Michael Showalter Inks First-Look Deal With HBO Max

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Parker Posey will star alongside Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche and Rosemarie DeWitt in the HBO Max limited series “The Staircase.”The eight-parter is based on the docuseries of the same name and various books and reports on the Michael Peterson (Firth) case. Peterson was accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen (Collette), in 2001.

Parker Posey is set to star alongside Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche and Rosemarie DeWitt in The Staircase, HBO Max’s drama limited series adaptation based on the true-crime docuseries.

Page Six initially reported back in February that Noth would not appear on the show, though the actor himself later cast doubt on that reporting in an Instagram post.Noth joins original “Sex and the City” stars Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, as well as recently announced franchise newcomer Sara Ramírez.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeter Murrieta has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television, Variety has learned exclusively.Under the deal, Murrieta will develop original content for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He was previously an executive producer on “Mr.

Besides dazzling us with some sensational out of the box performances, Robert Pattinson is adding another feather to his talented cap; Producer! In what will be his first foray into producing, the Tenet star has signed an overall first-look deal with Warner Bros. that touches all division, according to The Wrap.

Robert Pattinson is taking on another role – producer!

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Warner Bros. is doubling down with its The Batman star as the studio along with New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Television and HBO Max have made an overall first-look production deal with actor Robert Pattinson.

EXCLUSIVE: Juliette Binoche is set to star alongside Toni Collette, Colin Firth and Rosemarie DeWitt in The Staircase, HBO Max’s drama limited series adaptation based on the true-crime docuseries.

Rebecca Davis editorHenry Golding and his Long House Productions label have signed a two-year first-look film and TV development and production deal with SK Global, the co-financiers and producers of Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians.”The deal will cover opportunities for Golding both in front of and behind the camera. The projects developed under the new partnership will include features and scripted and unscripted TV series for the global market.

Crazy Rich Asians co-financers and producers SK Global have pacted with that pic’s star Henry Golding for a two-year first look film and television development and production deal.

Following last week’s first look teaser at the long-awaited Friends reunion, HBO have released a full trailer showing fans exactly what they can look forward to on May 27. HBO Max released the video on Tuesday, May 19 – at round 6pm for all the fans tuning in from the UK – and in just 12 hours it was viewed over 4 million times on Youtube alone.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe acclaimed filmmakers behind HBO Max’s recent nonfiction hit “Tina” have inked an exclusive first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries.Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin have entered into a one-year agreement with the division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine, it was announced today by leaders Justin Wilkes and Sara Bernstein.Under the deal, Lindsay and Martin will develop and produce projects with the full resources of the label, which currently has its own

Super Bowl champ Russell Wilson and Grammy-winning singer Ciara are bringing their talents to Amazon Studios.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Showalter and Jordana Mollick of Semi-Formal Productions have signed a two-year first-look deal at HBO Max.Showalter is a co-creator and executive producer on the critically-acclaimed series “Search Party,” which moved over to HBO Max from TBS for its third season. The fourth season of the series debuted on Jan.

EXCLUSIVE: With A Quiet Place II set to become one the first major summer tentpoles to bow in over two years on Memorial Day weekend, Paramount Pictures has moved to make sure its multi-talented writer, director and star stays put for the foreseeable future. Sources tell Deadline that John Krasinski and his production company, Sunday Night, have entered into a first-look producing deal with Paramount, including Sunday Night partners Allyson Seeger and Andrew Form.

EXCLUSIVE: In something of an international coup, Mr Robot and True Detective outfit Anonymous Content has inked a first look deal with Israeli talent and artist agency, The Kneller Agency, which reps a host of the country’s leading film and TV creatives.

NBC’s extremely late-night forays are coming to a close with the end of A Little Late With Lilly Singh.

EXCLUSIVE: Picture Perfect Federation, which recently tapped CODA filmmaker Siân Heder to write and direct a feature adaptation of Sarah Lotz’s novel Impossible, is getting into the scripted podcast business.