Ty Burrell Launches Production Company With 20th Century Fox TV Overall Deal, Sets ABC Comedy Project

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Apple are officially in business together.

Apple might not have the public trust in the realm of streaming as Netflix. The tech company might not have the extensive library seen with competitors like HBO Max and Disney+.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Breakout Pose actress and activist Angelica Ross has entered an overall development deal with Pigeon, the production company behind OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life. In addition to her deal with Pigeon, Ross is currently working with the Joe Biden campaign as the production arm of their LGBTQ+ Out For Biden initiative.Under the overall deal, Ross and Pigeon will develop and co-produce scripted and non-scripted content.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Euphoria‘s Sydney Sweeney has launched her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, and has set her first project as a starring vehicle. Sweeney has teamed with Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross’ Crazyrose and Endeavor Content on The Players Table, a TV series adaptation of Jessica Goodman’s forthcoming debut novel They Wish They Were Us.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is investing in Broke And Bones, a new production company from “Black Mirror” co-creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones.Brooker is the writer and creator of the dystopian series, which began life at U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 before moving to Netflix.

Barack and Michelle Obama are in the Emmys race! When the nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday, the former first couple's production company, Higher Ground Productions, found itself recognized seven times.The production company received the nominations for two documentary projects, and .

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Casey Kyber has left 20th Century Fox TV, where she served as VP of drama development, to join Jenna Bans’ production banner, Minnesota Logging Company, as Head of Television. The hire is part of a ramp-up of Minnesota Logging Co.

Will Thorne Staff WriterAnthony Hemingway, who is set to direct the upcoming Nat Geo series “Genius: Aretha,” has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.As part of the new deal, Hemingway will develop and direct new projects via his self-titled Anthony Hemingway Productions banner. Aside from “Genius: Aretha,” Hemingway is also attached to helm the Sterling K.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Heading into a fall that is full of Genius: Aretha, Power Book II: Ghost and more, Anthony Hemingway has inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.The two-year pact with the filmmaker’s Anthony Hemingway Productions will encompass projects for Hemingway to both develop and direct for the Disney-owned unit on a multitude of platforms“We live in a world that has consistently proven that basic opportunity just isn’t enough for

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Peter White Television EditorTom Allen & JT Parr, the pair behind viral comedy Chad Goes Deep, have teamed up with The Mick creators John & Dave Chernin to develop an animated comedy for Hulu.The streamer has handed the Untitled Parr & Allen Animated Project a script and visual development commitment.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: In the conversation of Asian and Asian American representation in film and TV, the South Asian community tends to be overlooked.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGrown-ish star Yara Shahidi is expanding her relationship with ABC Studios. Shahidi and her business partner and mother, Keri Shahidi, have signed an exclusive overall deal with the studio behind the hit series to develop and produce scripted and alternative television projects for cable, streaming and broadcast via their newly launched production company 7th Sun.

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Peter White Television EditorRosario Dawson-fronted drama Briarpatch is not returning for a second season.The freshman drama series has been canceled at USA Network after one season, a move which showrunner Andy Greenwald called a “bummer”.The show, which is based on the Ross Thomas novel, premiered in February.

“Modern Family” may have ended its run earlier this year, but star Ty Burrell hasn’t been sitting around idly.

“Mouth Feelings” co-host Julia Meltzer, the series centers on a woman who agrees to be a surrogate for her best friend Paul and his husband, whom she hates. Burrell will serve as an executive producer on the project, alongside the three other “Mouth Feelings” hosts, Mel Cowan, Jonny Meeks and Joel Spence.Also Read: Ty Burrell Joins Amy Poehler's Animated Comedy 'Duncanville'The new deal comes after Burrell wrapped an 11-season run on ABC and 20th’s “Modern Family” earlier this year.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Modern Family” star Ty Burrell is staying in the staying in the Disney family.The actor has inked a two-year first-look deal with 20th Century Fox Television, via his newly-launched Desert Whale Productions.