Television
TV Series About Joan and Jackie Collins in the Works
Fable Pictures is bringing a story about iconic sisters to the small screen. The production company acquired rights to Joan and Jackie Collins’ life stories, which will serve as the basis for a...
Amelia Bullmore Writing Women-Led Crime Drama “Traces” for UK’s Alibi
Good news, “Happy Valley” fans: your next UK crime TV obsession has been announced. Deadline confirms Alibi — a UK broadcaster run by Discovery and UKTV — has commissioned a...
Susannah Grant to Direct “Until the Wedding” Pilot for ABC
Oscar-nominated “Erin Brockovich” scribe Susannah Grant has another small screen project in the works. In addition to her upcoming Netflix limited series “Unbelievable,” Grant...
Edie Falco to Topline CBS Pilot About LAPD’s First Female Police Chief, Kate Dennis Directing
Edie Falco could be returning to TV. According to Deadline, the Emmy-winning “Sopranos” and “Nurse Jackie” actress will star in CBS police drama pilot “Tommy.” The...
Reed Morano and Naomi Alderman Are Bringing “The Power” to Amazon
Reed Morano is stepping behind the camera for another adaptation of a feminist dystopia. The Emmy-winning “Handmaid’s Tale” helmer is bringing Naomi Alderman’s “The...
Projects from “Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson and Naomi Ekperigin in Dev at Comedy Central
“Broad City” might be ending — no, kween! — but luckily, a couple of its alumnae are already working on new projects for Comedy Central. According to Deadline, the network is...
Zoe Lister Jones to Helm “Woman Up” Pilot at ABC
Already set to write and star in “Woman Up,” Zoe Lister-Jones is now signed on to direct the comedy following its pilot order at ABC. Deadline confirmed the news. The single-camera...
Elle Fanning-Led Catherine the Great Series Gets Greenlight from Hulu
Elle Fanning is taking an “anti-historical ride” to 18th century Russia. According to Deadline, Hulu has ordered “The Great” to series. The “genre-bending” drama,...
Aretha Franklin to Be Subject of “Genius” Season 3, Suzan-Lori Parks Will Showrun
National Geographic is honoring Aretha Franklin’s “Genius.” The Queen of Soul will be the protagonist of “Genius” Season 3, Deadline reports. Each year the anthology...
Rachel Morrison to Direct “Hightown” for Starz
History-making cinematographer Rachel Morrison is adding another major credit to her resume. Deadline reports that she’s been tapped by Starz to direct “Hightown,” an upcoming crime...
Netflix Orders Bilingual Latinx Dramedy “Gente-fied” Exec Produced by America Ferrera
America Ferrera made history as the first Latina actress to win an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series, and she’s working to ensure others follow in her footsteps. The...
“Power” Creator Courtney A. Kemp Developing Cop Drama for HBO
Courtney A. Kemp has a project about dirty cops in the works at HBO. The “Power” creator is joining forces with Lionsgate TV head of scripted Chris Selak to develop “Dirty...
“Diary of a Female President” Series Coming to Disney+, Gina Rodriguez Exec Producing
“Jane the Virgin” breakout Gina Rodriguez has much to celebrate this week, perhaps over one of Abuela’s famous grilled cheese sandwiches. “Miss Bala,” which marks her...
Hannah Simone, Darlene Hunt, and More Land Pilot Orders
Three female-led comedies from women have received pilot orders in recent days. We’re one step closer to seeing Patricia Heaton-starrer “Carol’s Second Act,” an untitled...
Robin Thede’s “Black Lady Sketch Show” Coming to HBO, Issa Rae Exec Producing
Robin Thede and Issa Rae are teaming up for a sketch comedy series that’s not dominated by white men. Titled “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” the upcoming half-hour HBO series will...
Lilly Wachowski to Co-Write & Co-Direct “Work in Progress” Series Starring Abby McEnany
Abby McEnany and Tim Mason’s pilot, “Work in Progress,” won’t be premiering at Sundance until Tuesday but it’s becoming a series — and a big name has already come...
Kate Winslet to Topline and Exec Produce HBO Detective Limited Series “Mare of Easttown”
Kate Winslet is returning to HBO. The Oscar winner has signed on to her first small screen role since starring in the premium cable network’s 2011 miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” for...
“Grey’s Anatomy” Showrunner Krista Vernoff Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Krista Vernoff is sticking with ABC and “Grey’s Anatomy.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms the “Grey’s” showrunner has inked a multi-year overall deal with ABC...
“Grace and Frankie” Renewed for a Sixth Season
“Grace and Frankie” will be sticking together for at least another season. The Jane Fonda-Lily Tomlin Netflix comedy has been renewed for Season 6, Variety confirms. Season 5 drops this...
Athina Rachel Tsangari to Helm “Trigonometry” TV Series for UK’s House Productions
Athina Rachel Tsangari is set to work on another small screen project. The award-winning director has signed on to direct BBC TV series “Trigonometry” for Tessa Ross and Juliette...
Maxine Peake to Topline Crime Drama “Reasonable Doubt”
Maxine Peake has signed on to fight for justice in “Reasonable Doubt,” a crime drama that sees her playing a mother on a mission to get an 800-year-old law revoked. Deadline broke the...
Angela Robinson Signs Overall Deal with Paramount TV
Angela Robinson has inked an overall deal with Paramount TV, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The two-year pact sees the multi-hyphenate developing new projects for the studio. Robinson’s most...
Sarah Michelle Gellar to Topline TV Adaptation of “Sometimes I Lie” Penned by Robin Swicord
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s coming back to TV. Famous for her ass-kicking titular role on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Gellar will play a character living under very different...
Jac Schaeffer Will Write and Showrun Scarlet Witch Series Starring Elizabeth Olsen
Jac Schaeffer has signed on for yet another Marvel project. The co-writer of “Captain Marvel” and scribe of the upcoming Black Widow film will pen and showrun a series about Avengers...
S.J. Clarkson to Direct “Game of Thrones” Prequel Pilot
“Game of Thrones” will return for its eighth and final season on HBO this April. Including its upcoming installment, the fantasy epic’s run is comprised of 73 episodes. Just four of...
Female Skateboarding Comedy in the Works at HBO from Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin
“Skate Kitchen” director Crystal Moselle and “Love” co-creator Lesley Arfin are teaming up to bring a female-led skateboarding comedy to the small screen. HBO is developing...
Amy Poehler Bringing Adaptation of Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers” to TV
Amy Poehler is working on yet another TV project. Deadline confirms her Paper Kite Productions has optioned the rights to Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers,” a novel about the...
Jennifer Garner-Led Drama Receives Straight-to-Series Order at Apple
“Camping” wrapped up less than two weeks ago and Jennifer Garner has already lined up another TV project. She will star in a limited drama series based on Amy Silverstein’s memoir...
Lake Bell and Liz Meriwether’s “Bless This Mess” Gets Series Order at ABC
Lake Bell and Liz Meriwether’s “Bless This Mess” has nabbed a series order at ABC, Variety reports. A co-production between 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios, the...
Kathreen Khavari to Co-Write and Star in Refinery29 Pilot “Embrace”
Best known for her roles as Samantha on “Big Little Lies” and Patricia on “Insecure,” Kathreen Khavari is set to topline “Embrace,” a pilot for Refinery29....
Sophia Takal Is the First Woman to Direct a Blumhouse Original
Blumhouse finally managed to locate and hire a female director. Several weeks after Jason Blum’s unfortunate remarks that he’d really like to work with women directors, but there’s...
“Insecure’s” Natasha Rothwell Signs Overall Deal with HBO
Another “Insecure” actress is strengthening her relationship with the network behind the Issa Rae-starrer. Best known for playing Kelli on the Peabody-winning comedy, Natasha Rothwell has...
“Jane the Virgin” Spinoff in Development at The CW
Friends, we could be getting more Jane Gloriana Villanueva — or at least more of her writing. According to Variety, a spinoff of “Jane the Virgin” is in the works at The CW. Not...
Laura Dern & Issa Rae to Star in HBO Limited Series About Riots Caused by Cabbage Patch Kids
Laura Dern and Issa Rae are taking a real-life “Nightmare Before Christmas” story to the small screen. The respective stars of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and...
Awkwafina Receives Series Order From Comedy Central
Awkwafina’s meteoric rise continues. This year has seen the YouTube sensation star in “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Ocean’s Eight.” She also hosted “Saturday...
Starz Gives Series Orders to Katori Hall’s “P-Valley” and Rebecca Cutter’s “Hightown”
Starz is finally moving forward with two long-in-development series from women. Variety reports the cable network has ordered Katori Hall’s strip-club-set “P-Valley” and Rebecca...
UK Trans Drama Miniseries “Butterfly” Heads to CBC
“Butterfly,” a UK miniseries about an 11-year-old trans girl and her family, has found a North American home. According to Deadline, the show will air on Canada’s CBC in late winter...
Series About London’s First Female Detective in the Works at A+E Networks International
A+E Networks International’s first international, scripted co-production will be the story of a trailblazing woman. Screen Daily reports the company is developing “Miss Scarlet and the...
Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne Sign First-Look TV Deal with Amazon
Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s newly formed production banner just scored a major deal. Animal Pictures is going into business with Amazon Studios, Variety reports. The pact sees the duo...
Daisy Haggard-Led Series About an Ex-Con Goes into Production for BBC Three
Daisy Haggard has her own show on the way. The wonderfully expressive “Episodes” actress co-wrote “Back to Life” and will play its lead, Variety reports. Already in...
LGBTQ Vampire Novel “The Gilda Stories” Coming to TV with Cheryl Dunye as Showrunner
Over vampire stories about white teen girls falling for even paler immortal dudes? “The Gilda Stories” may be just the inclusive genre story you’re looking for. Published in 1991,...
Amazon Orders Bilingual Rom-Com Pilot from Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
“Everybody Loves Somebody” writer-director Catalina Aguilar Mastretta has a romantic comedy in the works at Amazon Prime. The streamer has ordered a pilot for the untitled bilingual...
“Insecure” Actress Amanda Seales Is Making Her HBO Comedy Special Debut Next Year
One of Issa and Molly’s BFFs on “Insecure” is set to make her comedy special debut on the network behind the Issa Rae-starrer. HBO has announced that Amanda Seales, who plays...
Vanessa Bayer Comedy “Big Deal” in the Works at Showtime
Another “Saturday Night Live” alumna has her own show in the works. Vanessa Bayer is set to topline “Big Deal,” a single camera comedy that she’s also credited as...
Michelle Yeoh May Be Getting Her Own “Star Trek” Spinoff on CBS All Access
“Change is the essential process of all existence,” Spock once said. It looks like Captain/Emperor Philippa Georgiou may take his advice and forge a new path. Michelle Yeoh is in talks to...
Susanne Bier Tapped to Helm Every Episode of HBO’s Nicole Kidman-Starrer “The Undoing”
Nicole Kidman’s new HBO series has found its director. Emmy-winning “Night Manager” helmer Susanne Bier will step behind the camera for all six episodes of “The...
Anika Noni Rose to Play Legendary Boxing Trainer in TNT Pilot “Beast Mode”
“Beast Mode” has found its lead. Tony winner Anika Noni Rose is stepping into the ring as legendary boxing trainer Marsha Blackstone for the TNT pilot, the network announced in a press...
Kat Dennings-Starrer “Dollface” Ordered to Series at Hulu
Kat Dennings is trying to make up for all the girls’ nights she missed out on. The “2 Broke Girls” alumna toplines “Dollface,” the story of a woman determined to make...
Naomi Watts Takes the Lead in “Game of Thrones” Prequel
Naomi Watts is Westeros bound. The two-time Oscar nominee has signed on to star in an untitled “Game of Thrones” prequel, Deadline confirms. The project hails from “X-Men: First...
Cate Blanchett to Play Conservative Activist Opposed to Equal Rights in FX’s “Mrs. America”
In real life, Cate Blanchett is an outspoken feminist who famously called out Hollywood’s lack of female-led stories while accepting an Oscar. Her next role will be a major departure. The...
Comedian Sarah Kendall to Topline & Write Comedy Series “Frayed,” Sharon Horgan Producing
Sharon Horgan is continuing her reign as Queen of TV. Per The Sydney Morning Herald, the “Catastrophe” actress/co-creator’s production company, Merman, is producing...