Seth MacFarlane Developing ‘The Winds Of War’ Limited Series At UCP

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has given a series order to the limited anthology series “Women of the Movement,” which will tell the story of key female figures in the Civil Rights Movement.The show was first announced as being in development in August 2019. The first six-episode season is slated to debut in 2021.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOn the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s murder, ABC has given official green light to Women of the Movement, a six-episode limited series focusing on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal killing in the Jim Crow South.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentElizabeth Debicki, the rising Australian actor who headlines “Tenet,” is set to star in and executive produce “Code Name Hélène,” an international limited series from France’s Vendôme Group and Anonymous Content, based on New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon’s World War II spy thriller.Philippe Rousselet’s Vendôme Group and Anonymous Content, the company behind “True Detective” and “The Revenant,” have acquired TV rights to the novel, which was

Seth MacFarlane continues to add to his slate of projects at NBCUniversal. Universal Studio Group's UCP and Peacock have landed rights to viral short film Skywatch in a competitive situation, The 10-minute proof of concept short, written and directed by former Pixar artist Colin Levy, was created over six years with help from volunteer artists, led by VFX supervisor Sandro Blattner, and a Kickstarter campaign (and features a brief appearance by Jude Law).

The short was made by Colin Levy and has racked up over a million views since December.

Peter White Television EditorA dystopian sci-fi project from a former Pixar employee has landed at Peacock with UCP and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door producing.The streamer is adapting Skywatch, based on a short film written and directed by ex-Pixar artist Colin Levy, into a series after landing the rights in a competitive situation.Skywatch started out as a ten-minute short film, which featured a brief appearance from Jude Law and was six years in the making with some Kickstarter

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFormer Pixar artist Colin Levy’s sci-fi proof of concept short “Skywatch” is being adapted into an original series for NBCUniversal streamer Peacock.In a competitive situation, UCP and Peacock landed the rights to Levy’s project. The series will be written and executive produced by Levy and Mike Sundy, with Levy attached to direct.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsCBS All Access’ star-studded television adaptation of The Stand, by Stephen King, will make its debut in the winter. The limited-series adaptation of King’s 1978 novel will premiere on Dec.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures TV has put in development National Enquirer: The Untold Story!, a limited series inspired by the 2019 feature documentary Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer, produced and directed by Mark Landsman.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSeth MacFarlane and Chadwick Boseman are teaming as executive producers on a limited series about the Little Rock Nine that is currently in development at Universal Content Productions (UCP).The untitled series is set in 1957 after the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education.

Whitney Friedlander One of the best examples of how Hollywood is moving toward being a place for more inclusive storytelling might be this year’s limited series Emmy race.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSeth MacFarlane has set up his first project under the bumper overall deal he signed with NBCUniversal Content Studios earlier this year.The “Family Guy” and “American Dad” creator is developing a limited series called “The Winds of War” (working title), based on Herman Wouk’s novels “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance.”The project hails from UCP, a division Universal Studio Group, and MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions banner.It is described as telling the epic

Also Read: Seth MacFarlane Moves From 20th Century Fox to NBCU With 5-Year, $200 Million Overall DealMacFarlane and Higgins left their longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television (now 20th Television) in January for a five-year, $200 million overall deal with NBCUniversal.“We are thrilled to announce ‘The Winds of War’ (and War and Remembrance) as the first of many projects we are developing with Fuzzy Door.

One hundred years ago this August, women's suffrage was codified into law, becoming the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The change, which prohibits governmental powers from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex, required 36 states to secure ratification and ultimately hinged on a tie-breaking vote from a young legislator who took his mom's advice.

Also Read: Jude Law and Naomie Harris Limited Series 'The Third Day' Gets New Premiere Day From HBOHarris plays Helen, a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate as the lines between fantasy and fact are distorted.Kelly wrote all three “Summer” episodes, which are directed by Marc Munden. “Winter” is written by Kit De Waal, Dean O’Loughlin and Kelly and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

Bryan Cranston is returning to TV in the limited series “Your Honor”.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBobby Cannavale is set as a series regular opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Flight Attendant HBO Max limited series, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco, was just a couple of days into shooting Episode 6 of its eight-episode order when in early March it shut down production due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.“We are looking to get back up and running at the end of August,” The Flight Attendant executive producer/co-showrunner Steve Yockey said Wednesday during the show’s panel during CTAM’s virtual press tour.