#Women Producers

Films

Toni Collette and Catherine Hardwicke Reunite for “Mafia Mamma”

Toni Collette and Catherine Hardwicke are following up their last collaboration, 2015 tearjerker “Miss You Already,” with a comedy. The pair are reuniting for “Mafia Mamma,”...

News

Phenomenal’s Meena Harris & More to Appear in Women in STEM Short Doc from Reese Witherspoon

A new short documentary about women trailblazers in STEM is on the way. Set to stream on-demand in January, “In Her Element” focuses on “female pioneers using technology to advance...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain Recruits Lupita Nyong’o and More in “The 355”

Riding high on Emmy buzz for “Scenes from a Marriage” and Oscar buzz for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Jessica Chastain is debuting a new trailer for “The 355.” The...

Television

“Better Things” Ending with Season 5

All good things must come to an end: “Better Things” is wrapping up its critically acclaimed, award-winning run. Pamela Adlon, the FX comedy’s co-creator, writer, director,...

Television

Emma Stone to Exec Produce “Flicker in the Dark” Series at HBO Max

Emma Stone is adding to her off-camera résumé. Riding high on the success of “Cruella” and a sequel to the live-action “101 Dalmatians” prequel being greenlit, the star and...

Features

Pick of the Day: “Maid”

In one of the early episodes of the new Netflix limited series “Maid,” the main character laments that she will need someone to watch her toddler daughter while she goes to interview for...

Television

Series Adaptation of Phoebe Robinson’s “Everything’s Trash” Ordered at Freeform

Phoebe Robinson is celebrating another milestone hot off the heels of HBO Max releasing the trailer for her first-ever solo stand-up special. Freeform has given a series order to...

News

Gina Atwater Signs Overall Deal with Netflix and Sets First Project

Gina Atwater has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix. The “Westworld” scribe will be creating, producing, and writing new series and projects for the streamer, “focusing...

Films

Niav Conty’s Feature Debut “Small Time” Acquired by Film Arcade

Niav Conty’s feature debut “Small Time” has found a home. Deadline confirms North American rights to the drama have been picked up by indie distributor The Film Arcade. Written,...

Television

Marissa Jo Cerar’s Series Adaptation of “Black Cake” Lands at Hulu Following Bidding War, Oprah Producing

Marissa Jo Cerar is taking Charmaine Wilkerson’s upcoming debut novel, “Black Cake,” to Hulu. Following “a heated bidding war” with other streamers, Hulu has ordered an...

Television

Sharon Horgan Has an Apple TV+ Comedy Series On the Way

Sharon Horgan is bringing her many talents to Apple TV+. The multi-hyphenate is set to star in, co-write, and executive produce an untitled dark comedy about bereaved sisters for the streamer,...

Television

“Pitch Perfect” Series Coming to Peacock, Megan Amram Serving as Showrunner

Megan Amram has exited “The Good Place” and is entering the world of a cappella. The five-time Emmy-nominated “Good Place” and “Parks and Recreation” alumna is...

Films

Bryce Dallas Howard Will Direct and Produce a Disney+ Reboot of “Flight of the Navigator”

Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature narrative directorial debut is on the way. The “Jurassic World” actress and “Dads” helmer is set to produce and direct a gender-swapped...

Awards

Zendaya, Jean Smart, Marlee Matlin, and Siân Heder Among Women in Film WIF Honorees

Zendaya is following up the world premiere of “Dune” at Venice Film Festival by taking home a special award. The Emmy-winning “Euphoria” actress is among this year’s...

News

Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Impeachment: American Crime Story” Showrunner Sarah Burgess

Please note that this event has been cancelled.  Sarah Burgess, the showrunner, head writer, and executive producer of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” will discuss the buzzy FX...

Television

Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel to Star in Fox Country Music Drama from Melissa London Hilfers

Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel are taking over the country music scene — on the small screen, anyway. The pair will star as country royalty in “Monarch,” a Fox drama created by...

News

Sahraa Karimi Is Making a Film About Her Escape from Afghanistan

“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” filmmaker Sahraa Karimi is among the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled Afghanistan. Along with her family, she managed to escape first to Istanbul and then make...

Films

Becky Read’s “The Fight Before Christmas” Doc Acquired by Apple

One man’s ill-fated mission to bring “Joy to the World” — and specifically his neighborhood — is heading to Apple TV+. The streamer has acquired global rights to...

Films

Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, & Effie T. Brown Join Forces to Produce “Sorcerority” Adaptation

Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, and Effie T. Brown are joining the “Sorcerority.” The trio are producing a feature film based on the fantasy graphic novel “Sorcerority,”...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Janet Tobias, John Hoffman, and Nat Geo Present an Intimate Portrait of “Fauci”

For many people, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the sole light in the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has unwaveringly offered the public hope, guidance, and common sense — and reminded us...

Television

“Kevin Can F**k Himself” Renewed for Second Season at AMC

Allison McRoberts’ quest to take down her obnoxious, schlubby husband will continue. “Kevin Can F**k Himself,” a dark comedy that deconstructs the stereotypical Sitcom Wife trope,...

Television

“Everything I Know About Love” Adaptation: Bel Powley & Emma Appleton to Star, China Moo-Young to Direct

As we previously reported, journalist Dolly Alderton is adapting her hit memoir “Everything I Know About Love” for television. Now there’s word the project — which has been been...

Television

Cynthia Erivo Will Topline and Exec Produce 1970s Drama-Thriller “Steel”

Cynthia Erivo received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in “Genius” — and now she’s set to play another brilliant, ambitious woman. She is set to...

Trailers

Teaser Watch: Margaret Qualley Is a Single Mother Fighting for Survival in Netflix’s “Maid”

In the teaser for the upcoming Netflix series “Maid,” single mother and aspiring writer Alex (Margaret Qualley) tells a friend about a book she’s working on. It’s about a...

Awards

“Black Widow,” “Respect,” and “Mrs. America” Among Women’s Image Award Nominees

The Women’s Image Network (WIN) has announced the nominations for the 23rd Women’s Image Awards, which “celebrate artists whose work depicts dimensional female media images”...

Television

AMC Studios Developing Shows from Michelle Ashford, Esta Spaulding, and Rachel Caris Love

Michelle Ashford, Esta Spaulding, and Rachel Caris Love are working on projects through AMC Studios’ scripts-to-series model, “which opens writers’ rooms to develop prospective series...

Television

FX Sets Brit Marling Limited Series, Taps Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton for “Fleishman Is in Trouble”

FX announced a limited series from “The OA’s” Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and confirmed “Little Miss Sunshine’s” Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton have been...

Television

“Sort Of,” Coming-of-Age Comedy Centering Gender Fluidity, Headed to HBO Max

“Sort Of” is making its way to HBO Max. The upcoming Canadian comedy will premiere on the streamer this fall, a press release announced. “Sort Of” will make its North American...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Monica Lewinsky & Linda Tripp Take Center Stage in “Impeachment: American Crime Story”

“There is a woman I’m very close to in the midst of an affair with the President of the United States,” Linda Tripp, as played by Sarah Paulson, says in the new trailer for...

Awards

Debbie Allen Will Be Presented with the Television Academy’s Governors Award at 2021 Emmys

Debbie Allen will need to make some room on her mantle — the Television Academy’s Governors Award will soon take its place among her three Emmys, Golden Globe, Olivier Award, and 10 NAACP...

Films

Emily Blunt to Play the Pinkerton Agency’s First Woman Detective in Amazon Studios Pic

Emily Blunt is trading in her explorer’s gear for a sleuth’s magnifying glass. The “Jungle Cruise” star will portray Kate Warne, the first woman to become a detective at the...

Films

Lisa D’Apolito to Direct Doc About Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and Her Puppet Lamb Chop

“Love, Gilda” filmmaker Lisa D’Apolito is set to direct another doc about a beloved performer. A press release has announced she will helm “Shari & Lamb Chop,” which...

Films

Sahar Jahani & Mindy Kaling Partner for “Hana Khan Carries On” Adaptation at Amazon Studios

Sahar Jahani is joining forces with Mindy Kaling to offer an updated take on “Shop Around the Corner.” According to Variety, they’re are working on a film adaptation of Uzma...

Films

Thriller Starring Boxing Champ Kali “K.O.” Reis Lands at IFC Films

“Catch the Fair One,” a thriller toplined by boxer Kali “K.O.” Reis, based on a story of her own creation, is on its way to theaters. According to Variety, IFC Films has acquired U.S....

Films

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” Acquired by Netflix Ahead of Venice World Premiere

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feature directorial debut has found a home ahead of its world premiere at Venice Film Festival next month. U.S. rights to “The Lost Daughter,” an adaptation of Elena...

Films

Kerry Washington Set to Star in and Exec Produce Netflix Surfing Pic “Rockaway”

Kerry Washington is saying goodbye to Shaker Heights and hello to Rockaway Beach. Variety reports that the Emmy-nominated “Little Fires Everywhere” star is set to to topline and produce a...

Festivals

Octavia Spencer Will Receive the James Schamus Ally Award at Outfest Film Fest

Octavia Spencer is set to be honored at Outfest LA LGBTQ Film Festival. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner has been named as the recipient of the James Schamus Ally Award, which she’ll...

Television

HBO Developing Series Based on Annabelle Gurwitch’s LA Times Essay on Homelessness

Annabelle Gurwitch has written about her experience taking in an unhoused couple for the Los Angeles Times and in her new book, “You’re Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility.”...

Television

Heather Mitchell & Jenna Bans Land Script Commitment at Fox for “Never Have I Ever” Series Adaptation

“Scandal” alumnae Heather Mitchell and Jenna Bans have another twisty drama on the way. Deadline reports the duo have landed a script commitment with penalty at Fox for an untitled series...

Films

Annie Murphy Will Topline and Exec Produce “Witness Protection” Comedy

Annie Murphy’s set to lead her first feature. The Emmy-winning “Schitt’s Creek” breakout will topline and executive produce “Witness Protection” for MRC Film’s...

Television

Limited Series About Nobel-Winning Scientist Jennifer Doudna in the Works

Jennifer Doudna and her breakthroughs in gene editing could be coming to the small screen. Mark Gordon Pictures has optioned the rights to Walter Isaacson’s bestseller “The Code Breaker:...

Television

Grace Parra Janney Developing Mexican-American Family Comedy for ABC, Eva Longoria to Direct Pilot

Eva Longoria and writer-comedian Grace Parra Janney are collaborating on an ABC comedy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Parra Janney is writing a family comedy “inspired by her own Mexican...

Films

Whoopi Goldberg & Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Chinonye Chukwu’s Mamie Till-Mobley Biopic

Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler (“Watchmen”) have joined the cast of Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” which follows Mamie Till-Mobley in the aftermath of the murder of...

Films

Lena Waithe Producing “Being Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Documentary”

Lena Waithe is gonna make a Mary Tyler Moore documentary after all. Variety reports that Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Endeavor Content are producing “Being Mary: The Mary Tyler...

News

Joey King Signs First-Look Deal with Netflix

Joey King is taking the next step in her relationship with Netflix. The star of the streamer’s wildly successful “Kissing Booth” franchise has inked a first-look deal with the...

Films

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie Team Up for “Barbie,” Shooting Kicks Off in 2022

Greta Gerwig’s last film saw her re-imagining an iconic novel, and now she’s set to put a fresh spin on an iconic toy. The “Little Women” helmer has officially signed on to...

Features

Pick of the Day: “This Way Up”

Set in the months before COVID-19 brought the world to a grinding halt, Season 2 of “This Way Up” sees its main character, Aine (writer-creator-EP Aisling Bea), navigating fits and starts...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan Have So Many Secrets in “This Way Up” Season 2

A trailer has arrived for the new season of “This Way Up,” the Hulu/Channel 4 dramedy about a woman rebuilding her life after a nervous breakdown. Last time we saw protagonist Aine...

Films

Rachel Dratch & Ana Gasteyer Team Up for Holiday Parody “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” Vella Lovell Stars

Two “Saturday Night Live” grads are teaming up for a holiday-themed comedy. Deadline reports that Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer will act in, write, and executive produce “A...

Television

Pam Fryman Tapped to Direct “How I Met Your Father” Pilot, Hilary Duff Stars in the Spinoff

Pam Fryman is being recruited back into the “How I Met Your Mother” universe. After helming all but 12 episodes of the nine-season sitcom, she’s been tapped to direct and produce...

News

Jemele Hill to Launch Unbothered Podcast Network to Elevate Black Women’s Voices

Award-winning journalist and producer Jemele Hill is set to launch a new podcast network, The Unbothered Network, which will focus on elevating the voices and stories of Black women. The Hollywood...

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