Plimsoll Productions Acquires Control Of Distributor Magnify Media

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: ABC is developing American Heritage, a drama from writer Matt Lopez (Bedtime Stories).

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWriter Simon Rich, who counts Seth Rogen (for “An American Pickle”) and Lorne Michaels (for “Miracle Workers” and “Man Seeking Woman”) among his collaborators and Seth Meyers and John Mulaney among his friends, hasn’t had trouble staying productive during the pandemic.“It’s much easier to be a fiction writer than a feature director right now,” he observes.The rest of the world may be filled with existential dread, but Rich, whose resume includes “Saturday

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorScreen Media has acquired all North American rights to the Simon West-directed Skyfire.

Given that it lays out in unsparing terms the extent of a staggering American failure that ranks up there with 9/11 and Pearl Harbor, “Totally Under Control” is a surprisingly calm piece of work. A damning account of how the greatest technological, scientific, and military power on the planet laid down and allowed a pandemic to march right over it, the documentary is filled with eyewitnesses to the clown show who still don’t appear able to process what they saw.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: American Idol was one of the first major entertainment formats to battle through the COVID-19 production shutdown to finish its last season with a series of episodes filmed remotely.The talent competition is now heading into production on its fourth season for ABC and is back at its usual scale, albeit safely.Deadline understands that filming begins today with the judge’s auditions episodes, filmed at a number of locations across California.

Stranger Things.Modine starred in season one of the Netflix hit as Dr. Brenner, the manipulative director of a research lab who forced Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven to participate in his mind power experiments spying on the Russians.Dr.

Stranger Things.Modine starred in season one of the Netflix hit as Dr. Brenner, the manipulative director of a research lab who forced Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven to participate in his mind power experiments spying on the Russians.Dr.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe CW’s All American will be taking a break from filming on Monday after a positive COVID-19 test for a person from the production.The Warner Bros. TV-produced series was up and running on Friday.

said Spokane’s Sheriff’s Office, noting that two area crews began filming last month and will continue through early November.However, Langley Productions said that the episodes are not intended for US audiences, and will be released only to the international territories still in contract with the show, according to the Hollywood Reporter.The 33rd season premiere of “Cops” was originally postponed in observance of the unrest prompted by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor Ethan Hawke’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the crew was asked to create a dusty rural environment to simulate the world of 1850s Kansas, in which abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) proposes the armed overthrow of slavery.

With its debut at this year’s TIFF, Spike Lee’s “David Byrne’s American Utopia” has proven that HBO doesn’t have to stick with your typical narrative features and TV series to succeed. The premium network/streamer can take risks with projects that don’t adhere to conventional structures or storytelling methods.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nasrin, a documentary about activist Nasrin Sotoudeh narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman.Sotoudeh is a human rights activists and an outspoken leader of Iran’s women’s rights movement. Last week, she cited serious health concerns in ending a six-week hunger strike in Evin Prison, where she has been serving a nearly four-decade sentence.

Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba's television drama, "L.A.'s Finest," puts two women of color in front of the camera, but the actor-producers made sure that the production staff reflected diversity as well. Union, 47, said they wanted the show to be "something we've never seen before." The show is a spin-off of the "Bad Boys"  feature film franchise, following Union's character, Syd Burnett, in her adventures as a cop after her move to Los Angeles from Miami.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineSince early March, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, and businesses across the United States started to shutter, live comedy — like all kinds of live performance — has been virtually nonexistent.

Billie Lourd is a mom!

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: With Batwoman and Riverdale already filming in Vancouver, several more Greg Berlanti  series are gearing up to go back to production. Supergirl is slated to begin filming its sixth and final season in Vancouver next Monday, Sept.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Four Ryan Murphy Production series are gearing up to go back to production: flagship Fox drama 9-1-1, breakout spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, as well as FX’s award-winning Pose and Impeachment, the latest installment in the American Crime Story franchise.The news comes on the heels of a strong launch for Murphy’s latest series, the One Few Over a Cuckoo’s Next prequel Ratched at Netflix.