Reggaeton Comedy Series ‘Neon’ From Shea Serrano & Max Searle Drums Up Series Order At Netflix

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. World Cup fever has gripped Deadline Towers and while our U.S. colleagues gobble up their turkey with all the trimmings, we’ve got plenty to round up in the world of international TV and film.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryen Russillo, a big voice in sports media, is expanding his patch.

Natasha Rothwell has landed her first major series after striking a rich pact with Disney.

Seth Rogen, along with his producing partner Evan Goldberg, know a thing or two about working with major Hollywood studios. Some might even say the duo have cracked the studio code by being able to make widely-seen comedy films and TV series with studios while also retaining a lot of creative control.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, Apple TV+ has landed a comedy starring, co-written, directed and executive produced by Seth Rogen with a straight-to-series order, Deadline has learned. The project hails from Rogen, Evan Goldberg & James Weaver’s Point Grey Pictures and Lionsgate where the company is based.

EXCLUSIVE: The single-camera comedy series Talk Nerdy To Me, created by writer and podcaster Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk: Attorney At Law), is in early development at CBS, Deadline has learned. The project is produced by Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit under their overall deal at with Disney Television Studios.

Apple TV+ has renewed Bad Sisters, the dark comedy murder-mystery series from Sharon Horgan, for a second season.

EXCLUSIVE: French film actress Judith Godrèche is making her debut as a TV director debut with an A24-backed comedy series inspired by her life.

Netflix has shared its upcoming slate of Turkish productions, including four new original series and a feature film.

HBO Max has opted not to move forward with a Degrassi revival series, Deadline has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Freevee has given a series greenlight to a coming-of-age drama from Queen Sono creator Kagiso Lediga and writer Camilo Saloojee, Skybound Galactic, a part of Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, Johannesburg-based producer Diprente and Sony Pictures Television.

The Superman of it all is very real. How serious is Henry Cavill about returning to the Man Of Steel role and re-entering the DC Universe? Well, there’s no more apparent sign that he’s dropping his current money project at Netflix that’s probably paid him handsomely well in the last few years.

Michaela Watkins (Casual, The Dropout) and Veep alum Dan Bakkedahl will lead the cast of Amazon Freevee’s series Dinner with the Parents, a remake of the long-running British comedy Friday Night Dinner, which is being produced by CBS Studios and Big Talk.

Simon Rich‘s TBS series “Miracle Workers” may be one of the most fascinating shows to hit TV in some time. Each season pits the same central cast in a new dystopic scenario from Rich’s writings, with plenty of cameos from comedy favorites to tie everything together.

Ravi Patel has been cast as a series regular opposite Joel McHale and Vella Lovell on Fox’s straight-to-series workplace comedy, Animal Control. It’s slated for a mid-season premiere.