Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Screen Gems has acquired the rights to an untitled comedy, which is set to star London Hughes with Cat Wilkins penning script and Tim Story directing. Todd Garner and Spencer Walken are producing on behalf of Broken Road. Hughes will exe produce
The film follows a woman who is transported to 19th century England where she becomes entangled in and upends the love affairs of the community with her modern sensibilities.
Hughes made history as the first British Black woman to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy “Best Show” Award for her show To Catch a D*ck, which was released on Netflix in December 2020 as her debut comedy special. In 2020, she was awarded the Royal Television Society Award for “Best Entertainment Performance” for her work on ITV2’s hip-hop comedy quiz show Don’t Hate The Playaz. In 2021, she hosted The Netflix Afterparty, a...
The film follows a woman who is transported to 19th century England where she becomes entangled in and upends the love affairs of the community with her modern sensibilities.
Hughes made history as the first British Black woman to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy “Best Show” Award for her show To Catch a D*ck, which was released on Netflix in December 2020 as her debut comedy special. In 2020, she was awarded the Royal Television Society Award for “Best Entertainment Performance” for her work on ITV2’s hip-hop comedy quiz show Don’t Hate The Playaz. In 2021, she hosted The Netflix Afterparty, a...
- 2/25/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Entertainment One has entered a first-look television deal with top film and TV director-producer Tim Story and his The Story Company production company.
Through the deal, Story will develop television series for broadcast, cable and streaming. He has hired former Freeform head of development Lynn Barrie to serve as The Story Company’s Head of Television and oversee the pact with eOne.
“Tim is a remarkably talented director and producer who has created some of Hollywood’s most beloved films,” said Michael Lombardo, eOne’s President of Global Television. “We’re delighted to be partnering with him as he continues his exciting expansion into television and look forward to creating even more impactful projects together.”
Lombardo and Story previously worked together at HBO where Story had a first-look deal while the premium network was run by then-President of Programming Lombardo.
“Michael and...
Through the deal, Story will develop television series for broadcast, cable and streaming. He has hired former Freeform head of development Lynn Barrie to serve as The Story Company’s Head of Television and oversee the pact with eOne.
“Tim is a remarkably talented director and producer who has created some of Hollywood’s most beloved films,” said Michael Lombardo, eOne’s President of Global Television. “We’re delighted to be partnering with him as he continues his exciting expansion into television and look forward to creating even more impactful projects together.”
Lombardo and Story previously worked together at HBO where Story had a first-look deal while the premium network was run by then-President of Programming Lombardo.
“Michael and...
- 1/6/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Lawrence’s “Head of the Class” reboot has been picked up to series at HBO Max, the streamer announced Wednesday.
The half-hour multi-camera comedy is an adaptation of the ABC comedy that ran for five seasons in the 1980s. It centers on a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher, Alicia Adams (“One Day at a Time” star Isabella Gomez), who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.
Jorge Diaz, Jolie Hoang Rappaport, Gavin Lewis, Dior Goodjohn, Brandon Severs (“Diary of a Future President”), Adrian Matthew Escalona and Katie Beth Hall also star.
Bill Lawrence is the executive producer on the series alongside writers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen and Jeff Ingold of Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Doozer’s Liza Katzer is co-executive producer. Phill Lewis directed the pilot.
The original “Head of the Class” premiered in 1986 and...
The half-hour multi-camera comedy is an adaptation of the ABC comedy that ran for five seasons in the 1980s. It centers on a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher, Alicia Adams (“One Day at a Time” star Isabella Gomez), who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.
Jorge Diaz, Jolie Hoang Rappaport, Gavin Lewis, Dior Goodjohn, Brandon Severs (“Diary of a Future President”), Adrian Matthew Escalona and Katie Beth Hall also star.
Bill Lawrence is the executive producer on the series alongside writers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen and Jeff Ingold of Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Doozer’s Liza Katzer is co-executive producer. Phill Lewis directed the pilot.
The original “Head of the Class” premiered in 1986 and...
- 3/31/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Gavin Lewis (Little Fires Everywhere) is set as a series regular in HBO Max’s multi-camera comedy pilot Head of the Class, a reboot of the popular 1980s ABC sitcom. The reboot hails from American Vandal writers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen, Bill Lawrence and his Doozer Productions; and Warner Bros. Television, which produced the original series.
Written by Pocha and Cohen, based on the original series created by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, the reimagined Head of the Class revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a first-time teacher, Alicia Adams (Isabella Gomez), who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.
Lewis will play Luke Burrows. Fourteen years old, driven, ambitious, and conservative Luke already has a 10 point life plan to follow in his senator father’s footsteps.
In addition to Gomez, Lewis joins previously announced Jolie Hoang-Rappaport.
Written by Pocha and Cohen, based on the original series created by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, the reimagined Head of the Class revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a first-time teacher, Alicia Adams (Isabella Gomez), who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.
Lewis will play Luke Burrows. Fourteen years old, driven, ambitious, and conservative Luke already has a 10 point life plan to follow in his senator father’s footsteps.
In addition to Gomez, Lewis joins previously announced Jolie Hoang-Rappaport.
- 12/18/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Hulu's adaptation of Celest Ng's novel Little Fires Everywhere is set to release on March 18, and fans are anxiously waiting to watch. Set in the '90s, the series will wrap viewers into the drama of Shaker Heights, Ohio, where the arrival of single mother Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood), change the life of prim and proper Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon).
Leading up to the familial clash, Pearl befriends Elena's children. Two of her closest comrades include the oldest Richardson child, Lexi - played by Destroyer's Jade Pettyjohn - and the second youngest, Moody - played by The Prince of Peoria's Gavin Lewis. As you'll see on the show (or have already read in the book), the young characters play a significant role in the course of action that fans a growing flame. Ahead of the series release, Popsugar chatted...
Hulu's adaptation of Celest Ng's novel Little Fires Everywhere is set to release on March 18, and fans are anxiously waiting to watch. Set in the '90s, the series will wrap viewers into the drama of Shaker Heights, Ohio, where the arrival of single mother Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood), change the life of prim and proper Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon).
Leading up to the familial clash, Pearl befriends Elena's children. Two of her closest comrades include the oldest Richardson child, Lexi - played by Destroyer's Jade Pettyjohn - and the second youngest, Moody - played by The Prince of Peoria's Gavin Lewis. As you'll see on the show (or have already read in the book), the young characters play a significant role in the course of action that fans a growing flame. Ahead of the series release, Popsugar chatted...
- 3/17/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
Do fans get the royal treatment during the first season of the Prince of Peoria TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Prince of Peoria is cancelled or renewed for season two. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Prince of Peoria season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here.
A Netflix live-action sitcom for tweens, Prince of Peoria stars Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Haley Tju, and Gabriel Hogan. The series centers on Teddy Jackson (Barnes) a 13-year-old student, mom Regina (McWilliams), and their 13-year-old exchange student, Prince Maxemil Vanderklaut III of Buronia, living incognito as Emil (Lewis), the...
A Netflix live-action sitcom for tweens, Prince of Peoria stars Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Haley Tju, and Gabriel Hogan. The series centers on Teddy Jackson (Barnes) a 13-year-old student, mom Regina (McWilliams), and their 13-year-old exchange student, Prince Maxemil Vanderklaut III of Buronia, living incognito as Emil (Lewis), the...
- 5/21/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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