Anthony Bourdain Crime Novel ‘Gone Bamboo’ Acquired By ‘The Conspirator’ Producers For Scripted Series

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has set an all-star cast for the animation-live action hybrid limited series “Lost Ollie.”Mary J. Blige, Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Kesler Talbot, and Jonathan Groff have all been cast in major roles in the four-episode series.The show is inspired by the book “Ollie’s Oddyssey” by William Joyce.

EXCLUSIVE: Condé Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu has tapped industry veteran Helen Estabrook as Head of Development & Production for Features and Scripted Series. The new role is part of Chu’s ongoing revamp of the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy and growing a film and television business leveraging the company’s portfolio of global brands and IP.

The popular LGBTQ “dating” app Grindr is entering the original scripted content space with Bridesman which is set to begin production this month and air in Fall 2021.

Royalty wins! The Crown star Emma Corrin paid tribute to the late Princess Diana during her Golden Globes 2021 acceptance speech on Sunday, February 28.

Emma Corrin thanked Princess Diana for “teaching me compassion” as she accepted the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV drama for her star turn in the fourth season of Left Bank Pictures/Netflix series The Crown.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNew Zealand-based producer and entrepreneur Dame Julie Christie has acquired majority control of international factual program production company NHNZ. It will now be rebranded as NHNZ Worldwide.Canada’s Blue Ant Media, its most recent owner, will retain a significant minority interest and will continue to own NHNZ’s catalogue of award-winning series and documentaries.

Ellie Goulding is showing off her baby bump for the first time in an official appearance for the BOSS x Anthony Joshua collection on Wednesday (February 24) in London, England.

Gone Bamboo have been acquired by producers Webster and Robert Stone (Gone In Sixty Seconds) for a scripted series of the story set on the Caribbean island of St. Martin [via Deadline].Gone Bamboo follows hedonistic assassin Henry Denard who fails to cap a career-best hit and enlists the help of his skilled wife Helen to finish the job and keep the peace on the island.In the book’s introduction Bourdain wrote: “I wanted to write a sociopath beach book.

Coming-of-age drama Rocks has claimed the top prize at the delayed 2020 British Independent Film Awards. Sarah Gavron's acclaimed feature about a group of teenage girls in London was named best British independent film at an online awards ceremony on Thursday, one of five awards the film won on the night, including best supporting actress and best newcomer for Kosar Ali.

In a competitive situation, Disney+ has landed a two-project package based on the inspirational story behind America’s Got Talent finalists the Detroit Youth Choir, from Blumhouse Television, Maniac Productions and Campfire. The streamer has picked up Choir, a six-episode unscripted docuseries about DYC, marking the first original series order for Blumhouse at Disney+.

From slaying homophobia to slaying fierce looks, drag queens are tough — and the 13 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race are a testament to that. However, the 13th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition was a different experience for RuPaul and the queens as it was filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. VH1 and World of Wonder will give audiences a look at the challenges and the triumphs of taping the new season in the special documentary RuPaul’s Drag Race: Corona Can’t Keep A Good Queen Down.

direct to your inboxA new female lead has been announced for the next series of Bridgerton.The Netflix drama has already been confirmed for a second season following its worldwide success after its release on Christmas Day.With that, Sex Education star Simone Ashley has been cast as the as new lead which we already know will focus on Anthony Bridgerton.The 25-year-old British actress will appear as Kate who is described as "a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools - Anthony