Television
Sarah Cooper & Cindy Chupack Are Bringing “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” to CBS
Sarah Cooper’s star continues to ascend. The TikTok sensation recently lined up her first comedy special with Netflix and now word comes that she’s developing a comedy series at CBS...
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch Have a “Dead Ringers” TV Reboot in the Works at Amazon
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch are resurrecting “Dead Ringers.” The Oscar-winning actress and Emmy-nominated “Normal People” scribe have a reimagining of David...
“Clueless” Reboot Centering on Dionne Lands at Peacock
The long-in-the-works “Clueless” reboot is set to make a cameo at Peacock. According to Variety, an update of the classic ’90s high school comedy focusing on Dionne is in...
Motherhood Horror Comedy “The Baby” Ordered to Series by HBO and Sky
HBO and Sky are joining forces to deliver “The Baby,” a dark horror comedy about motherhood. The premium cable network and British broadcaster have ordered the project to series, Deadline...
Beanie Feldstein to Voice “Harriet the Spy” Animated Series for Apple
Beanie Feldstein is playing another precocious overachiever. She’s following up her roles as a Yale-bound high school student in Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” and teen music...
Sara Bareilles, Meredith Scardino, & Tina Fey Team Up for Peacock Music Comedy “Girls5eva”
Sara Bareilles has signed on to topline a Peacock music comedy series. The singer-songwriter and actress is joining forces with Meredith Scardino and Tina Fey on “Girls5eva,” Variety...
Ava DuVernay to Narrate and Exec Produce “One Perfect Shot” for HBO Max
Film nerds, rejoice. Ava DuVernay will be paying tribute to her fellow filmmakers with “One Perfect Shot,” a docuseries that explores what makes some of film and TV’s most iconic...
Elle Fanning Will Play Michelle Carter in Hulu Series About Infamous Texting-Suicide Case from Liz Hannah
Elle Fanning is set to topline another Hulu series inspired by a true story. “The Great,” her 18th-century set Catherine the Great comedy, was renewed for a second season last month, and...
Abbi Jacobson’s “A League of Their Own” Reboot Gets Series Order from Amazon
Abbi Jacobson’s “League of Their Own” reboot is shaping up to be a home run. The “Broad City” alumna just received a series order from Amazon based on its pilot, which...
Amy Adams to Exec Produce & Star in Netflix Limited Series Revisiting Walmart Class Action Lawsuit
Amy Adams will follow up her Emmy-nominated role as a crime reporter searching for answers in “Sharp Objects” with another portrayal of a woman trying to find justice. The six-time Oscar...
Sydney Sweeney and Annabelle Attanasio Team Up for “The Players Table”
More good news for the cast of “Euphoria.” Less than a week after Zendaya received an Emmy nod for the racy teen drama comes word that her co-star, Sydney Sweeney, has launched a...
Olivia Hetreed Is Adapting “Song of the Sun God” for TV
Olivia Hetreed is bringing “Song of the Sun God” to the small screen. The “Girl with the Pearl Earring” scribe has been tapped to adapt Shankari Chandran’s debut novel for...
Oprah Sets New Interview Series at Apple TV+, First Episodes Will Focus on Race in America
Oprah Winfrey is following up the televised town hall special “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?” with further discussion about America’s fraught relationship with race....
“P-Valley” Renewed for Second Season at Starz
Starz is returning to The Pynk. The premium cable network has renewed its new hit drama, “P-Valley,” for Season 2. The sophomore season will feature 10 episodes, as compared to this...
Elisabeth Moss Will Topline “Shining Girls” Series Adaptation at Apple
Elisabeth Moss has boarded another TV series based on a woman-penned book. Variety reports that the “Handmaid’s Tale” star will topline and exec produce “Shining Girls,”...
Kamilah Forbes to Direct HBO Special Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me”
Having already made its way to the stage, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ seminal memoir “Between the World and Me” is coming to the small screen. HBO has announced a special based on the book...
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria Team Up for “Chicano,” a Family Drama in the Works at ABC
Natalie Chaidez and Eva Longoria are joining forces for a multi-generational story about a Mexican-American family. Deadline reports that “Chicano” is in development at ABC. Penned by...
Bridget Everett Lands Series Order from HBO for “Somebody Somewhere”
Bridget Everett is getting her own HBO show. The premium cable network has ordered “Somebody Somewhere,” a comedy inspired by the comedian and singer’s life, to series. A press...
Sarah Treem Adapting Curtis Sittenfeld’s Hillary Clinton Novel “Rodham” for Hulu
Hulu viewers may soon get to explore a world in which Hillary Rodham never married Bill Clinton. “The Affair” co-creator Sarah Treem is writing and executive producing a drama series...
Bruna Papandrea Developing Christina Baker Kline’s “The Exiles” as TV Series
Christina Baker Kline is the latest author whose work will be adapted by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. The production company has optioned the rights to Kline’s eighth novel, “The...
Ava DuVernay Branching Out into Unscripted TV with NBC’s “Home Sweet Home”
Ava DuVernay has created narrative TV shows that delve into family (“Queen Sugar”), romance (“Cherish the Day”), and real-life tragedy (“When They See Us”) —...
Josephine Baker Series in Development at Studiocanal
A show about Jazz Age icon and civil rights activist Josephine Baker could soon be dancing its way to the screen. Studiocanal, CPB Films, and Leyland Films are developing “a high-end...
“Hanna” Renewed for Season 3 by Amazon
“Hanna” has been renewed for a third season less than two weeks after the launch of Season 2. Amazon wasted no time in picking up the assassin thriller. “Like other streaming...
Lucy Liu to Topline and Produce ABC Comedy Pilot from Shana Goldberg-Meehan
Lucy Liu has lined up another TV project. She’ll star as a career woman entering uncharted territory — motherhood — in a multi-camera ABC comedy pilot from Shana Goldberg-Meehan...
Mira Nair Directing Amazon Series Based on “Jungle Prince of Delhi” NYT Exposé
With projects such as “Queen of Katwe,” “The Namesake,” and “Monsoon Wedding,” Mira Nair has told the stories of many families. For her next endeavor, she’ll...
Lena Horne Limited Series from Jenny Lumet in Development at Showtime
Jenny Lumet is paying tribute to a trailblazer — and family member — with her latest project. The “Star Trek: Discovery” scribe has a limited series about actress, singer,...
Javicia Leslie Named as New Lead of The CW’s “Batwoman”
Javicia Leslie is heading to Gotham City. The “God Friended Me” actress has been named as the new lead of “Batwoman” following Ruby Rose’s exit from the CW series. A...
Elisabeth Moss Will Play a Killer in True Crime Limited Series “Candy”
Elisabeth Moss will follow-up her portrayal of a horror icon in “Shirley” with another character based on a real person. Variety reports that the Emmy winner is set to topline...
“Stargirl” Gets Season 2 Renewal, Will Move to The CW
“Stargirl” is getting a second season — and a new home. According to Variety, the story of Courtney Whitmore, aka Stargirl, will move to The CW from the streamer DC Universe (DCU)...
“Dead to Me” Renewed for Third and Final Season
Jen and Judy have unfinished business to attend to. The pair will reunite in the third and final season of “Dead to Me.” Netflix just announced the dark comedy’s renewal. Created by...
Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan Are Adapting “Fallout” for Amazon
“Fallout” is coming to the small screen. Deadline reports that “Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are adapting the post-apocalyptic role-playing video games for...
Gabrielle Union & Freida Pinto Developing TV Adaptation of Tanisha C. Ford’s “Dressed in Dreams”
Gabrielle Union and Freida Pinto are joining forces to bring Tanisha C. Ford’s memoir, “Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion,” to television....
“Never Have I Ever” Renewed for Season 2
“Never Have I Ever” is coming back for a second season on Netflix. The only thing surprising about the comedy’s renewal is that it took so long to be announced: Mindy Kaling’s...
Rights to Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” Snagged by HBO in Seven-Figure Deal
Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” has been out for less than a month, and already the bestseller has a TV adaptation on the way. As Deadline reports, “HBO won a wild...
Lena Waithe Gets a Season 2 Renewal for “Twenties”
“Twenties” took years to get on the air, but it hasn’t taken nearly so long to find a devoted following. Deadline reports that BET has renewed the critically acclaimed series, which...
Sally Rooney’s “Conversations with Friends” Is Coming to Hulu
Hulu’s got another Sally Rooney adaptation in the works. The streamer has given a straight-to-series order on “Conversations with Friends,” a half-hour drama based on Rooney’s...
“Nancy Wu Done It” Comedy About Asian American YA Novelist in the Works at Amazon
Kai Yu Wu and Jessica Henwick have a meta, inclusive take on a familiar story in the works at Amazon. The streamer scored rights to “Nancy Wu Done It Again,” “a new spin on...
“Betty” Renewed for Season 2 by HBO
HBO’s returning to the skatepark. “Betty,” a comedy about an all-female group of skateboarders, has been renewed for a second season by the premium cable network. Variety confirmed...
Debra Messing, Ali Wentworth, and Liz Tuccillo Team Up for Starz Political Comedy “East Wing”
After revisiting her star-making role in “Will & Grace” Debra Messing has boarded a new comedy series that’s taking her to the White House. The Emmy-winning actress will topline...
Jessica Chastain Developing Series Based on Alice Feeney Thriller “His & Hers”
Jessica Chastain continues to add to her packed slate. The actress’ production company, Freckle Films, along with producer Kristen Campo (“The Killing,” “The L Word: Generation Q”), and...
Keira Knightley to Star in Hulu’s “The Other Typist,” Ilene Chaiken Serving as Showrunner
Keira Knightley, last seen in Philippa Lowthorpe’s “Misbehaviour,” is making a leap to television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two-time Oscar nominee is set to star in and...
Gabrielle Union Options LGBTQ Memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue” for TV
Gabrielle Union is bringing George M. Johnson’s life story to the small screen. The “L.A.’s Finest” actress and exec producer’s I’ll Have Another Productions has...
Oprah Winfrey to Host Televised Town Hall Addressing America’s Systemic Racism
As demonstrations against racism and anti-Black police brutality continue in the U.S. and around the world, Oprah Winfrey is using her platform to inspire frank conversation, and hopefully inspire...
Penny Lane to Direct Quibi Docuseries “What We Keep,” Cynthia Erivo Exec Producing
Cynthia Erivo and Penny Lane are making their way to Quibi. According to a press release, the latter is directing “What We Keep,” a docuseries about people’s most prized...
“Surviving R. Kelly’s” dream hampton to Direct and EP Tulsa Race Massacre Docuseries
dream hampton, executive producer of the award-winning, change-making “Surviving R. Kelly,” is working on another docuseries unearthing a horrific injustice that has been long ignored....
Lisbeth Salander Is Back, “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Series in the Works at Amazon
Lisbeth Salander is coming to the small screen. Deadline reports Amazon is developing “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” a series centering around the the brilliant hacker and vigilante. A...
Celeste Ng’s “Everything I Never Told You” Is Coming to TV
The last episode of “Little Fires Everywhere” dropped on Hulu last month, and while showrunner Liz Tigelaar would “love” to do a second season, there are no official plans for...
Martyna Majok’s Play “Queens” Being Developed as HBO Drama
Martyna Majok is bringing one of her plays to HBO. The network has put a series adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning playwright’s “Queens” into development, Deadline reports. Majok...
TV Series in the Works Based on Ivy Pochoda’s “These Women”
“The Handmaid’s Tale” creator and showrunner is bringing another woman-penned novel to the small screen. Bruce Miller will develop and produce a series adaptation of “These...
“The Good Fight” Renewed for Fifth Season at CBS All Access
“The Good Fight” will continue. Deadline reports the “Good Wife” spinoff has been renewed for Season 5 at CBS All Access. Season 4, now dropping new episodes on Thursdays,...
Sofia Coppola Bringing Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country” to Apple
Sofia Coppola has lined up another costume drama — which also happens to be her first episodic television project. The “Beguiled” and “Marie Antoinette” filmmaker is...