‘Super Freak’ Limited Series Based On Life Of Rick James In Works At UCP

Sex and the City is set to return as a limited series on new streaming service HBO Max.The news comes after years of rumours regarding a third film in the hit series, which were denied by Sarah Jessica Parker back in 2017.According to Deadline, sources have confirmed that the show will return for a limited run, with an air date not yet specified.Sources say that three of the main characters in the show – Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes and Kristin Davis

A Sex and the City reboot is on the cards at HBO Max as a limited series, Deadline has confirmed with sources.

Could Carrie Bradshaw and her pals be ready to reunite for a “Sex and the City” revival?

EXCLUSIVE: HBO has acquired Cutblock, a dramatic thriller it is putting in development as a limited series that tracks a family of west coast timber fallers in their century-long pursuit of prosperity. The series is being written, directed and executive produced by Andrew Cividino and Trey Edward Shults. Also exec producing are Hyperobject Industries’ Adam McKay and Betsy Koch.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan I. Kidd and Sonya Winton-Odamtten, co-executive producers and writers of HBO’s critically acclaimed woke sci-fi horror Lovecraft Country, have extended their overall deal with the premium cable network for four years. Under their re-upped eight-figure deal, the pair will develop the limited series Say Their Names.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, Amazon has acquired the rights to the Bill Konigsberg’s novel “The Bridge” with David Mandell set to adapt the book for television, Variety has learned exclusively.The limited series will be produced by Amazon Studios in association with PKM Productions. Mandell will write and executive produce, with Konigsberg also executive producing along with Patrick Moran of PKM.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRay Fisher has found his latest TV role.The “Justice League” and “True Detective” star has joined ABC’s “Women of the Movement” limited series, Variety has confirmed.The series will tell the story of key female figures in the Civil Rights Movement, with season 1 focusing on Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, played by Adrienne Warren. Fisher will play the role of Gene Mobley, Mamie’s devoted partner.

EXCLUSIVE: Ray Fisher is set co-star in ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.

Your Honor star Michael Stuhlbarg is set as a series regular in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book. The project is from The Handmaid’s Tale executive producer Warren Littlefield and Touchstone Television.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSamuel L. Jackson is set to star in the limited series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” at Apple.The six-episode series is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, who will adapt the book for the screen.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has greenlighted The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, a six-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Samuel L. Jackson. It is based on the acclaimed novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley who will write the screen adaptation and executive produce.

Super Freak was confirmed by Variety who described the project as “a funkadelic mix of music biopic and true crime, chronicling James’ plans for a comeback in the early 1990s amidst a heated trial that threatened to destroy his legacy.”Super Freak will be written and executive produced by Randy McKinnon, while Rick’s Daughter Ty James will also be on board as an executive producer.“We are truly ecstatic about this new project with UCP and extremely excited to work with the writer Randy

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series based on the life of music icon Rick James is in the works at Universal Content Productions (UCP).The series is currently titled “Super Freak.” It is described as a funkadelic mix of music biopic and true crime, chronicling James’ plans for a comeback in the early 1990s amidst a heated trial that threatened to destroy his legacy.No network or streaming service is currently attaced to the series, which will be written and executive produced by Randy McKinnon.

Lydia Millet’s apocalyptic climate change novel A Children’s Bible is set to be adapted into a limited television series after Chernobyl producer Sister optioned the rights.

A total of four staffers involved in the pre-production of the Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White, based on the life of Colin Kaepernick, have tested positive for Covid-19. The positive tests were revealed Monday in the Los Angeles County Department of Health’s database of workplace infections.

Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are taking us back to the final days of the Cold War.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios has locked Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz for Reagan & Gorbachev, a limited series that James Foley will direct. Douglas will play President Ronald Reagan, and Waltz will play Mikhail Gorbachev, in a series that B.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA limited series about Lando Calrissian is in early development at Disney Plus.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation on Thursday.