Nikki Toscano Inks Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Brian Chamberlayne is getting into business with UCP with a new overall deal. Under the pact, Chamberlayne will develop and produce projects for a variety of television platforms for the Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Cinemas in New Delhi have been ordered shut from today after Covid cases surged to a four-month high on Monday. These measures fall under the Indian capital’s Graded Response Action Plan which triggered the so-called “yellow alert” level that came into effect today as positivity rates were over 0.5% for two consecutive days.

K.J. Yossman Wendy Morgan‘s animal welfare docu-drama “Mercy” has been picked up by Los Angeles-based distributor All Channel Films, Inc.

Boat Rocker has acquired a minority equity stake in TeaTime Pictures, founded by Dakota Johnson and former Netflix executive Ro Donnelly, which has had a first-look deal with the Canadian TV studio since 2019. Under the agreement, Boat Rocker will extend its current first-look deal with TeaTime to develop and produce scripted and unscripted television and digital content.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor-writer-director Ryan Eggold has inked a new first-look deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, to develop projects across various platforms.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIt was an “Offer” that writer/producer Nikki Toscano couldn’t refuse. Toscano has sealed a three-year overall deal with Paramount Television Studios, where she’ll develop premium TV series for the studio across all platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Pantaya signed an overall deal with Mexican actress Fernanda Castillo under which she’ll star in and co-produce original series and films (via Pantaleon Films) for the company.

Amazon Prime Video has closed a multi-year agreement with Inkblot Studios, a leading production company out of Africa that has produced some of Nigeria’s biggest box office hits.

Kathy Hilton is back and better than ever as far as Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is concerned.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBanijay Rights has signed a package deal with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) ahead of the launch of its Viaplay streaming service in the U.S. on Dec.

Ashley Nicole Black, who wrote and produced season two of Ted Lasso, is staying in business with Warner Bros. Television.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAshley Nicole Black, the Emmy-winning writer, actor and producer who has worked on multiple talk and sketch series, has sealed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, the studio announced on Tuesday.

Selome Hailu editorNetflix has signed a multi-year overall deal with Kalinda Vazquez, who will create, write and produce new series and other projects for the streamer.As her first project under the deal, Vazquez is developing and writing “Arbor Hall,” a young adult mystery thriller.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Reservation Dogs” co-creator Sterlin Harjo has signed an overall deal with FX.

Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo has signed an overall deal with FX Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning writer-playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, creator of the acclaimed series David Makes Man, has teamed up with actor-producer Glenn Davis, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, to launch Chatham Grove, a production company which has inked an overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Nick Cannon added another tattoo to his body to commemorate his son’s short lived life.

The Upshaws co-creator Regina Hicks is expanding her relationship with Netflix with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Hicks will create, write and produce new series and other projects for the streamer. For her first project, Hicks is developing an untitled comedy series with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRegina Hicks has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, Variety has learned.Hicks is the co-creator and co-showrunner of the Netflix multi-cam comedy “The Upshaws” starring Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps. The show debuted in May and was renewed for a second season in June.Under her deal, Hicks will create, write and produce new series and projects for Netflix.

Selome Hailu editorHBO announced that director, writer and producer Craig Zobel has extended his overall deal for three additional years.Most recently, Zobel directed the 2021 HBO limited series “Mare of Eastown,” which stars Kate Winslet as a police detective in a Philadelphia suburb investigating the recent murder of one girl and year-long disappearance of another.