Erika Green Swafford Inks Overall Deal With Disney’s Onyx Collective

For All Mankind showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi are staying in business with Sony Pictures Television. The Emmy-nominated writing-producing duo have signed a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the series, where they have been based for the last two years.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMatt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi –the co-creators, showrunners and executive producers of “For All Mankind” — have extended their overall deal with Sony Pictures Television.The writing duo has been based at Sony for the past two years. Under the deal, they will continue to serve as showrunners on “For All Mankind” while also developing scripted dramas for all networks and platforms.“We’re thrilled to continue our relationship with the amazing team at Sony,” said Wolpert and Nedivi. “’For All Mankind’ has been a dream come true for us both and we can’t wait to keep pushing forward on Season Four of the show and other exciting new projects.”“For All Mankind” airs on Apple’s streaming service and was recently renewed for a fourth season.

The tragic case of Graham Mansfield, the pensioner convicted last month of killing his wife in a suicide pact at their home in Hale, has reopened the debate about assisted dying. Speaking outside Manchester Crown Court Mr Mansfield, who was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter after slitting his terminally ill wife Dyanne's throat, called for a change in the law on euthanasia.

Hugh Jackman is mourning the death of his beloved dog Dali.

Selome Hailu At its first ever Television Critics Association press tour presentation, Disney’s Onyx Collective announced three new series orders: true crime docuseries “Ring of Fire: The Life of Annie Mae Aquash” (working title) directed by Yvonne Russo, an untitled project about car culture hosted by Swizz Beatz and “Searching for Soul Food” hosted by chef Alisa Reynolds and executive produced by Melina Matsoukas.Onyx Collective also set an Oct. 22 premiere date for Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis’ docuseries “The Hair Tales” and debuted a trailer for Raamla Mohamed’s legal drama “Reasonable Doubt.” Additionally, an extension was announced of Yara Shahidi and her production company 7th Sun’s overall deal with Onyx Collective and ABC Signature.

ABC Signature extended its deal with Yara Shahidi and her 7th Sun Production Company to include a partnership with Onyxn Collective.

Imagine Entertainment announced that it has signed a multi-project deal for scripted television with Emmy-winning writer/producer Jason Katims and his True Jack Productions banner. Together, they have three projects in the works.

EXCLUSIVE: Sanjay Shah, writer, executive producer and showrunner of Everybody Still Hates Chris, has signed an overall deal with CBS Studios, which is behind the recently announced animated series.

Hulu has given a series order to The Other Black Girl, an adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel of the same name.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterEntertainment One is expanding its partnership with unscripted production company Creature Films by signing the “Siesta Key” producer to a multiyear overall deal, Variety has learned exclusively.The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&E’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.” Lambert joins Creature Films as head of development from 44 Blue Productions, where he had worked since 2015.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Grassi is staying in business with Warner Bros. Television.

Lollapalooza 2022, Green Day played an intimate warm-up show last night (July 29) and performed a whole host of deep cuts – check out footage and the complete setlist below.Taking to 1,100-capacity Metro in Chicago, Green Day quickly veered off their written setlist – which, according to reports, was very similar to what they played on their recent Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy.According to fans, 19 of the 28 songs that Green Day performed were not on the written setlist, with the band leaning heavily on early albums ‘Kerplunk’ (1991), ‘Dookie’ (1994) and ‘Insomniac’ (1995).‘Church On Sunday’ and the title track from ‘Warning’ were both played live for the first time since 2001, while ‘American Idiot’ cut ‘Whatsername’ was performed by the whole band for the first time since 2005 (via Setlist.fm).Check out footage below:Shout out to the dude who got handed the mic to take over lead vocals for a bit. Tag him if you know him.

A vulnerable Scots woman was left lying bleeding in the street after being attacked by an out-of-control German Shepherd despite begging the animal’s owner for help. Stephanie McGeough, who suffers from Addison’s Disease, was walking to her Clydebank home when the vicious dog lunged at her arm before sinking its teeth into her limb on March 11, 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy writer-producer Eric Ledgin is expanding his relationship with Universal Television. Ledgin, who has worked on several UTV-produced series including Superstore, American Auto and Rutherford Falls, has signed an exclusive overall deal with the studio, part of Universal Studio Group, to develop and produce projects across various platforms.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRodney Barnes has renewed his overall deal with HBO for a further three years, Variety has learned.Barnes most recently worked as a writer and executive producer on the premium cabler’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” Barnes was credited with co-writing nine episodes of the show’s 10-episode first season. The show was renewed for a second season in April, with Barnes continuing on with the show as writer and executive producer.Under the terms of the deal, Barnes will continue to develop, write, and produce shows in a variety of formats under his Rodney Barnes Productions banner.Barnes’ past TV credits include shows like “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” “The Boondocks,” and “My Wife and Kids.” His current development slate include: the feature adaptation “Ride Around Shining” at Netflix; a miniseries on Tiger Woods; a feature for New Regency with Jordan Vogt-Roberts attached to direct.

Winning Time writer, producer and comic book creator Rodney Barnes is staying in business with HBO, with a renewal of his overall deal for three more years.

Cancer carers are reminding people of the help and support available to them if a member of the family is diagnosed with a terminal illness. They have spoken out following the harrowing case of a husband who killed his terminally ill wife in a desperate suicide pact.

FX’s Mayans M.C. will return for Season 5, it was revealed during the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday. The gritty motorcycle drama wrapped its fourth season on June 14.

A man with Alzheimer's who stands ready to end his life on his own terms has supported calls for a law change over assisted dying made by a pensioner who killed his terminally-ill wife by cutting her throat. Alex Pandolfo, 68, said he wants to meet Graham Mansfield and 'shake his hand' for speaking out.