‘Skywatch’ Series in Development for Peacock From Seth MacFarlane and UCP

Also Read: 'Good Times' Star Ja'net Dubois Remembered by Norman Lear, Viola Davis and MoreCarl Jones serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. Brent Miller also executive produces via Act III, with Erick Peyton and Jeron Smith for Unanimous and Erica Huggins for Fuzzy Door.“We can’t think of anything better, at this time in our culture, than a reimagining of Good Times animated,” Lear and Miller said.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva Netflix has given a series order to an animated version of Norman Lear’s groundbreaking TV sitcom Good Times. The project hails from Lear and his Act III Productions, NBA star Steph Curry and his Unanimous Media, Seth MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door, and Sony Pictures TV.Based on his iconic 70’s series, Good Times is Norman Lear’s first animated series, following the Evans family as they navigate today’s world and contemporary social issues.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNetflix has given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order to a new animated take on Norman Lear’s classic sitcom “Good Times.” Lear and his Act III Prods.

Fans of “Gone Girl” who have been patiently waiting for star Rosamund Pike to sink her teeth into another delectably devious role, rejoice. J Blakeson’s “I Care a Lot” provides the best showcase of Pike’s darkly ambitious drive since her Academy Award-winning breakthrough in 2014.

Harry Styles will star alongside Florence Pugh in the upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe scripted series about “Tiger King’s” Joe Exotic starring Nicolas Cage has been set up at Amazon for development, Variety has learned.Variety exclusively reported the project was in the works from CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television in May.

Also Read: Chelsea Handler and Other Stars Called Out for Praising 'Powerful' Louis Farrakhan Video From 1990“Wiped Out” was written by Morris and has Claudia Lonow set as its showrunner. The comedy “revolves around a narcissistic woman with the ‘perfect’ life, who is suddenly erased from the entire world’s collective memory by a passing black hole that causes a rift in the fabric of reality.

not leave a favorable impression on Syngin's loved ones during the couple's trip to his native South Africa. In this exclusive clip from Sunday's new episode of, Tania sits down with Syngin's close friends and former roommates, Andrew and James, who are clearly not fans of hers.Tania and Syngin have been in South Africa due to his brother suffering a health emergency.

Peter White Television EditorUCP is ramping up its development on unscripted programming and is moving into the family space.The company is working on family-friendly projects with Seth MacFarlane, Jim Henson Company and Wondery.This comes after the division of Universal Studio Group has produced a slew of true-crime series and investigative doc series such as Netflix’s Business of Drugs, FX’s A Wilderness of Error and Oxygen’s DNA of Murder with Paul Holes and Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of

HBO Max series, created by Aaron Guzikowski and executive produced by Ridley Scott, premieres on Thursday, and ET has an exclusive sneak peek. The sci-fi drama centers around two androids, Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), who are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious new planet after the Earth was destroyed by a great war.

Deadline. Cage’s dragon is also described as loving “Flashdance” and living alone in the bayous of Louisiana.Reps for Amazon did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment Friday, but told Deadline that the “National Treasure” actor will executive produce the fantasy drama with Holmes, alongside Andrew Mittman for 1.21.

Naman Ramachandran A trio of world premieres from bankable stars across the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages forms the thrust of streamer Amazon Prime Video India’s push into the country’s lucrative Southern market. It comes at a time when cinemas remain shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.Malayalam-language drama “C U Soon,” starring Fahadh Faasil (“Trance”) bows Sept.

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).

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.

Ruth Langsford and her husband Eamonn Holmes enjoyed a sweet lunch date on Saturday, and many of the This Morning hosts' fans had one question on their lips…MORE: Ruth Langsford's new photo reveals how big her kitchen really isPosting a snap of herself and Eamonn enjoying dinner at a chic restaurant, doting mum Ruth could be seen with a big grin on her face as her other half tucked into dessert, prompting many to ask where Ruth's dessert was, and whether or not she was sharing with

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.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLilly Singh is expanding her presence at NBC, with the broadcast network ordering a primetime sketch comedy series from the YouTube star and late-night host.The network has ordered two episodes of “Sketchy Times with Lilly Singh.” The show will see Singh perform in multiple sketches where she will portray every character. Each episode will feature a specific theme and include her Singh’s well-known musical parodies.