‘Gentefied’ EP Aaliyah Williams Inks First-Look Deal With CBS Studios

DC Comics is showing fans a first look at a new Batman project that puts a whole new spin on the iconic character, with the Caped Crusader a person of colour for the first time ever.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled a clip from “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” featuring Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea, and Apple TV Plus released a trailer for “Dickinson” Season 2.Netflix released a clip from Part 4 of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” that sees Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea reprising their “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” roles as Aunt Zelda and Aunt Hilda, respectively.

Nexstar Media Group said its widely distributed cable network WGN America has reached its first carriage agreement with internet-delivered bundle FuboTV.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSkydance Television has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Exile Content Studio to develop and produce scripted English-language series, Variety has learned.“We are very proud to partner with Exile Content Studio to bring its diverse array of Latinx-based content to our current development slate,” said Jesse Sisgold, Skydance Media president and chief creative officer.

EXCLUSIVE: STX Entertainment has entered into a first-look deal with How to Train Your Dragon producer Michael Connolly’s Mad Hatter Entertainment label.

BBC Studios unveiled a new content catalogue deal Thursday with Lionsgate Play covering the streaming platform's presence in the vast India market. Under the agreement, five of BBC Studios recent scripted dramas have been selected for the service, with the shows subtitled into multiple regional Indian languages.

Amazon Donates $600,000 To Germany Amazon Prime Video has donated €500,000 ($600,000) to a German relief fund for entertainment industry workers who have been left without income by the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon, which counts Deutschland 89 among its German originals, has donated to Backstage Heroes, a fundraising campaign led by STERN magazine. Amazon’s support is part of a $6M commitment announced earlier this year to support the European production community.

Clarice, CBS’ new series followup to Silence of the Lambs, will debut Feb. 11, while summer reality series Tough of Nails will return for a second season Feb. 10.

Will Thorne Staff WriterMike McMahan, the creator of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” is cementing his future at CBS Studios.The writer and producer has inked a new two-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, CBS Studios will have the exclusive rights to produce all TV content created and developed by McMahan.News of the deal comes exactly two months after “Lower Decks” wrapped its 10-episode first season run on CBS All Access.

Elaine Low Senior TV Writer“Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” writer-producer Bryan Cogman has struck a multiyear overall deal with Entertainment One, which follows his most recent overall at Amazon Studios.Under the terms of the agreement, he is set to develop scripted television and new media projects for eOne.

Metro Goldwyn Mayer has signed a cloud computing agreement with Amazon Web Services to move its content and distribution efforts to the tech giant's cloud and to help the studio develop "new business models" and "new revenue opportunities," according to the companies.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLuckyChap Entertainment has signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Under the deal, LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara will work with Amazon Studios to create television projects that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Ryan Michelle Bathé (All Rise) has signed a first-look development deal with ViacomCBS MTV Entertainment Group (formerly Entertainment & Youth Group). Under the pact, Bathé will develop and executive produce new television programming for MTV Entertainment Studios with an emphasis on emerging talent and underrepresented voices.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Group has signed a comprehensive development deal with Ryan Michelle Bathé and her Down on Maple Productions, an agreement that covers content created for television and new media platforms.Under the terms of the deal, Bathé will develop and executive produce new TV series for MTV Entertainment Studios across scripted, unscripted and TV movie formats for all brands in the division, which includes MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and other

Will Thorne Staff WriterCharlize Theron pushing further into the TV space.The actor and her Denver & Delilah production banner have inked a two-year first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max, Variety has confirmed.Under the deal, Theron and her company will develop TV projects for both platforms, looking to add to its TV slate which previously included David Fincher’s “Mindhunter,” and “Girlboss,” the series created by Kay Cannon.

Shawn Levy, with his company 21 Laps Entertainment, has signed a first-look feature deal with Netflix, which also extended the director’s current television overall deal with the streamer.Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment has over six series in production and more than 15 additional series and films in active development at Netflix.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNetflix has signed “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment to a first-look deal for features and extended his current television overall deal.Levy signed his overall TV deal with Netflix in 2017, a year after “Stranger Things” became a hit for Netflix. The series has been renewed for an upcoming fourth season and has made stars out of its cast members, including Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and others.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Regina Hall’s Rh Negative production company has signed a six-picture slate with ViacomCBS.Under the pact, the Girls Trip and The Hate U Give actress will executive produce six movies-of-the-week for the Paramount Network or other ViacomCBS-owned brands. Three of these she will executive produce with Jesse Collins Entertainment.