 6 billion people for the better. Now all they have to do is get over their crippling personality flaws and sell their product. Dinicol plays the frontman of the quartet Trey, an aspiring dot-com maverick. Saxton, repped by CAA and Station 3, and Soni, repped by The Michael Zanuck Agency, 3 Arts and attorney Lev Ginsburg, play two other members of the quartet, junior coder Mitchell and the group’s tech brains Nash, respectively. Harshman, repped by Apa and New Wave,...
- 3/18/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios continues to ramp up its original slate. I hear the original movie and series production arm of Amazon.com is finalizing a deal for a pilot order to comedy Betas, produced by feature producer Michael London (Sideways) via Groundswell Prods. The company also has been hammering out a license fee deal with Sony Pictures TV for Zombieland, a comedy pilot based on the 2009 movie, which is already actively casting. They would join the six comedy pilots Amazon Studios announced in December, which are in various stages of production and have attracted talent of the caliber of John Goodman and Bebe Neuwirth. The company yesterday gave the green light for five children’s pilots. Betas is set in the world of Silicon Valley start-ups and centers on a young guy trying to raise venture capital for his idea. It was written by young writers Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard.
- 2/1/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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