‘Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir’ Drama Series Based On Book In Works At Sony Pictures TV

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has put in development Inkwell, a drama from writers-directors-producers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (Antebellum) and their Gloaming Productions banner.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVeteran executive Brett Hogg has been promoted and made head of Sony Pictures film and television operations across Asia. He will remain at his current base in Singapore.He has been senior VP of international distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing International in the Asia region, supervising the Sony Pictures Releasing operations across Southeast Asia, China and India for theatrical distribution.

Fans of vintage legal dramas can prepare for a blast from the past.

Netflix has just announced a slew of new content which is currently in the works.

EXCLUSIVE: One Life, the memoir from World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe, is set to be adapted as a scripted television series after Sony Pictures Television optioned the rights.

UCP has put in development Super Freak (working title), a limited series based on the life of musician Rick James, from writer Randy McKinnon (Chambers) and Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero). Ty James, daughter of the late Rick James, will executive produce the project. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, will serve as the studio. No network or streaming service is currently attached.

Netflix has ordered an original documentary series based on Sharing the Wisdom of Time, the award-winning book written by Pope Francis, in which elders from around the world share their stories with a younger generation. The four-part Netflix series will feature women and men, all over the age of 70, from all around the world traveling with and telling their stories to young filmmakers under the age of 30 from the same country.

Tony Vinciquerra To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here.At 7 p.m.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has announced an original documentary series based on “Sharing the Wisdom of Time,” the award-winning book written by Pope Francis.The series will recount tales of elders and their lived experiences, told through the eyes of the younger generation.

Alicia Vikander is set to star in an HBO limited series based on Olivier Assayas’ 1996 feature film Irma Vep!

Alien universe is in development, FX has confirmed.Announced at Disney’s Industry Day yesterday (December 10), FX boss John Landgraf said Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley would helm the new TV project for the network.The series has been described as the first story in the Alien franchise to be set on Earth, and promises to “blend the timeless horror of the original 1979 movie and the non-stop action of the 1986 James Cameron-directed second,” according to Deadline.Conversations had been

“Beauty and the Beast” antagonists Gaston and Lefou are getting their own backstory! During Thursday’s Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series revolving around the arrogant hunter and his lackey.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAct III Prods.’ Norman Lear and Brent Miller are looking to turn the story of Homeboy Industries founder Father Gregory Boyle into a single-camera half-hour series.Under their first look deal at Sony Pictures Television, Lear and Miller have optioned Boyle’s bestselling book “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.” Lear and Miller are eyeing it as a workplace drama-comedy based on the life and stories of the Jesuit priest.Lear and

By Taryn RyderJessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir is getting the TV treatment.  The singer and Amazon Studios announced a multimedia partnership on Wednesday, including a new unscripted docuseries, plus a new coming-of-age scripted series inspired by Open Book.

Jessica Simpson has some exciting projects in the works with Amazon!

Amazon is opening the book on Jessica Simpson after striking a broad, multi-media rights deal with the pop star.

There’s a new DC Comics series coming, and Ava Duvernay is helping to pen the production!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDC Comics character Naomi could soon be coming to The CW thanks to Ava DuVernay and former “Arrow” writer and executive producer Jill Blankenship.DuVernay and Blankenship are attached to write and executive produce “Naomi.” The potential series follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse.

Naman Ramachandran Veteran Indian producer Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Ramesh Krishnamoorthy’s Global One Studios will produce a series based on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.The companies have optioned the audio-visual rights to eminent authors’ Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro’s 2001 book, “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster.”A cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, in 1984, in the central Indian city of Bhopal.