‘League Of Legends’ comedy series in the works by ‘American Vandal’ creators

EXCLUSIVE: Sabrina Wu will star as one of the four leads opposite Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, and Stephanie Hsu in Lionsgate’s untitled Adele Lim-directed comedy feature.

EXCLUSIVE: Streaming service ChaiFlicks has acquired North American rights to three Israeli series from Shtisel and Fauda outfit Yes Studios.

Ali plays Alia Kapur, an Indian-American college student who returns to her upscale family in New Jersey and soon upends her family’s orderly life with her newfound independence, especially after she discovers secrets about her parents during a family dinner with the son of the local Indian grocery store owners. Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah, Deepti Gupta, and Ved Sapru also star.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“America Strong” has been a long-running segment on ABC’s “World News Tonight.” Now it has become an editorial initiative across the news division.ABC News expects to take the segment, which showcases Americans who confront and persevere against obstacles, often in small towns and less covered spaces, to more of its programming across September, with profiles of people helping one another against challenges brought on by the pandemic.“After a very difficult year

EXCLUSIVE: Suits alum Patrick J. Adams is set for a key recurring role opposite Abbi Jacobson in Amazon’s A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Jacobson (Broad City) — who also stars — and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Sony Pictures TV.

EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Peter Friedl (The Fourth State) of The Amazing Film Company is set to produce Courage On Demand, an eight-part limited series about Varian Fry, the American journalist who ran a daring rescue network in France that helped Jewish people escape persecution in Nazi-controlled France.

EXCLUSIVE: James Ellroy, the demon dog of American crime fiction, is doubling down on the world of podcasting.

More than a year ago, it was reported that Jon Bernthal was signed to star in a new TV series inspired by the film, “American Gigolo.” At the time, not much was known about the series, specifically how involved the film’s writer-director, Paul Schrader, would be. Well, according to the filmmaker’s recent interview with GQ, he’s definitely not involved, and he honestly doesn’t know how a TV series based on the film would work in 2021.

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“All Americna” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll is developing a sequel to the 1990s ABC drama “Life Goes On” under a new overall deal at Warner Bros.

Naman Ramachandran Top Netflix Europe executives have said that the streamer is practising a local-first approach to production.Speaking at the Series Mania Forum on Monday, Anna Nagler, director, local language originals, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, said, “We’re so happy that when when we enter the local market, we can work with local community, with local talent and local directors, the way to learn from them and to actually give them space, to give them the platform to create, to

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“American Vandal” creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault have landed a series order at Paramount Plus for an eSports mockumentary series called “Players,” Variety has learned.“Players” follows a fictional pro “League of Legends” team as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache.

Paramount+ is getting its own version of “American Vandal” from the “American Vandal” creators. The ViacomCBS streaming service has ordered “Players” from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, the duo behind the Netflix docuseries-style scripted comedy.

Paramount+ will explore the world of esports in Players, a new comedic docu-style series from Peabody Award-winning American Vandal co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, Funny or Die, Riot Games and CBS Studios.

Prestige television heads back to the heartland of the country with Showtime’s “American Rust,” based on the 2009 novel by Philipp Meyer. Given it’s a program about a Pennsylvania cop facing personal and professional conflicts in a small town, comparisons will be made to HBO’s superior “Mare of Easttown,” even if there’s less mystery to this drama, despite violence again being central to the storytelling.

If you’re looking for the best Americana drama nowadays, head over to the Pennsylvania rust belt.

American Horror Story fans can get a taste of the series’ upcoming tenth installment, Double Feature, with a three-part audio drama.