Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Pictures have made a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for the film and TV rights for Clue, which could mean that we could get a new movie based on the beloved board game.
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.“
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Clue was previously adapted in 1985, featuring an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the only Clue movie, but it’s not for lack of trying.
“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.“
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Clue was previously adapted in 1985, featuring an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the only Clue movie, but it’s not for lack of trying.
- 4/23/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
(Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr Creative Commons, Graphic by The Desk)
Fox Corporation has restructured its entertainment businesses across three core groups, which includes several promotions for current network executives.
On Wednesday, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade laid out the structure of the new business, with products falling under the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Entertainment Global.
As part of the reorganization, Fernando Szew has been named the head of Fox Entertainment Studios, while Michael Thorn has been elevated to the role of President of the Fox TV network. Szew and Thorn will report directly to Wade.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,” Wade said in a statement. “Now the work begins.”
Fox Entertainment Studios will include Bento Box — the studio behind hit Fox series like “Bob’s Burgers” and...
Fox Corporation has restructured its entertainment businesses across three core groups, which includes several promotions for current network executives.
On Wednesday, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade laid out the structure of the new business, with products falling under the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Entertainment Global.
As part of the reorganization, Fernando Szew has been named the head of Fox Entertainment Studios, while Michael Thorn has been elevated to the role of President of the Fox TV network. Szew and Thorn will report directly to Wade.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,” Wade said in a statement. “Now the work begins.”
Fox Entertainment Studios will include Bento Box — the studio behind hit Fox series like “Bob’s Burgers” and...
- 3/30/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Fox Entertainment is restructuring its operations into three divisions: network, studios and content sales.
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take on a different role at the studio unit.
Most recently chief of unscripted content at Fox network, Allison Wallach will move under Szew, serving as head of global unscripted programming for Fox Entertainment Studios.
Szew will oversee all Fox studios, including Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox scripted studios,...
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take on a different role at the studio unit.
Most recently chief of unscripted content at Fox network, Allison Wallach will move under Szew, serving as head of global unscripted programming for Fox Entertainment Studios.
Szew will oversee all Fox studios, including Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox scripted studios,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is realigning the company’s content and business operations into three groups, the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and sales arm Fox Entertainment Global.
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Banff, the Canadian media festival, has unveiled its nominees for its 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition.
The festival, which takes place in June, has nominated 155 shows and podcasts from 19 countries including 101 from the U.S. and UK.
The in-person and live-streamed ceremony will take place June 11.
The Rockie Awards Grand Jury consists of Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios, Julie Chang, EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions at Blue Ant Media, Prentiss Fraser, President, TV Distribution at Fifth Season, Nichole T. Roberts, Head of Unscripted at Hoorae, Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming at Fox Entertainment and Morgan Wandell, Head of International Content Development at Apple TV+.
Titles nominated include Abbott Elementary, Poker Face, The Great, The Wonder Years, The Other Black Girl, Gen V, Happy Valley, Succession, The Last of Us and The Newsreader. For the full list, click here.
“We’re delighted to unveil...
The festival, which takes place in June, has nominated 155 shows and podcasts from 19 countries including 101 from the U.S. and UK.
The in-person and live-streamed ceremony will take place June 11.
The Rockie Awards Grand Jury consists of Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios, Julie Chang, EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions at Blue Ant Media, Prentiss Fraser, President, TV Distribution at Fifth Season, Nichole T. Roberts, Head of Unscripted at Hoorae, Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming at Fox Entertainment and Morgan Wandell, Head of International Content Development at Apple TV+.
Titles nominated include Abbott Elementary, Poker Face, The Great, The Wonder Years, The Other Black Girl, Gen V, Happy Valley, Succession, The Last of Us and The Newsreader. For the full list, click here.
“We’re delighted to unveil...
- 3/21/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC leads all producers among nominees with 22 at this year’s 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, as announced Thursday by the Banff World Media Festival. The United States is tops among all countries, with 51 total, followed closely by the UK with 50.
Among U.S. production companies, 20th TV was tops with 8 — helped by its sweep of the scripted animated series field. Nominees in the English-language comedy field include “Abbott Elementary,” “Poker Face,” “The Great” and “The Wonder Years,” while drama nominees include “Gen V,” “Succession,” “Happy Valley” and “The Last of Us.”
The 2024 Rockie Awards ceremony takes place during this year’s Banff festival on Tuesday, June 11. Also during the event, the Rockie Awards Grand Jury will reveal its Grand Jury Prize, selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees.
This year’s Grand Jury includes Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios; Julie Chang,...
Among U.S. production companies, 20th TV was tops with 8 — helped by its sweep of the scripted animated series field. Nominees in the English-language comedy field include “Abbott Elementary,” “Poker Face,” “The Great” and “The Wonder Years,” while drama nominees include “Gen V,” “Succession,” “Happy Valley” and “The Last of Us.”
The 2024 Rockie Awards ceremony takes place during this year’s Banff festival on Tuesday, June 11. Also during the event, the Rockie Awards Grand Jury will reveal its Grand Jury Prize, selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees.
This year’s Grand Jury includes Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & Au at Amazon MGM Studios; Julie Chang,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
When 9-1-1 was canceled, our hearts sank.
Luckily, the cancellation came with a caveat: Fox's former flagship series was being picked up by rival network ABC.
It was a stunning decision that came after a booming 9-1-1 Season 6, which saw the series re-embracing many qualities that made it such a success from the onset.
At the time, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich said:
"Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons, and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC."
When the last season wrapped up, all the principal characters were in a solid place, with the 118 even doing some bonding on the roof, memories of their most recent triumphs playing fresh on their minds.
Luckily, the cancellation came with a caveat: Fox's former flagship series was being picked up by rival network ABC.
It was a stunning decision that came after a booming 9-1-1 Season 6, which saw the series re-embracing many qualities that made it such a success from the onset.
At the time, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich said:
"Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons, and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC."
When the last season wrapped up, all the principal characters were in a solid place, with the 118 even doing some bonding on the roof, memories of their most recent triumphs playing fresh on their minds.
- 2/29/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: The Kumars are plotting a return — this time on American television. Fox has ordered a presentation for multi-camera comedy Meet The Kumars, a followup to the award-winning 2001 BBC series The Kumars At No. 42. Most of the original cast is back for the U.S.-flavored revival of the family sitcom/talk show.
Fox also has come in as a partner on The Donut (working title), a single-camera family business comedy in development at Canada’s CBC from Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, stars of CBC/Netflix’s popular comedy Workin’ Moms, which Reitman created.
The two commissions are part of Fox’s international content expansion, which involves developing and producing scripted series with local creators and studios in English-language territories, currently Canada and the UK and ultimately Australia as well.
Fox’s live-action comedy night ambitions
Meet the Kumars and The Donut also are part of a new...
Fox also has come in as a partner on The Donut (working title), a single-camera family business comedy in development at Canada’s CBC from Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, stars of CBC/Netflix’s popular comedy Workin’ Moms, which Reitman created.
The two commissions are part of Fox’s international content expansion, which involves developing and producing scripted series with local creators and studios in English-language territories, currently Canada and the UK and ultimately Australia as well.
Fox’s live-action comedy night ambitions
Meet the Kumars and The Donut also are part of a new...
- 2/23/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Animal Control just can’t be tamed, it seems: The Fox comedy has scored a very early Season 3 renewal, ahead of its return for Season 2.
The show’s freshman run averaged 2.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 2 (behind the cancelled Call Me Kat) among all comedies Fox aired last TV season. In the demo, it averaged a 0.4 rating.
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“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn,...
The show’s freshman run averaged 2.2 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 2 (behind the cancelled Call Me Kat) among all comedies Fox aired last TV season. In the demo, it averaged a 0.4 rating.
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“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Fox is showing early confidence in Animal Control.
The broadcast network has handed out a third season renewal to the comedy series starring Joel McHale, with the pickup arriving a month before its sophomore run debuts.
Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling with Tad Quill attached as showrunner, Community grad McHale stars in the comedy that is the first series that Fox fully owns after the sale of its studio counterpart to Disney a few years ago. McHale and Jake Fuller also exec produce alongside Fisher, Greenberg, Sterling and Quill.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming at Fox. “It has an amazing amount of momentum behind it, and we’ve been so impressed by the work Joel, Bob, Rob, Dan, Tad, Jake and the entire cast are delivering for season two,...
The broadcast network has handed out a third season renewal to the comedy series starring Joel McHale, with the pickup arriving a month before its sophomore run debuts.
Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling with Tad Quill attached as showrunner, Community grad McHale stars in the comedy that is the first series that Fox fully owns after the sale of its studio counterpart to Disney a few years ago. McHale and Jake Fuller also exec produce alongside Fisher, Greenberg, Sterling and Quill.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,” said Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming at Fox. “It has an amazing amount of momentum behind it, and we’ve been so impressed by the work Joel, Bob, Rob, Dan, Tad, Jake and the entire cast are delivering for season two,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox Entertainment has renewed the workplace comedy Animal Control, starring Emmy Award nominee Joel McHale, for a third season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming, Fox Entertainment. The single-camera show, Fox’s first wholly owned live-action comedy, launched last year as the network’s most-streamed debut ever, and will debut its second season on Wednesday, March 6 (9:00-9:30 Et/Pt). Created by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling, with Tad Quill serving as showrunner, Animal Control follows a group of local Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. McHale stars as ... Read more...
- 2/6/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
“Animal Control” has been renewed for Season 3 at Fox.
The news comes before the Season 2 premiere of the single-camera comedy. The second season is scheduled to premiere on March 6.
As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers. The cast is led by Joel McHale, who stars alongside Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, and Gerry Dee. Season 2 guest stars include Ken Jeong, Sarah Chalke, and Krystal Smith in the recurring role of Bettany.
“Animal Control” hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. All three executive produce along with Jake Fuller of Jax Media as well as Tad Quill and McHale, with Quill serving as showrunner. Fox Entertainment Studios produces the series. The show is Fox’s first wholly-owned live-action comedy. The series is distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. It has been sold in the U.K.
The news comes before the Season 2 premiere of the single-camera comedy. The second season is scheduled to premiere on March 6.
As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers. The cast is led by Joel McHale, who stars alongside Michael Rowland, Vella Lovell, Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, and Gerry Dee. Season 2 guest stars include Ken Jeong, Sarah Chalke, and Krystal Smith in the recurring role of Bettany.
“Animal Control” hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. All three executive produce along with Jake Fuller of Jax Media as well as Tad Quill and McHale, with Quill serving as showrunner. Fox Entertainment Studios produces the series. The show is Fox’s first wholly-owned live-action comedy. The series is distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. It has been sold in the U.K.
- 2/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment has given an early Season 3 pickup to its workplace comedy Animal Control a month before the single-camera series starring Joel McHale is set to premiere its second season on March 6, paired with Family Guy.
Animal Control is Fox’s first fully owned live-action comedy — and only current live-action series — which is giving the company flexibility on renewal decisions. The comedy, which scored a record streaming debut for Fox, has lined up international sales in key English-language territories, including UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, bringing revenue for the company. (The network’s roster of fully owned scripted series also includes animated comedy Krapopolis.)
After seeing Season 2’s creative direction, including finished episodes, the Fox brass felt confident about ordering another season, which will be shot after a break following Season 2 wrap to accommodate talent schedules.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,...
Animal Control is Fox’s first fully owned live-action comedy — and only current live-action series — which is giving the company flexibility on renewal decisions. The comedy, which scored a record streaming debut for Fox, has lined up international sales in key English-language territories, including UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, bringing revenue for the company. (The network’s roster of fully owned scripted series also includes animated comedy Krapopolis.)
After seeing Season 2’s creative direction, including finished episodes, the Fox brass felt confident about ordering another season, which will be shot after a break following Season 2 wrap to accommodate talent schedules.
“Animal Control is an incredibly irreverent series that expresses everything viewers expect from a Fox comedy,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment Studios (Fes) has beefed up its scripted offering with a triple hire.
The in-house production unit has signed former Paramount Channel exec Ted Gold, who had a hand in developing Yellowstone, and former Paramount Television Studios SVP Julie Schwachenwald, while animation exec Khoby Rowe has moved across. The trio take on newly-created Senior Vice President, Development, Senior Vice President, Head of Scripted Production and Vice President, Development roles respectively.
Based out of LA, Gold and Schwachenwald report to Fox Entertainment Scripted Programing President Michael Thorn, while Rowe reports to Gold. All three have started.
The move comes as Fox looks to supercharge in-house scripted following a year in which it has made shows including Joel McHale’s Animal Control and struck deals with the likes of 50 Cent, Academy Award winning filmmaker Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and writer-producer Justin Adler, amongst others.
Gold has kicked off his second spell with Fox,...
The in-house production unit has signed former Paramount Channel exec Ted Gold, who had a hand in developing Yellowstone, and former Paramount Television Studios SVP Julie Schwachenwald, while animation exec Khoby Rowe has moved across. The trio take on newly-created Senior Vice President, Development, Senior Vice President, Head of Scripted Production and Vice President, Development roles respectively.
Based out of LA, Gold and Schwachenwald report to Fox Entertainment Scripted Programing President Michael Thorn, while Rowe reports to Gold. All three have started.
The move comes as Fox looks to supercharge in-house scripted following a year in which it has made shows including Joel McHale’s Animal Control and struck deals with the likes of 50 Cent, Academy Award winning filmmaker Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and writer-producer Justin Adler, amongst others.
Gold has kicked off his second spell with Fox,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.
Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.
“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
In recent years, Fox has been switching things up.
When the network became an independent broadcaster, it was inevitable there would be changes.
The network's reliance on a wider variety of programming has led to mixed results, and the latest strategy shift could become the norm for all of the networks after initially being adopted by The CW.
On Thursday, Fox officially picked up the new drama series Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid's Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Beauty and the Beast).
It is the first pickup of a scripted series on the network to be co-produced with an international studio.
Co-producing shows come with fewer risks because it allows shows to be made more cost-effectively by splitting the budget.
The series is being developed for the 2024-25 TV season, which makes sense when you consider the delayed premiere dates of the network's returning series due...
When the network became an independent broadcaster, it was inevitable there would be changes.
The network's reliance on a wider variety of programming has led to mixed results, and the latest strategy shift could become the norm for all of the networks after initially being adopted by The CW.
On Thursday, Fox officially picked up the new drama series Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid's Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Beauty and the Beast).
It is the first pickup of a scripted series on the network to be co-produced with an international studio.
Co-producing shows come with fewer risks because it allows shows to be made more cost-effectively by splitting the budget.
The series is being developed for the 2024-25 TV season, which makes sense when you consider the delayed premiere dates of the network's returning series due...
- 12/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Fox has identified the subject of so many true-crime podcasts — murder in a small town — and turned it into a drama series with that very title.
Marking its first international co-production on a scripted show, Fox has acquired all U.S. rights to the series, which hails from Canada’s Sepia Films and will film in British Columbia. The series is slated for Fox’s 2024-25 season.
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Based on...
Marking its first international co-production on a scripted show, Fox has acquired all U.S. rights to the series, which hails from Canada’s Sepia Films and will film in British Columbia. The series is slated for Fox’s 2024-25 season.
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Based on...
- 12/14/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Fox has picked up psychological crime drama Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville), for the 2024-25 season. The network has acquired U.S. rights to the series, based on the “Karl Alberg” books by L.R. Wright,, which hails from head writer Ian Weir (Edgemont), director Milan Cheylov (The Cleaning Lady) and Canada’s Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, the company of former USA Network President Jeff Wachtel.
This marks Fox’s first green light to a scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Michael Thorn
“Murder In a Small Town illustrates our ongoing strategy to identify and commission impactful global content in a smart and effective manner with proven creative partners,” said Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President, Scripted Programming.
Looking abroad is a natural extension to Fox’s current development model, put in...
This marks Fox’s first green light to a scripted series co-produced with an international studio.
Michael Thorn
“Murder In a Small Town illustrates our ongoing strategy to identify and commission impactful global content in a smart and effective manner with proven creative partners,” said Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President, Scripted Programming.
Looking abroad is a natural extension to Fox’s current development model, put in...
- 12/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Coming off a two-season starring role on Fox’s drama The Cleaning Lady, Oliver Hudson is staying in business with the network. The actor-producer has entered a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment for him and his producing partner John Stalberg to develop comedy and drama projects that will be fully owned and distributed by Fox.
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Homer Simpson has been strangling Bart for over thirty years, and despite rumours to the contrary, he’ll keep doing it. An odd thing to say about child abuse, but here we are.
A recent episode of The Simpsons suggested that Homer’s days of strangling Bart had come to an end. In the episode McMansion & Wife, which aired on October 22nd, Homer shakes the hand of his new neighbour, who comments that Homer had “quite a grip” when they shook hands. “See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer said to his wife. “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.“
This prompted fans to believe that The Simpsons would be putting an end to the long-running “gag,” with some applauding the action and others criticizing it. However, series co-developer and producer James L. Brooks told People that nothing has changed with the series. “Don...
A recent episode of The Simpsons suggested that Homer’s days of strangling Bart had come to an end. In the episode McMansion & Wife, which aired on October 22nd, Homer shakes the hand of his new neighbour, who comments that Homer had “quite a grip” when they shook hands. “See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer said to his wife. “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.“
This prompted fans to believe that The Simpsons would be putting an end to the long-running “gag,” with some applauding the action and others criticizing it. However, series co-developer and producer James L. Brooks told People that nothing has changed with the series. “Don...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Fox Entertainment Global, the nascent international distribution arm of the U.S. network, has unveiled a licensing and distribution deal with Canada’s Bell Media.
The Canadian company and Fox will partner on local originals for Bell Media’s CTV network and Crave streaming platform that in turn will land on the Fox network in the U.S. market. Fox Entertainment Global, which oversees all international distribution and production partnerships at Fox Entertainment and was launched a year ago, will handle global distribution for the Canadian originals.
The deal covers English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted reality competition series and docuseries. The partnership will see joint series produced in Canada by Neshama Entertainment, which is behind the Hallmark original series The Way Home and with whom Fox Entertainment Global unveiled a separate distribution agreement in July 2019.
The licensing and distribution pact will allow Fox and Bell Media to share the...
The Canadian company and Fox will partner on local originals for Bell Media’s CTV network and Crave streaming platform that in turn will land on the Fox network in the U.S. market. Fox Entertainment Global, which oversees all international distribution and production partnerships at Fox Entertainment and was launched a year ago, will handle global distribution for the Canadian originals.
The deal covers English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted reality competition series and docuseries. The partnership will see joint series produced in Canada by Neshama Entertainment, which is behind the Hallmark original series The Way Home and with whom Fox Entertainment Global unveiled a separate distribution agreement in July 2019.
The licensing and distribution pact will allow Fox and Bell Media to share the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Fox’s international expansion has taken another step forwards following a deal with Canada’s Bell Media.
The pair will forge shows for Fox in the U.S. and Bell platforms CTV and streamer Crave in Canada, with nascent sales house Fox Entertainment Global (Feg) handling international sales.
The deal encompasses English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted competition and docuseries. CTV and Crave will act as commissioning broadcasters. The shows will initially be produced by Canadian The Way Home producer Neshama Entertainment, which counts Fox-backed MarVista Entertainment as minority shareholder and has a deal in place with Feg.
Fox Scripted President Michael Thorn said the “bold partnership harnesses our companies’ rich source of creativity and enviable independence.”
“The high-level of world-class talent in Canada makes this pact even more attractive, and Neshama and Bell shepherding these projects through the country’s proven production community allows Canadian content to have scale both locally and globally,...
The pair will forge shows for Fox in the U.S. and Bell platforms CTV and streamer Crave in Canada, with nascent sales house Fox Entertainment Global (Feg) handling international sales.
The deal encompasses English-language scripted drama and comedies, unscripted competition and docuseries. CTV and Crave will act as commissioning broadcasters. The shows will initially be produced by Canadian The Way Home producer Neshama Entertainment, which counts Fox-backed MarVista Entertainment as minority shareholder and has a deal in place with Feg.
Fox Scripted President Michael Thorn said the “bold partnership harnesses our companies’ rich source of creativity and enviable independence.”
“The high-level of world-class talent in Canada makes this pact even more attractive, and Neshama and Bell shepherding these projects through the country’s proven production community allows Canadian content to have scale both locally and globally,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment has struck a first-of-its-kind drama development deal with a trio of production companies, Walter Iuzzolino’s Eagle Eye, The Serial Killer’s Wife producer Clapperboard and Newen Studios label Aux Singuliers.
Fox Scripted Programming President Michael Thorn said the U.S. network and UK producers will “identify and implement entirely new production models,” while similar discussions are taking place with producers and studios in Europe, Australia and Canada.
With Clapperboard and Aux Singuliers, Fox is working on Dead Space [working title] from Young Wallander scribe Ben Harris.
Grounded in the reality of the current space race, the series attempts to redefine the traditional police procedural as it explores the complex moral, political and real legal machinations after a murder is committed aboard the International Space Station. It follows in the footsteps of the BBC’s Vigil, which took a similar approach to a murder mystery on a Navy submarine.
Fox Scripted Programming President Michael Thorn said the U.S. network and UK producers will “identify and implement entirely new production models,” while similar discussions are taking place with producers and studios in Europe, Australia and Canada.
With Clapperboard and Aux Singuliers, Fox is working on Dead Space [working title] from Young Wallander scribe Ben Harris.
Grounded in the reality of the current space race, the series attempts to redefine the traditional police procedural as it explores the complex moral, political and real legal machinations after a murder is committed aboard the International Space Station. It follows in the footsteps of the BBC’s Vigil, which took a similar approach to a murder mystery on a Navy submarine.
- 10/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
David Smyth has been named the executive vice president of content sales at Fox Entertainment Global. He will begin his new role in January and report to Tony Vassiliadis, Feg’s chief operating officer.
Smyth will be based in London and will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for content produced by the company’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as streaming service Tubi.
Smyth most recently worked as a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios’ international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming. In his new role, Smyth will continue to collaborate with Thorn on international co-production partnerships and will also work closely with Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming, on international unscripted projects.
His hiring rounds out Feg’s executive team, which consists of CEO Fernando Szew; Vassiliadis; Deena Stern,...
Smyth will be based in London and will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for content produced by the company’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as streaming service Tubi.
Smyth most recently worked as a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios’ international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, president of scripted programming. In his new role, Smyth will continue to collaborate with Thorn on international co-production partnerships and will also work closely with Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming, on international unscripted projects.
His hiring rounds out Feg’s executive team, which consists of CEO Fernando Szew; Vassiliadis; Deena Stern,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Entertainment Global has rounded out its senior leadership team, naming David Smyth as executive vice president of content sales.
Smyth will officially start the role full time in January of 2024 and will be based in London. He will report to chief operating officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Currently a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios, in this new role Smyth will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by the company’s in-house studios. Those include Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ. Additionally, he will oversee global sales for content on Tubi, the AVOD streaming service owned by Fox.
Smyth is the latest addition to Fox Entertainment Global’s senior leadership team, which is led by COO Tony Vassiliadis, who is responsible for overseeing all business operations for the company. The team includes senior vice president of marketing and communications Deena Stern,...
Smyth will officially start the role full time in January of 2024 and will be based in London. He will report to chief operating officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Currently a consultant for Fox Entertainment Studios, in this new role Smyth will oversee global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by the company’s in-house studios. Those include Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ. Additionally, he will oversee global sales for content on Tubi, the AVOD streaming service owned by Fox.
Smyth is the latest addition to Fox Entertainment Global’s senior leadership team, which is led by COO Tony Vassiliadis, who is responsible for overseeing all business operations for the company. The team includes senior vice president of marketing and communications Deena Stern,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Fox Entertainment Global, the international distribution division of the broadcast network, is staffing up. The company has hired David Smyth as EVP, Sales.
Smyth will report to Feg Chief Operating Officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Based in London, Smyth will be responsible for overseeing global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by Fox Entertainment’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as a slate of content from Tubi, Fox’s AVOD streaming service.
Smyth will officially assume his full-time role at Feg in January 2024.
Most recently, Smyth served as a consultant to Fox Entertainment Studios on international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President of Scripted Programming. Smyth will continue to work with Thorn in his new role, identifying and cultivating international co-production partnerships. He will also collaborate with Allison Wallach,...
Smyth will report to Feg Chief Operating Officer Tony Vassiliadis.
Based in London, Smyth will be responsible for overseeing global sales and domestic off-platform sales for programming produced by Fox Entertainment’s in-house studios, including Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios, Studio Ramsay Global, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment and TMZ, as well as a slate of content from Tubi, Fox’s AVOD streaming service.
Smyth will officially assume his full-time role at Feg in January 2024.
Most recently, Smyth served as a consultant to Fox Entertainment Studios on international scripted co-production and development partnerships, reporting to Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s President of Scripted Programming. Smyth will continue to work with Thorn in his new role, identifying and cultivating international co-production partnerships. He will also collaborate with Allison Wallach,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox will not be moving ahead with “Welcome to Flatch” Season 3.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled,” a Fox spokesperson told TheWrap. “We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.”
Shortly after the WGA strike started in May, Fox announced updates for its scripted series. The only two series the network hadn’t made an announcement about were “Welcome to Flatch” and “HouseBroken,” both of which were up for a third season.
“You can expect some announcements as soon as the strike ends,” president of scripted...
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled,” a Fox spokesperson told TheWrap. “We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.”
Shortly after the WGA strike started in May, Fox announced updates for its scripted series. The only two series the network hadn’t made an announcement about were “Welcome to Flatch” and “HouseBroken,” both of which were up for a third season.
“You can expect some announcements as soon as the strike ends,” president of scripted...
- 10/6/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Flatch is no longer a welcoming place.
Fox has canceled comedy Welcome To Flatch after two seasons.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled. We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson, and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper,” a Fox spokesperson said.
It’s not a surprise given that the U.S. remake of cult British comedy This Country was on the bubble.
The series followed a documentary crew that sets out to explore the lives of residents in the small American town of Flatch.
It starred Holmes, who plays Kelly Mallet, Sam Straley,...
Fox has canceled comedy Welcome To Flatch after two seasons.
“While audience response was not as strong as we had hoped, we were thrilled with the creativity of the enormously talented Jenny Bicks and Paul Feig, as well as the outstanding, dedicated cast and crew they assembled. We look forward to collaborating with them again in the future and are thankful for all of our partners at Lionsgate, Jenny’s Perkins Street Productions, Paul’s Feigco Entertainment, BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson, and Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper,” a Fox spokesperson said.
It’s not a surprise given that the U.S. remake of cult British comedy This Country was on the bubble.
The series followed a documentary crew that sets out to explore the lives of residents in the small American town of Flatch.
It starred Holmes, who plays Kelly Mallet, Sam Straley,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It took a while but Krapopolis, Fox’s new animated series, performed well in its opening.
Fox said that the Sunday night premiere of the Dan Harmon-created series delivered a 1.2 Live+ Same Day rating among adults 18-49 and 3.6M total viewers.
The network said that this made it the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade and Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon’s most-watched animated series telecast ever.
Krapopolis was helped by Fox airing it after a Sunday NFL game that not only saw the Kansas City Chiefs blow out the Chicago Bears, but a game that saw Taylor Swift make headlines for turning up to support her new friend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Fox added that it became the number one original comedy telecast of 2023, beating the debut of the Night Court reboot and the number one entertainment program among adults 18-49 for the week...
Fox said that the Sunday night premiere of the Dan Harmon-created series delivered a 1.2 Live+ Same Day rating among adults 18-49 and 3.6M total viewers.
The network said that this made it the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade and Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon’s most-watched animated series telecast ever.
Krapopolis was helped by Fox airing it after a Sunday NFL game that not only saw the Kansas City Chiefs blow out the Chicago Bears, but a game that saw Taylor Swift make headlines for turning up to support her new friend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Fox added that it became the number one original comedy telecast of 2023, beating the debut of the Night Court reboot and the number one entertainment program among adults 18-49 for the week...
- 9/25/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative deal Sunday, heralding an end to the WGA’s months-long strike.
“We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 Mba, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” the WGA posted in a message to its members late Sunday.
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“We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 Mba, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” the WGA posted in a message to its members late Sunday.
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- 9/25/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Dan Harmon’s new adult animated series “Krapopolis” finally debuts Sunday evening after years in the works at Fox. The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the show’s staff to shake up virtually every step of development and production, from a virtual writers’ room to a Zoom table read.
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
- 9/25/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
There’s some positive news (finally!) in the months-long Hollywood writers strike.
The WGA and the AMPTP issued a joint statement on Wednesday after both sides returned to the table for further negotiations: “The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow.” Wednesday’s talks, the first in nearly a month, were attended by studio CEOs Bob Iger (Disney), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Donna Langley (NBCUniversal) and David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), our sister site Variety reports, with an inside source describing the talks as “encouraging.”
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The WGA and the AMPTP issued a joint statement on Wednesday after both sides returned to the table for further negotiations: “The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow.” Wednesday’s talks, the first in nearly a month, were attended by studio CEOs Bob Iger (Disney), Ted Sarandos (Netflix), Donna Langley (NBCUniversal) and David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), our sister site Variety reports, with an inside source describing the talks as “encouraging.”
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- 9/21/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The WGA and the AMPTP have agreed to resume negotiations next week in an effort to resolve the months-long Hollywood writers strike.
The AMPTP announced the news in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Lesley Goldberg: “On Wednesday, September 13, the WGA reached out to the AMPTP and asked for a meeting to move negotiations forward. We have agreed and are working to schedule a meeting next week. Every member company of the AMPTP is committed and eager to reach a fair deal, and to working together with the WGA to end the strike.”
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The AMPTP announced the news in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Lesley Goldberg: “On Wednesday, September 13, the WGA reached out to the AMPTP and asked for a meeting to move negotiations forward. We have agreed and are working to schedule a meeting next week. Every member company of the AMPTP is committed and eager to reach a fair deal, and to working together with the WGA to end the strike.”
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- 9/14/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The fall 2023 season has been a test of flexibility for all of broadcast television. As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue, the Big 5 have had to rework their schedules to accommodate for the lack of new scripted content. Yet out of all these networks, Fox, with its long history of animation, reality programming and sports, has emerged as one of the least impacted.
When asked if this pivot has led to Fox thinking about ditching live-action scripted series altogether, Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at Fox Entertainment, was clear: “Not at all.”
“What’s great about being this broadcast network is that we offer a little bit of everything, between scripted, drama, comedy, animation, sports and unscripted,” Wallach told TheWrap.
“It’s unfortunate not to have some of the live-action series in the fall that we had hoped, along with our creative partners. But we’re still coming into this fall guns blazing,...
When asked if this pivot has led to Fox thinking about ditching live-action scripted series altogether, Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at Fox Entertainment, was clear: “Not at all.”
“What’s great about being this broadcast network is that we offer a little bit of everything, between scripted, drama, comedy, animation, sports and unscripted,” Wallach told TheWrap.
“It’s unfortunate not to have some of the live-action series in the fall that we had hoped, along with our creative partners. But we’re still coming into this fall guns blazing,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
“9-1-1, what’s your TV emergency?”
The dual WGA and SAG-Saftra strikes need to be resolved by the end of this month if scripted primetime fare such as 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Cleaning Lady are to return with new episodes in the 2023-24 TV season, says Fox entertainment president Michael Thorn.
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When last we tuned in, 29 days ago, the WGA had countered the...
The dual WGA and SAG-Saftra strikes need to be resolved by the end of this month if scripted primetime fare such as 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Cleaning Lady are to return with new episodes in the 2023-24 TV season, says Fox entertainment president Michael Thorn.
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When last we tuned in, 29 days ago, the WGA had countered the...
- 9/13/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Krapopolis, the Dan Harmon-created animated series that was renewed for its third season before audiences saw a frame, is finally coming to Fox later this month.
It “feels like a moment” for the network, according to Fox’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn, as it becomes one of the rare, new scripted originals launching on broadcast television this year.
But the launch also masks a major issue the broadcast networks face that the streamers and cable networks do not: if the writers and actors strikes don’t end soon, there will be very few new scripted hours of television on Fox as well as ABC, CBS and NBC this season.
“Beyond being incredibly passionate about [Krapopolis] and Dan Harmon’s vision, we’re invested, because we’ve already ordered a third cycle,” Thorn told Deadline. “On a show level, it’s fantastic. But on a corporate strategy level, it’s really symbolic for us.
It “feels like a moment” for the network, according to Fox’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn, as it becomes one of the rare, new scripted originals launching on broadcast television this year.
But the launch also masks a major issue the broadcast networks face that the streamers and cable networks do not: if the writers and actors strikes don’t end soon, there will be very few new scripted hours of television on Fox as well as ABC, CBS and NBC this season.
“Beyond being incredibly passionate about [Krapopolis] and Dan Harmon’s vision, we’re invested, because we’ve already ordered a third cycle,” Thorn told Deadline. “On a show level, it’s fantastic. But on a corporate strategy level, it’s really symbolic for us.
- 9/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Very few shows occupy the space Fox's Accused occupies on television.
Anthological series are hard to pull off because every season, or in Accused case, every episode is very different from the others, starting from scratch with an idea only and building that up from the bottom to the top.
There is the real risk of losing viewers halfway, in between episodes, and in between seasons.
However, when Accused premiered, it was an instant hit, boasting a little over 8 million live viewers during the series premiere, and the number would grow in the succeeding days.
After watching Accused Season 1 Episode 1, it was clear that this was a show with substances from the story's nature to the performance and the format.
At their core, Accused episodes are a call to thought. They challenge the viewer to look at things from another perspective and sympathize with the accused, whose momentary decision can change their life,...
Anthological series are hard to pull off because every season, or in Accused case, every episode is very different from the others, starting from scratch with an idea only and building that up from the bottom to the top.
There is the real risk of losing viewers halfway, in between episodes, and in between seasons.
However, when Accused premiered, it was an instant hit, boasting a little over 8 million live viewers during the series premiere, and the number would grow in the succeeding days.
After watching Accused Season 1 Episode 1, it was clear that this was a show with substances from the story's nature to the performance and the format.
At their core, Accused episodes are a call to thought. They challenge the viewer to look at things from another perspective and sympathize with the accused, whose momentary decision can change their life,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
The Cleaning Lady has brought intrigue, action, and romance since it debuted on Fox in 2022.
The addicting crime drama was developed by Miranda Kwok and followed Thony De La Rhosa’s struggles in Las Vegas. Her young son had a rare blood disorder, and she couldn’t afford treatment unless she worked for the mob and they helped her.
During The Cleaning Lady Season 2, Thony grew even deeper into the crime world to save Luca, but that had severe consequences. While it was sometimes frustrating to see her make those mistakes and see others pay for them, we’re eager to see what’s next for everyone.
Luckily, Fox renewed The Cleaning Lady for a third season in February 2023.
“After two heart-pounding seasons, we’re thrilled with how audiences have latched on to this incredible story,” said Michael Thorn. Fox Entertainment President.
“The cast, led by the incomparable Élodie Yung,...
The addicting crime drama was developed by Miranda Kwok and followed Thony De La Rhosa’s struggles in Las Vegas. Her young son had a rare blood disorder, and she couldn’t afford treatment unless she worked for the mob and they helped her.
During The Cleaning Lady Season 2, Thony grew even deeper into the crime world to save Luca, but that had severe consequences. While it was sometimes frustrating to see her make those mistakes and see others pay for them, we’re eager to see what’s next for everyone.
Luckily, Fox renewed The Cleaning Lady for a third season in February 2023.
“After two heart-pounding seasons, we’re thrilled with how audiences have latched on to this incredible story,” said Michael Thorn. Fox Entertainment President.
“The cast, led by the incomparable Élodie Yung,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Fox's newest series was an instant hit!
Viewers couldn't get enough of Alert: Missing Persons Unit, the Dania Ramirez and Scott Caan-led procedural drama which combined an intriguing family mystery with crime-fighting and action.
Most of Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 sent us on a twisty ride of solving missing person cases of all varieties while also trying to resolve the season-long mystery of whether or not the return of the former married couple's adoptive son Keith was a blessing or a nightmare in disguise.
We spent the entire season in the dark as to whether or not Keith was truly their Keith, and we got our answer and the elaborate story behind the truth during Alert Missing Persons Unit: Season 1 Episode 10.
We also resolved many missing persons cases, some of them truly wild and one even involving one of their own.
The series introduced us to unusual characters...
Viewers couldn't get enough of Alert: Missing Persons Unit, the Dania Ramirez and Scott Caan-led procedural drama which combined an intriguing family mystery with crime-fighting and action.
Most of Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 sent us on a twisty ride of solving missing person cases of all varieties while also trying to resolve the season-long mystery of whether or not the return of the former married couple's adoptive son Keith was a blessing or a nightmare in disguise.
We spent the entire season in the dark as to whether or not Keith was truly their Keith, and we got our answer and the elaborate story behind the truth during Alert Missing Persons Unit: Season 1 Episode 10.
We also resolved many missing persons cases, some of them truly wild and one even involving one of their own.
The series introduced us to unusual characters...
- 7/27/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Fox is hitting the waves on the North Shore of O’ahu.
The broadcast network has given a straight-to-series order to Rescue: Hi-Surf, a drama following a group of heavy-water lifeguards in Hawaii. The show, slated to be part of Fox’s 2023-24 lineup, comes from writer Matt Kester (Animal Kingdom) is executive produced by John Wells, who is also set to direct the first two episodes.
Warner Bros. Television, Wells’ long-time studio home, will produce the series along with Fox Entertainment.
“Rescue: Hi-Surf brings an edge-of-your-seat style to the North Shore of Hawaii, where lifeguards and surfers collide with visceral rescues, great character drama and all-around fun,” said Michael Thorn, president scripted programming at Fox Entertainment. “This new franchise is pure beachfront property for Fox, especially with the powerful auspices of John, Matt and our incredible partners at Warner Bros.”
Said Wells, “Matt and I couldn’t be happier...
The broadcast network has given a straight-to-series order to Rescue: Hi-Surf, a drama following a group of heavy-water lifeguards in Hawaii. The show, slated to be part of Fox’s 2023-24 lineup, comes from writer Matt Kester (Animal Kingdom) is executive produced by John Wells, who is also set to direct the first two episodes.
Warner Bros. Television, Wells’ long-time studio home, will produce the series along with Fox Entertainment.
“Rescue: Hi-Surf brings an edge-of-your-seat style to the North Shore of Hawaii, where lifeguards and surfers collide with visceral rescues, great character drama and all-around fun,” said Michael Thorn, president scripted programming at Fox Entertainment. “This new franchise is pure beachfront property for Fox, especially with the powerful auspices of John, Matt and our incredible partners at Warner Bros.”
Said Wells, “Matt and I couldn’t be happier...
- 4/28/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox has given a straight-to-series order for the medical procedural drama “Doc.” The series is slated to debut on the network in 2023-2024.
Hailing from executive producers Barbie Kligman, Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff, “Doc” is based on the Italian series “Nelle tue mani,” which was created and is produced by Lux Vide, a division of Fremantle.
According to Fox’s official description, “Doc” focuses on Dr. Amy Elias, chief of internal and family medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. “After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends,...
Hailing from executive producers Barbie Kligman, Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff, “Doc” is based on the Italian series “Nelle tue mani,” which was created and is produced by Lux Vide, a division of Fremantle.
According to Fox’s official description, “Doc” focuses on Dr. Amy Elias, chief of internal and family medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. “After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends,...
- 4/3/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
There's a new medical show coming to Fox.
The network has given a straight-to-series order to the medical procedural drama Doc, from Executive Producers Barbie Kligman, Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff.
The new series, to be co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios, will premiere on Fox in 2023-2024.
Based on the globally acclaimed Italian series Doc -- Nelle tue mani, which featured Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò of The White Lotus, Fox’s Doc is a new medical drama centered on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Elias, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis.
After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away.
The network has given a straight-to-series order to the medical procedural drama Doc, from Executive Producers Barbie Kligman, Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff.
The new series, to be co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios, will premiere on Fox in 2023-2024.
Based on the globally acclaimed Italian series Doc -- Nelle tue mani, which featured Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò of The White Lotus, Fox’s Doc is a new medical drama centered on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Elias, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis.
After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away.
- 4/3/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Fox has handed out its first series pickup for a new live-action show for the 2023-24 season.
The broadcast network has given a straight-to-series order to Doc, a medical drama based on an Italian format. The show centers on the Dr. Amy Elias — chief of internal and family medicine at a Minneapolis hospital, who’s also recovering from a brain injury that has wiped out the last eight years of her memory.
Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment are producing the series, which comes from writer and showrunner Barbie Kligman (Magnum P.I., Private Practice) and fellow executive producers Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff.
“This moving and heroic medical drama is the very definition of storytelling excellence and what audiences have come to expect from Fox,” said Michael Thorn, president scripted programming at Fox Entertainment. “Doc explores the raw emotion, redemption and resilience of the human spirit in ways we rarely see,...
The broadcast network has given a straight-to-series order to Doc, a medical drama based on an Italian format. The show centers on the Dr. Amy Elias — chief of internal and family medicine at a Minneapolis hospital, who’s also recovering from a brain injury that has wiped out the last eight years of her memory.
Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment are producing the series, which comes from writer and showrunner Barbie Kligman (Magnum P.I., Private Practice) and fellow executive producers Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff.
“This moving and heroic medical drama is the very definition of storytelling excellence and what audiences have come to expect from Fox,” said Michael Thorn, president scripted programming at Fox Entertainment. “Doc explores the raw emotion, redemption and resilience of the human spirit in ways we rarely see,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Fox has given a straight-to-series order to medical procedural drama Doc, a U.S. adaptation of the popular Italian series Doc — Nelle tue mani, to premiere during the 2023-24 season. The project, which landed at the network in February in competitive situation with a script-to-series commitment, hails from writer, executive producer and showrunner Barbie Kligman (Magnum P.I.); executive producers Hank Steinberg (For Life) and 3 Arts’ Erwin Stoff; Sony Pictures Television, which acquired the international rights to the format in 2020; and Fox Entertainment Studios.
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- 4/3/2023
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Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in ‘Alert’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo by Philippe Bosse © 2013 Fox Media LLC)
Fox’s primetime dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit have been renewed for second seasons. Both shows debuted mid-season and have posted impressive ratings.
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories. Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability,” stated Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment.
Season one of Alert starred Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Adeola Role, and Ryan Broussard. The drama was created by executive producers John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx, and Carla Kettner (The Blacklist) will serve as season two’s showrunner.
“With Accused, Howard Gordon has taken the...
Fox’s primetime dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit have been renewed for second seasons. Both shows debuted mid-season and have posted impressive ratings.
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories. Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability,” stated Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment.
Season one of Alert starred Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Adeola Role, and Ryan Broussard. The drama was created by executive producers John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx, and Carla Kettner (The Blacklist) will serve as season two’s showrunner.
“With Accused, Howard Gordon has taken the...
- 3/23/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fox is keeping two midseason dramas around for the 2023-24 season.
Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit have both landed Season 2 renewals on the independent broadcaster.
Both shows launched in January and have been moderate success stories.
Alert: Mpu Season 1 averaged 2.2 million viewers and a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49.
The numbers swelled to 3.8 million viewers and a 0.5 rating, with a week of DVR viewing, factored in.
Accused Season 1, meanwhile, is averaging a healthier 2.8 million viewers and a 0.5 rating, rising to 4.8 million viewers and a 0.8 rating within a week.
"Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season's new broadcast and multi-platform success stories," Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement Thursday.
"Looking to 2023-24, we'll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox's strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.
Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit have both landed Season 2 renewals on the independent broadcaster.
Both shows launched in January and have been moderate success stories.
Alert: Mpu Season 1 averaged 2.2 million viewers and a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49.
The numbers swelled to 3.8 million viewers and a 0.5 rating, with a week of DVR viewing, factored in.
Accused Season 1, meanwhile, is averaging a healthier 2.8 million viewers and a 0.5 rating, rising to 4.8 million viewers and a 0.8 rating within a week.
"Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season's new broadcast and multi-platform success stories," Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement Thursday.
"Looking to 2023-24, we'll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox's strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.
- 3/23/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Ox has renewed its hit mid-season dramas, the crime anthology Accused and procedural Alert: Missing Persons Unit, for sophomore seasons to air in 2023-24, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. This season’s #1 new series and #1 new drama, and from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Howard Gordon, Accused’s January 22 premiere registered a 2.5 Live + 35 Day rating and 14.6 multi-platform viewers, making it television’s highest-rated drama debut in two years. Based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning series, season-to-date, Accused averages 7.5 million multi-platform viewers, up +126% from its Live + Same Day delivery. Starring Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Adeola Role and Ryan Broussard, and from co-creators and executive producers John Eisendrath and Academy and Golden Globe winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx, Alert’sJanuary 8 debut posted 8.5 million multi-platform viewers, a lift of +112% from L+Sd. Its 6.7 million multi-platform Season One average represents a jump of +154% from L+Sd.
- 3/23/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Fox is beefing up its scripted series roster for the 2023-24 season.
The network has renewed first-year dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. The two shows, which bowed in January, have found decent-sized audiences and get substantial viewing on streaming platforms.
Alert will also have a new showrunner in season two, with Carla Kettner (The Blacklist, Bones) taking over for co-creator John Eisendrath (who will remain an executive producer).
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.”
Both series are co-productions between Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment. Accused, based on a BBC series,...
The network has renewed first-year dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. The two shows, which bowed in January, have found decent-sized audiences and get substantial viewing on streaming platforms.
Alert will also have a new showrunner in season two, with Carla Kettner (The Blacklist, Bones) taking over for co-creator John Eisendrath (who will remain an executive producer).
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.”
Both series are co-productions between Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment. Accused, based on a BBC series,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seeking justice will continue on Fox with its two new midseason dramas. The network has renewed the hits Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for their second seasons, to air as part of the 2023-2024 season. Carla Kettner will serve as showrunner going forward on Alert: Missing Persons Unit “Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories. Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability,” Michael Thorn, President, Scripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment said in a statement. “With Accused, Howard Gordon has taken the crime anthology to new heights and acclaim, featuring an all-star roster of directors and talent headlining gripping episodes that entertain viewers with a provocative, fresh take on many of the most relevant,...
- 3/23/2023
- TV Insider
A pair of Fox dramas will live to see another day: The network has renewed Alert: Missing Persons Unit and Accused for Season 2, TVLine has learned.
The former will undergo a behind-the-scenes change, with Bones vet Carla Kettner tapped to take over as Alert: Mpu showrunner. She succeeds Season 1 boss John Eisendrath, who will remain on board as an executive producer.
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