Emmys' Limited-Series Race Dominated by Feminist Stories

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentElizabeth Debicki, the rising Australian actor who headlines “Tenet,” is set to star in and executive produce “Code Name Hélène,” an international limited series from France’s Vendôme Group and Anonymous Content, based on New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon’s World War II spy thriller.Philippe Rousselet’s Vendôme Group and Anonymous Content, the company behind “True Detective” and “The Revenant,” have acquired TV rights to the novel, which was

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsCBS All Access’ star-studded television adaptation of The Stand, by Stephen King, will make its debut in the winter. The limited-series adaptation of King’s 1978 novel will premiere on Dec.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures TV has put in development National Enquirer: The Untold Story!, a limited series inspired by the 2019 feature documentary Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer, produced and directed by Mark Landsman.

Whitney Friedlander One of the best examples of how Hollywood is moving toward being a place for more inclusive storytelling might be this year’s limited series Emmy race.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSeth MacFarlane has set his first project under his overall deal with NBCUniversal inked earlier this year. UCP has put in development The Winds of War (working title), a limited series based on Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, with MacFarlane and Seth Fisher (The Alienist) set to pen the adaptation and executive produce.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSeth MacFarlane has set up his first project under the bumper overall deal he signed with NBCUniversal Content Studios earlier this year.The “Family Guy” and “American Dad” creator is developing a limited series called “The Winds of War” (working title), based on Herman Wouk’s novels “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance.”The project hails from UCP, a division Universal Studio Group, and MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions banner.It is described as telling the epic

Also Read: Seth MacFarlane Moves From 20th Century Fox to NBCU With 5-Year, $200 Million Overall DealMacFarlane and Higgins left their longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television (now 20th Television) in January for a five-year, $200 million overall deal with NBCUniversal.“We are thrilled to announce ‘The Winds of War’ (and War and Remembrance) as the first of many projects we are developing with Fuzzy Door.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterIt’s not hard to spot familiar names on the drama side of this year’s guest actor and actress Emmy ballot, whether that’s Ron Cephas Jones in NBC’s “This Is Us” or Cicely Tyson in ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” who have each recurred heavily over the course of several seasons.

Also Read: Jude Law and Naomie Harris Limited Series 'The Third Day' Gets New Premiere Day From HBOHarris plays Helen, a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate as the lines between fantasy and fact are distorted.Kelly wrote all three “Summer” episodes, which are directed by Marc Munden. “Winter” is written by Kit De Waal, Dean O’Loughlin and Kelly and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

Bryan Cranston is returning to TV in the limited series “Your Honor”.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBobby Cannavale is set as a series regular opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Flight Attendant HBO Max limited series, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco, was just a couple of days into shooting Episode 6 of its eight-episode order when in early March it shut down production due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.“We are looking to get back up and running at the end of August,” The Flight Attendant executive producer/co-showrunner Steve Yockey said Wednesday during the show’s panel during CTAM’s virtual press tour.

Also Read: Hulu in August: Here's Everything Coming and GoingKelley will co-write and serve as co-showrunner on the series alongside “Edge of Tomorrow” screenwriter John Henry Butterworth. Kidman and Per Saari of Kidman’s Blossom Films banner and Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Casey Haver of Made Up Stories also executive produce, as will Moriarty.The project comes from Made Up Stories, Blossom Films and Endeavor Content.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Regina Hall has joined the cast of Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book. The series is eyeing a 2021 debut.Hall will play Carmel one of the nine perfect strangers.

Amy Adams is heading to Netflix! The streaming service has ordered a new limited series starring Adams called , it announced Tuesday as part of its Television Critics Association summer press tour.The drama — which Adams is also executive producing via her production company, Bond Group Entertainment, along with Stacy O'Neil — centers on the stories of three powerful women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world's largest company.

Amy Adams has lined up a brand new project at Netflix.

Also Read: Sarah Paulson Starts Out as a Pleasant - but Peculiar - Nurse in Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' Trailer (Video)Journalist and author Jess Kimball Leslie is writer, creator and executive producer on the project.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmy Adams and Adam McKay are coming together again for a Netflix limited series about a class action lawsuit against Walmart.Titled “Kings of America,” the series is based on real events and centers on the stories of three women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company: a Walmart heiress, a maverick executive, and a longtime Walmart saleswoman and preacher who dared to fight against the retail giant in the biggest class action lawsuit in

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Landmark Studio Group, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has partnered with District 33 (BlackBalled) to develop and produce Shadows In The Vineyard, a limited event drama series based on journalist Maximillian Potter’s bestselling book, Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison The World’s Greatest Wine, with Noah Wyle and Judith Light attached to star and executive produce.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Michael Shannon is set as a lead opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E.