ABC Signature Sets Multi-Year Overall Deal With Lila Byock (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Lopez, creator/executive producer of ABC’s Promised Land, has signed a multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, the studio behind the upcoming multigenerational Latinx family drama. ABC Signature is part of Disney TV Studios.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIndustrial Media has entered into an overall deal with House of NonFiction, Alex Stapleton’s new unscripted production company.Stapleton is an Emmy-winning filmmaker who is currently directing two projects for HBO. She recently completed the docu-series “Pride” for FX, which chronicles the American LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Gentefied” co-creator, co-showrunner, director and executive producer Linda Yvette Chávez has inked a multi-year overall deal with 20th Television to create her own dramas and comedies, as well as supervise other writers for all platforms.“Linda is a tour de force writer with a spectacular voice and her series ‘Gentefied’is as hilarious as it is powerful,” Karey Burke, president of 20th Television, said in a statement announcing the pact.

Gentefied‘s Linda Yvette Chávez has signed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Television. She will create her own as well as supervise other writers’ dramas and comedies for all platforms.

Lena Waithe has signed a big exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group. The studio landed the producer, actor and Emmy-winning writer and her Hillman Grad Productions in a very competitive situation.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMGM International Television Productions and Scandinavia’s local streaming leader NENT Group have signed a multi-year deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for the Nordic company’s SVOD service Viaplay. The partnership’s first two projects will be “Billy the Kid” and “Last Light,” both of which were previously announced.

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Mónica Marie Zorrilla “House of Cards” and “The Americans” writer Melissa James Gibson has signed a two-year overall deal with Endeavor Content, the studio behind Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and Michael Bay’s “Ambulance” for Universal Pictures.The Canadian showrunner, playwright and producer remarked that she is “thrilled for this opportunity to continue working closely with Endeavor Content.”“I’m a big fan of the projects the studio champions and look forward

Anatomy of a Scandal co-creator Melissa James Gibson is continuing her relationship with Endeavor Content with a two-year overall deal.

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood blockbuster “Sooryavanshi” will receive a wide international release across 1,300 screens and 66 countries on Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Amy Aniobi is preparing for life after Insecure.

Janette Manrara has revealed the sweetest anecdote from her early relationship with husband and Strictly Come Dancing co-star, Aljaz Skorjanec. MORE: Strictly's Aljaž Škorjanec interrupts judge's comments to take blame for negative commentsThe professional dancer and It Takes Two Presenter, who tied the knot with Aljaz in 2017, was chatting to HELLO! on Monday when she opened up about her most precious memories from taking part in Strictly's Halloween celebrations.

EXCLUSIVE: Magilla Entertainment, the company behind TLC’s Long Island Medium and Discovery’s Moonshiners, is teaming up with Prisoner of Love producer Two Fifteen West Entertainment.

Angelique Jackson Universal Pictures has signed a two-year overall film deal with Academy Award-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jack Ivins’ Great Company.News of the pact comes ahead of the debut of “Last Night in Soho,” which Wilson-Cairns co-wrote alongside director Edgar Wright, as it bolsters the working relationship between Wilson-Cairns and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. The Focus Features movie arrives in theaters on Friday, Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: I’m a Virgo creator, executive producer and showrunner Boots Riley has signed a two-year overall television deal with Media Res, the indie studio behind the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series starring Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us).

.“Kardea quickly became a rising star when she joined Food Network in 2019,” Courtney White, president of Food Network and streaming food content at Discovery Inc, told TheWrap. “Her food and storytelling really resonate with our audience and we look forward to delivering more of her unique culinary voice in the future.”Brown added: “I’m so excited to continue this journey with Discovery Inc.

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films’ fledgling domestic distribution division has closed a multiyear, exclusive home entertainment partnership with Decal, beginning with their 2022 film slate.

EXCLUSIVE:  Chicago P.D. writer/executive producer Gwen Sigan has been promoted to showrunner. She is taking the reins of the long-running NBC series as part of an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, which produces the cop drama.