Kim Kardashian‘s acting resume will feature a second collaboration with Ryan Murphy, and we just got some big details about the project!
13.05.2024 - 18:41 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Three and a half decades into his career as a playwright and film and TV writer, Jon Robin Baitz has never been busier, coming off one series, with three others in production or preproduction. Baitz has now signed a big multi-year deal with 20th Television, the studio behind the four series, which all hail from Ryan Murphy Productions. Noone is commenting but I hear the pact — said to be in the premium top range for writing talent — spans five years.
Under the deal, Baitz will develop, write and executive produce original series with 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, for Disney Entertainment Television, as well as collaborate with Murphy on more projects.
The overall agreement comes on the heels of FX/20th Television/Ryan Murphy Prods.’ limited series Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, on which Baitz served as an executive producer/showrunner and wrote every episode.
His upcoming slate includes three 20th TV series on which he is working with Murphy: the Untitled Kim Kardashian legal drama for Hulu, starring Kardashian; Dr. Odyssey drama for ABC, starring Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo; and Grotesquerie for FX starring Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville.
“Robbie is a dazzling storyteller and a true luminary, and we are delighted that he will call 20th Television his new studio home,” said Karey Burke, president of 20th Television. “We were blown away by his recent work with Ryan Murphy on Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, and are thrilled he is already working with us on other shows including Grotesquerie, Dr. Odyssey and our Untitled Kim Kardashian legal drama.”
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