Steven Lightfoot Developing ‘Scot Harvath’ Books For Sony Pictures Television Under New Overall Deal
Exclusive: Steven Lightfoot has been tapped to develop a series adaptation of the Scot Harvath books from New York Times bestseller Brad Thor, under a relatively fresh overall deal with Sony Pictures Television that has previously gone unreported, Deadline has learned.
We’re told that the deal for scripted drama development across cable and streaming came together last year, ahead of the WGA strike. As previously reported, Lightfoot is also currently in business with the studio as co-showrunner alongside Oren Uziel of Sony Pictures Television’s untitled Spider-Man Noir series, based on the Marvel comic, for MGM+ and Prime Video.
In addition to scripting the as-yet-untitled Scot Harvath series, Lightfoot is exec producing alongside Thor; the John Wick franchise’s Chad Stahelski and his colleagues Alex Young and Jason Spitz at 87Eleven Entertainment; Shaun Redick & Yvette Yates Redick of Impossible Dream Entertainment; Scott Cross & Sean Cross of Cross Pictures,...
We’re told that the deal for scripted drama development across cable and streaming came together last year, ahead of the WGA strike. As previously reported, Lightfoot is also currently in business with the studio as co-showrunner alongside Oren Uziel of Sony Pictures Television’s untitled Spider-Man Noir series, based on the Marvel comic, for MGM+ and Prime Video.
In addition to scripting the as-yet-untitled Scot Harvath series, Lightfoot is exec producing alongside Thor; the John Wick franchise’s Chad Stahelski and his colleagues Alex Young and Jason Spitz at 87Eleven Entertainment; Shaun Redick & Yvette Yates Redick of Impossible Dream Entertainment; Scott Cross & Sean Cross of Cross Pictures,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tier One, a military thriller novel series, could be heading to the small screen.
The book collection, which follows the adventures of an elite Navy Seal, written by Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson, has been optioned by The Cross Brothers for a series adaptation.
It is the latest book to be optioned from Blackstone Publishing, the Oregon-based company that hired former Miramax executive Brendan Deneen to oversee its TV and film arm.
Tier One, which features six published books, a new one, Dempsey, coming out on February 21 and an eighth due in 2024, follows John Dempsey. Trained to fight as a Navy Seal, groomed to think as a spy, Dempsey is more than a door-kicker. More than a tactician. More than an assassin. He is the leader of America’s most elite task force of special operators. Tier One is his story, and the saga of the courageous men and...
The book collection, which follows the adventures of an elite Navy Seal, written by Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson, has been optioned by The Cross Brothers for a series adaptation.
It is the latest book to be optioned from Blackstone Publishing, the Oregon-based company that hired former Miramax executive Brendan Deneen to oversee its TV and film arm.
Tier One, which features six published books, a new one, Dempsey, coming out on February 21 and an eighth due in 2024, follows John Dempsey. Trained to fight as a Navy Seal, groomed to think as a spy, Dempsey is more than a door-kicker. More than a tactician. More than an assassin. He is the leader of America’s most elite task force of special operators. Tier One is his story, and the saga of the courageous men and...
- 2/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, the Animation Guild steps up with a $210,000 donation for Iatse members, Fathom Events hires a former AMC executive, the Vail Film Festival goes virtual and Breaking Glass comes on board Gabriel Sousa’s “Waking Up Dead.”
Guild Donation
The Animation Guild is donating $210,000 to support International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees members impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Los Angeles Federation of Labor.
The guild, which operates as Iatse Local 839, noted that while most sectors of the entertainment industry are suffering significant job loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of its members’ work has not been impacted and guild membership has increased since the last quarter. As a result, the guild’s executive board determined that the organization should pay it forward by supporting those who are in need.
“It’s very difficult to meet...
Guild Donation
The Animation Guild is donating $210,000 to support International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees members impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Los Angeles Federation of Labor.
The guild, which operates as Iatse Local 839, noted that while most sectors of the entertainment industry are suffering significant job loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of its members’ work has not been impacted and guild membership has increased since the last quarter. As a result, the guild’s executive board determined that the organization should pay it forward by supporting those who are in need.
“It’s very difficult to meet...
- 5/8/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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