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Screenwriters across the industry are mourning the long-running Warner Bros. Television Workshop, which newly merged studio Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down after more than 40 years.
“I got my first staff writing gig b/c of the WB Writers Workshop. The reason I can celebrate the release of a trailer for my movie today ties back to this workshop,” tweeted Akela Cooper (class of 2009), who wrote the screenplay for upcoming Blumhouse feature M3GAN (whose trailer has become an instant viral sensation). “It helped kick start so many careers. To see it scrapped in the name of capitalism is infuriating and heartbreaking.”
For more than 40 years, the Warner Bros. writers’ workshop selected up to eight early-career writers (out of more than 2,500 annual submissions) with the immediate goal of staffing them on a Wbtv-produced show and the longer-term goal of establishing their careers in the industry.
Screenwriters across the industry are mourning the long-running Warner Bros. Television Workshop, which newly merged studio Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down after more than 40 years.
“I got my first staff writing gig b/c of the WB Writers Workshop. The reason I can celebrate the release of a trailer for my movie today ties back to this workshop,” tweeted Akela Cooper (class of 2009), who wrote the screenplay for upcoming Blumhouse feature M3GAN (whose trailer has become an instant viral sensation). “It helped kick start so many careers. To see it scrapped in the name of capitalism is infuriating and heartbreaking.”
For more than 40 years, the Warner Bros. writers’ workshop selected up to eight early-career writers (out of more than 2,500 annual submissions) with the immediate goal of staffing them on a Wbtv-produced show and the longer-term goal of establishing their careers in the industry.
- 10/12/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Longtime TV development executive Jessica Shulman has segued to the representation business, joining Literate as a manager.
At the company, where she started yesterday, Shulman will work alongside Literate partners A.B. Fischer and Dennis Kim and fellow manager Kelly Miller.
Shulman has been a development executive for the past 15 years, most recently serving as SVP of Television for Michael London’s Groundswell Productions. Prior to that, she spent 5 years as Head of Television for Neal Baer’s Baer Bones, overseeing the production company’s deals at CBS TV Studios and 20th Television.
“We’ve both known Jessica for years, and witnessed first-hand how she’s nurtured and cared for the writers she’s worked with,” Fischer and Kim said in a statement. “That quality alone will serve her well as she makes the transition from executive to manager. Her development experience, deep bench of relationships and genuine, collaborative spirit...
At the company, where she started yesterday, Shulman will work alongside Literate partners A.B. Fischer and Dennis Kim and fellow manager Kelly Miller.
Shulman has been a development executive for the past 15 years, most recently serving as SVP of Television for Michael London’s Groundswell Productions. Prior to that, she spent 5 years as Head of Television for Neal Baer’s Baer Bones, overseeing the production company’s deals at CBS TV Studios and 20th Television.
“We’ve both known Jessica for years, and witnessed first-hand how she’s nurtured and cared for the writers she’s worked with,” Fischer and Kim said in a statement. “That quality alone will serve her well as she makes the transition from executive to manager. Her development experience, deep bench of relationships and genuine, collaborative spirit...
- 10/7/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quibi has put into development Turn Of the Screw, a modern take on Henry James’ supernatural thriller, from Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome), Josh Berman and Sony Pictures Television, where McNally and Berman’s Osprey Productions are under overall deals.
A twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series follows a young Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children at their summer home on an idyllic island in the Pacific Northwest. It seems like the perfect job, but things take a sinister turn when the nanny begins seeing ghosts and her grip on reality begins to blur.
The project was previously in development at Freeform.
McNally will executive produce with Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development & Production Chris King. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first...
A twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series follows a young Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children at their summer home on an idyllic island in the Pacific Northwest. It seems like the perfect job, but things take a sinister turn when the nanny begins seeing ghosts and her grip on reality begins to blur.
The project was previously in development at Freeform.
McNally will executive produce with Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development & Production Chris King. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first...
- 11/19/2019
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The 1898 supernatural horror novel written by Henry James, Turn of the Screw, is getting a TV series adaptation thanks to Freeform.
The project is being developed by Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome) and Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI) and as you might expect the twisty Gothic soap is being reimagined for modern times.
When talking about the story, Berman said that “The Turn of the Screw is one of the scariest novels of all time. Yet the themes are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.”
The series will follow Elena, “a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts and her grip on what is...
The project is being developed by Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome) and Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI) and as you might expect the twisty Gothic soap is being reimagined for modern times.
When talking about the story, Berman said that “The Turn of the Screw is one of the scariest novels of all time. Yet the themes are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago.”
The series will follow Elena, “a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts and her grip on what is...
- 12/23/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Kirsten Howard Dec 18, 2018
Henry James' classic novella The Turn of the Screw will be given a fresh coat of paint on TV, 120 years on from its publication...
Henry James' 1898 supernatural novella The Turn Of The Screw is getting the TV treatment at Freeform.
Deadline reported the news that Alexandra McNally (Under The Dome) and Josh Berman (CSI) are working on a modern version of the story, with McNally writing a pilot and executive producing alongside Berman, who is simultaneously helping to usher in a new show based on Dean Koontz's Strangers.
Turn Of The Screw will feature the central character of Elena, "a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts...
Henry James' classic novella The Turn of the Screw will be given a fresh coat of paint on TV, 120 years on from its publication...
Henry James' 1898 supernatural novella The Turn Of The Screw is getting the TV treatment at Freeform.
Deadline reported the news that Alexandra McNally (Under The Dome) and Josh Berman (CSI) are working on a modern version of the story, with McNally writing a pilot and executive producing alongside Berman, who is simultaneously helping to usher in a new show based on Dean Koontz's Strangers.
Turn Of The Screw will feature the central character of Elena, "a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts...
- 12/17/2018
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Freeform has put into development Turn of the Screw, a fresh modern spin on Henry James’ supernatural thriller, from Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome), Josh Berman and Sony Pictures Television, where McNally and Berman’s Osprey Productions are under overall deals.
A twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series will follow Elena, a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts and her grip on what is real and what is not blurs.
McNally will pen the pilot script and executive produce with Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development & Production Chris King. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
The Turn of the Screw...
A twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series will follow Elena, a Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children of a widowed-father at their summer home on idyllic Bainbridge Island. It seems like the perfect job with potential for a ‘happily ever after’ ending, but things take a sinister turn when Elena begins seeing ghosts and her grip on what is real and what is not blurs.
McNally will pen the pilot script and executive produce with Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development & Production Chris King. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.
The Turn of the Screw...
- 12/17/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer-producer Alexandra McNally has closed a two-year overall deal at Sony Pictures Television to develop new projects for the studio.
McNally served as a writer and co-executive producer on CBS’ Under The Dome and co-producer and writer on USA’s White Collar. She began her career as a writer on the CW’s Gossip Girl and Fox’s Melrose Place. She previously developed series at CBS and the CW.
McNally is repped by UTA, Literate and Gang Tyre.
McNally served as a writer and co-executive producer on CBS’ Under The Dome and co-producer and writer on USA’s White Collar. She began her career as a writer on the CW’s Gossip Girl and Fox’s Melrose Place. She previously developed series at CBS and the CW.
McNally is repped by UTA, Literate and Gang Tyre.
- 4/30/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW has put in development a drama from Under The Dome showrunner Neal Baer and the series' co-executive producer Alexandra McNally. Written by McNally, the project is based on the recently published novel The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips. When a young woman gets a data entry job at a mysterious corporation, she discovers that the information she is logging is building a database that has the power to affect fate – including her own. McNally and Baer…...
- 11/20/2015
- Deadline TV
Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 10. The episode is entitled, "Legacy," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff go down as another ally joins The Resistance in an effort to take down Christine, and more! In the new, 10th episode press release: The Town Resistance Joins Forces With An Unlikely Ally In The War To Bring Down Christine. Press release number 2: The Resistance, the citizen not under Christine's (Marg Helgenberger) control, is going to join forces with an unexpected ally: Hektor Martin (Eriq La Salle), the nefarious head of Aktaion. Despite Hektor revealing more about the Dome's origins and helping to strike back at it, Big Jim and Julia will still worry he will betray them. In the meantime, Hunter will receive encrypted files that give disturbing insights into the final effect the Dome...
- 8/13/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 3 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Redux," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting stuff go down as Christine and Eva draw lots of suspicion from Big Jim, and more! in the new, 3rd episode press release: The Residents Of Chester's Mill Try To Move On After Their Life-changing Experience In The Tunnels Beneath The Town. Press release number 2: The residents of Chester's Mill will try to move on with their lives in the aftermath of their mysterious experience in the tunnels beneath the town. In the meantime, Big Jim will suspect new residents ,Christine (Marg Helgenberger) and Eva (Kylie Bunbury), are keeping secrets concerning the Dome. Guest stars feature: Bess Rous (Abby DeWitt) and Shane Callahan (Roger Lopez). The episode was written by Alexandra McNally, and it was directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
- 6/25/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
CBS is looking to Under the Dome for new projects. The network has made a script deal for a medical drama project from Under the Dome producers Alexandra McNally and Neal Baer, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Windward Clinic, from CBS Television Studios, is an unflinching look at the deeply personal and raw stories on the dedicated health care workers who come together at a clinic in Venice, Calif., that serves as a crossroads for the haves and have-nots. McNally, whose other TV credits include White Collar, will write the project, with Baer (Law & Order: Svu, ER) executive
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- 10/21/2014
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Recently, CBS dropped the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 10 of season 2, and it appears to be very shocking and interesting as the dome starts reuniting people, even with the dead folks, and more! The episode is titled, "The Fall." In the new, 10th episode, Big Jim is going to finally find out the startling truth about what really happened to his wife, Pauline, when they get reunited. In the meantime, climate change is going to deliver a new threat to Chester’s Mill. Guest stars are going to include: Estes Tarver as Tom Tilden and Max Ehrich as Hunter. The episode was written by Alexandra McNally and Mark Linehan Bruner, and it was directed by Eriq Lasalle. Episode 10 is scheduled to air on Monday night, September 1st at 9pm central time on CBS.
- 8/27/2014
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 10 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "The Fall," and it sounds like things will get very dramatic and intense as the town faces a new problem, Big Jim finds out the shocking truth about his wife, and more! The episode is titled, "The Fall." In the new,10th episode press release: Big Jim will finally learn the shocking truth about his wife, Pauline, when he is reunited with her. Press release number 2: Big Jim is going to finally learn the shocking truth about what really happened to his wife, Pauline, when they are reunited. Meanwhile, climate change will pose a new threat to Chester’s Mill. Guest stars will feature: Estes Tarver as Tom Tilden and Max Ehrich as Hunter. The episode was written by Alexandra McNally and Mark Linehan Bruner, and it was directed by Eriq Lasalle.
- 8/25/2014
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS dished out the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 4 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Revelation," and it sounds like things will get pretty dramatic and interesting as the town gets extreme in their attempts to slow down the complete consumption of all their resources, and more. In the new, 4th episode press release: Big Jim and Rebecca are going to take extreme measures to extend resources in Chester's Mill. Press release number 2: As conditions in Chester’s Mill worsen, Big Jim and Rebecca will consider resorting to the extreme measure of population control, which is going to drive a wedge between Barbie and Julia. In the meantime, clues to Melanie’s past and her connection to the Dome will get revealed. Dwight Yoakam is going to return as Lyle, the town barber. Guest stars will feature: Dwight Yoakam (Lyle), Hannah Black...
- 7/14/2014
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
Procedurals can fall into a pattern and there’s not too much to differentiate one season from another. That’s why USA’s White Collar continues to be one of the better shows of its kind. It’s not afraid to mix up the chemistry and threaten the harmony that hangs over the success. To mark the Season 4 premiere, USA released the White Collar Season 3 DVD for those who need to catch up and for those diehards who want to ramp up to the new season with a marathon of the best season yet. A major theme this season was all of the major relationships were reset, namely with Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) and his co-workers Peter Burke, Diana Barrigan, and Clinton Jones (Tim DeKay, Marsha Thomason, and Sharif Atkins) or Neal and Mozzie (Willie Garson), while others were just beginning, like Neal and Sara Ellis (Hilarie Burton).
At the end of season two,...
At the end of season two,...
- 6/14/2012
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
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