Darren Star Signs Overall Deal with ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSony Pictures Television has signed an exclusive deal with British historian and author Dan Jones to develop TV drama adaptations of his books through Sony companies including Left Bank Pictures and Eleven.Jones’ books have sold more than a million copies around the world and include titles like The Plantagenets and The Templars.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter and producer Carolina Rivera has signed with Verve and has entered an overall deal at Netflix.Under the Netflix deal, Rivera created and is set to serve as executive producer of the television series Madre Solo Hay Dos and Guerra de Vecinos.Rivera is the co-executive producer of the CW sci-fi drama Roswell: New Mexico which recently wrapped. She also worked on Jane the Virgin.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Heading into a fall that is full of Genius: Aretha, Power Book II: Ghost and more, Anthony Hemingway has inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.The two-year pact with the filmmaker’s Anthony Hemingway Productions will encompass projects for Hemingway to both develop and direct for the Disney-owned unit on a multitude of platforms“We live in a world that has consistently proven that basic opportunity just isn’t enough for

straight to your inbox Manchester United will be looking to celebrate their return to the Champions League in style as they enter the summer transfer window. United secured a third-place finish in the Premier League thanks to a scrappy 2-0 win away at Leicester on the final day of the season.

Peter White Television EditorComedian Denis Leary has signed a development deal with Fox Entertainment.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Trolls franchise filmmaker Walt Dohrn has inked a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation, Deadline has learned.A longtime DreamWorks talent, Dohrn will have an overall first look exclusive deal for original animated projects at the studio along with executive producing, directing, development and supervisory duties on various projects.“For over ten years, Walt has been a key part of the DreamWorks family,” said DreamWorks

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGrown-ish star Yara Shahidi is expanding her relationship with ABC Studios. Shahidi and her business partner and mother, Keri Shahidi, have signed an exclusive overall deal with the studio behind the hit series to develop and produce scripted and alternative television projects for cable, streaming and broadcast via their newly launched production company 7th Sun.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“grown-ish” star and executive producer Yara Shahidi has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios.As part of the deal, Shahidi is forming a production company with her business partner and mother, Keri Shahidi. The company is called 7th Sun.

Peter White Television EditorRosario Dawson-fronted drama Briarpatch is not returning for a second season.The freshman drama series has been canceled at USA Network after one season, a move which showrunner Andy Greenwald called a “bummer”.The show, which is based on the Ross Thomas novel, premiered in February.

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Emily in Paris to fill that void in the fall. On Monday, July 13, announced that it had acquired the series—which stars and was created by Sex and the City and genius Darren Star—from MTV Studios.

series commitment by Paramount Network last April. Filmed on location in Paris and throughout France, it’s set to debut on Netflix this fall.Here is the official synopsis:“Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company — and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVIt’s official —  the new romantic comedy series Emily In Paris — created, written and executive produced by Darren Star — has landed at Netflix. The half-hour series, originally developed and greenlighted by Paramount Network, will be released exclusively on the streaming service this fall.

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Surviving R. Kelly producer dream hampton has signed with CAA.

Peter White Television EditorDarren Star is extending his relationship with ViacomCBS after inking an overall deal with the company’s Entertainment & Youth Group.Star recently wrapped the sixth season of his TV Land comedy Younger, which has been picked up for a seventh season, making it the cable network’s longest running original scripted series.The Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City creator will develop and produce series for the company’s linear networks and through MTV Studios,

Elaine Low Senior TV Writer“Sex and the City” and “Younger” creator Darren Star has inked an overall production and development deal with ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group.“Darren is a creative force behind some of the most seminal shows of our time and we are thrilled he will continue to call ViacomCBS his home as we rapidly expand our studios business,” said Chris McCarthy, president of ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group.Star will develop projects for the division’s various

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterApple TV Plus announced Monday that it has inked a multi-year overall deal with the Maurice Sendak Foundation, through which it will develop new projects based on Sendak’s books and illustrations.The streaming deal marks a first for the non-profit charitable foundation, which supports the artistic legacy of the late Sendak, who authored and illustrated the 1963 children’s classic, “Where the Wild Things Are,” as well as “In The Night Kitchen,”  “Outside Over There,”

Also Read: Google Will Pay for 'High-Quality' Publishers as Part of 'New News Experience'Sendak, who died in 2012, first rose to prominence in 1963 with his hit picture-book “Where The Wild Things Are,” which has sold over 20 million copies to date and has also been made into a feature film.