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Annabel Oakes Will Write and Exec Produce HBO Max’s “Grease” Spinoff
“Transparent” alumna Annabel Oakes will offer a fresh spin on the “Summer Nights” of yore. She’s been tapped to write the pilot for “Grease: Rydell High,”...
Zoe Saldana and Claudia Forestieri Team Up for “The Gordita Chronicles” at HBO Max
Zoe Saldana and “Good Trouble” writer Claudia Forestieri are working on a family comedy for HBO Max. They’re collaborating on “The Gordita Chronicles,” a coming-of-age...
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig Team Up for HBO Max Feminist Comedy Pilot “Minx”
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig are set to celebrate the female gaze. HBO Max just handed out a pilot order to “Minx,” their comedy about a young feminist who launches a business in the...
Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s “On the Record” Lands at HBO Max Following Sundance Premiere
After much controversy, Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick’s “On the Record” has found a new home. The film made headlines weeks ahead of its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival when...
HBO Max Lands Rights to YA Novel About Korean-American K-Pop Hopeful, Nahnatchka Khan May Direct
Lyla Lee’s YA novel “I’ll Be the One” hasn’t hit shelves yet, but Hollywood seems certain that the story about an aspiring K-Pop star will strike a chord with readers...
Rosario Dawson Will Topline Ava DuVernay’s “DMZ” Adaptation at HBO Max
Rosario Dawson is joining another comic adaptation. The “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” and “Defenders” alumna is set to topline “DMZ,” an HBO Max pilot...
Quinta Brunson Workplace Comedy Lands Put Pilot Commitment at HBO Max
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” star Quinta Brunson may soon have her own HBO Max show. According to Deadline, WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service has given a put pilot commitment...
Projects from Mindy Kaling, Elizabeth Banks, & Issa Rae in the Works at HBO Max
The list of women-driven projects on HBO Max’s slate keeps getting longer. WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming platform has revealed that it has half-hour comedies from Mindy Kaling,...
Monica Lewinsky Will EP and Appear in HBO Max Doc “15 Minutes of Shame”
As an anti-bullying activist and creative voice in “American Crime Story’s” upcoming take on the Clinton impeachment, Monica Lewinsky has been systematically reclaiming her voice...
Mary Shelley-Inspired Series Gets Pilot Order from HBO Max
“Frankenstein’s” creator may be heading to HBO Max — and coming face to face with her most famous character. The upcoming service has ordered a pilot and an additional script...
Amy Schumer Pregnancy Doc Coming to HBO Max
Earlier this year Amy Schumer dropped her most recent stand-up special, Netflix’s “Growing.” While the title acknowledged her changing body, the comic was adamant that pregnancy...
Ava DuVernay’s “DMZ” Adaptation Gets Pilot Order at HBO Max
Ava DuVernay’s latest TV project will see her expanding her relationship with DC Comics. Already tapped to helm the feature adaptation of DC’s “The New Gods” for Warner Bros.,...
Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s “Americanah” Limited Series Heading to HBO Max
Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s much-anticipated TV adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah” has found a home. Variety confirms that forthcoming platform HBO Max has given...
Joan Cusack to Play Julia Child in HBO Max Series
Joan Cusack is following in Meryl Streep’s footsteps and mastering the art of French cooking. A drama based on the life of Julia Child is “near a pilot” at HBO Max with Cusack set...
HBO Max Slate Includes Projects from Meryl Streep, Lena Dunham and “Practical Magic” Prequel
HBO Max’s lineup is coming into focus. The upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service has ordered pilots for a half-hour dramedy from “Girls” alumna Lena Dunham and a “Practical...
Comedian Rose Matafeo Is Getting Her Own HBO Max/BBC Three Show
HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s forthcoming streaming service, has lined up yet another woman-driven project. According to a press release, it has commissioned “Starstruck,” from comedian Rose...
Adaptation of Jenny Lee’s “Anna K” Receives Put Pilot Commitment at HBO Max
A month or so after British producer Expectation announced its TV adaptation of “Anna Karenina,” Deadline confirms another iteration of Leo Tolstoy’s classic is headed for the small...
TV Adaptation of Madeline Miller’s “Circe” Ordered to Series at HBO Max
Circe will soon be casting a spell on television audiences. “Circe,” Madeline Miller’s bestseller about the famed Greek goddess and witch, is being adapted as an eight-episode drama...
Jessica Rothe Will Star in Sharon Horgan’s HBO Max Comedy “Delilah”
Sharon Horgan’s latest TV project, “Delilah,” will see “Happy Death Day” star Jessica Rothe playing a woman caught in the midst of some serious personal and familial...
Robin Thede Comedy Series “Disengagement” in Development at HBO
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” returns to HBO for its fourth season next month, but we have even more to look forward to from the sketch comedy’s creator, showrunner, executive...
Amy Aniobi Developing Vanessa Walters’ Upcoming Novel “The Nigerwife” as HBO Series
HBO mainstay Amy Aniobi has yet another project in the works at the cabler. The “Insecure” writer-producer-director, “Two Dope Queens” showrunner, and recent “Rap...
Nanfu Wang Docuseries “Mind Over Murder” to Debut on HBO
Nanfu Wang will follow up “In the Same Breath,” her Indie Spirit, IDA, and PGA Award-nominated investigation into government responses to COVID-19 in China and the United States, with...
Teaser Watch: Alicia Vikander Is a Disillusioned Movie Star in HBO’s “Irma Vep”
“I’m young. I’m a movie star. What matters is staying sane,” says Alicia Vikander in a new trailer for “Irma Vep.” Based on the 1996 French film of the same name...
“Somebody Somewhere” Renewed for Season 2 by HBO
“Somebody Somewhere” was a recent pick of the day here at Women and Hollywood, and it seems we’re not the only fans — HBO has just confirmed via press release that the show,...
Tessa Thompson Is Developing an Adaptation of “Luster” at HBO
Tessa Thompson is working on another book adaptation. The “Westworld” actress, whose production company, Viva Maude, has a first-look deal at the sci-fi Western’s home, HBO (as well...
Megan Mylan’s Doc Portrait of Syrian Families, “Simple as Water,” Acquired by HBO
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Megan Mylan has a new film on the way. HBO Documentary Films landed worldwide and streaming rights to “Simple as Water,” an exploration of the bonds...
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” Renewed for Season 3 at HBO
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” *clap clap* is getting another season *clap clap*. A press release has confirmed Robin Thede’s groundbreaking sketch series has been renewed for Season 3...
Trailer Watch: Hannah Olson’s HBO Doc Short Takes Us Aboard “The Last Cruise” Amidst COVID-19
A nightmare unfolds at sea in “The Last Cruise,” Hannah Olson’s short doc revisiting the early days of COVID-19 and the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship’s ill-fated journey from...
Trailer Watch: Tina Turner Talks Trauma, Faith, and Her Legacy in HBO Doc “Tina”
“I had an abusive life. There’s no other way to tell the story,” Tina Turner says in the new trailer for “Tina.” The rock superstar discusses her struggles and triumphs...
Tessa Thompson Lines Up Two Projects Under Her New Prod. Co.’s First-Look Deal with HBO
Tessa Thompson is well on her way to mogul-dom. The “Sylvie’s Love” actress has started her own production company, Viva Maude, which has already entered into a two-year first-look...
Patricia Vidal Delgado’s “La Leyenda Negra” Acquired by HBO
“La Leyenda Negra” is heading to HBO. A press release confirmed that the cabler acquired North American rights to Patricia Vidal Delgado’s story of a teen immigrant making her way...
Diana Peralta’s “De Lo Mio” Lands at HBO
HBO has landed exclusive broadcast and streaming rights to “De Lo Mio,” Diana Peralta’s award-winning feature debut. Deadline reports that the family drama is set to premiere in...
Lauren Iungerich to Write and Direct Miramax Comedy “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas”
“On My Block” co-creator and showrunner Lauren Iungerich is set to make her feature directorial debut. Miramax has acquired film rights to her screenplay “I Won’t Be Home For...
Trailer Watch: Kristi Jacobson’s “Solitary” Turns Critical Eye on Supermax Prisons
Most offenders remain in their cell 23 hours a day, seven days a week at Red Onion State Prison, a supermax prison built on an Appalachian mountaintop. An interviewee reveals this shocking fact in a...
Lena Dunham Exec-Producing ’60s Feminist Comedy Set in Magazine World for HBO
If you’ve read “Not That Kind of Girl,” Lena Dunham’s memoiristic essay collection, you know that the “Girls” creator used to be obsessed with Helen Gurley Brown, the editor-in-chief of...
HBO Launches Writing Fellowship To Find Diverse and Emerging Writers
If you’re an aspiring TV writer and a fan of HBO programming, today is your lucky day. HBO has announced the launch of the HBOAccess Writing Fellowship, which will offer emerging and diverse...
TV: 5 Reasons to Watch HBO’s Just Renewed Getting On
HBO finally showed the terrifically unsentimental hospital sitcom Getting On some tender, loving care last week by renewing it for a second season. The network had previously disserved its most...
NYWIFT Unveils Muse Awards Honorees: Danielle Brooks, Deborah Chow, & More
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) has revealed the honorees for the 43rd annual NYWIFT Muse Awards. Dedicated to “[celebrating] and [illuminating] women of outstanding vision and...
Charlotte Wells, Nikyatu Jusu, & Violet du Feng Among Sundance Institute’s 2023 Momentum Fellows
Sundance Institute has announced the participants selected for the 2023 Momentum Fellowship, a program “designed to support and provide coaching to mid-career artists with a focus on career...
2022 ReFrame Stamp Recipients Include “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “The Woman King,” & “Aftersun”
Twenty-nine of the 100 most popular films of 2022 meet ReFrame Stamp criteria for gender-balanced production. Awarded to features that “hire women or individuals of other underrepresented...
Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures Out of Sundance
You may not have been able to catch the world premiere of “Little Richard: I Am Everything” at Sundance last week, but it looks like we won’t have to wait too long to watch Lisa...
“Till’s” Danielle Deadwyler To Receive Breakthrough Performance Honor at Palm Springs Film Fest
“Till’s” Danielle Deadwyler is set to receive the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Her performance as civil rights...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi’s “Pelosi in the House” Offers Intimate Look at Nancy Pelosi’s Life in Politics
“Some people count sheep at night, I count votes,” Nancy Pelosi says in a new trailer for Alexandra Pelosi’s 14th HBO doc, “Pelosi in the House.” Filmed in cinema vérité style over...
December 2022 Television Preview
Temperatures are dropping — there’s no better time to tune in and find your next TV addiction. Premiering December 1 on ALLBLK is “Wicked City,” the story of five witches who turn...
Self and Society: Crowdfunding Picks
There are countless ways identity can shape a person, with countless factors that shape that identity. This month’s crowdfunding projects, whether narrative fiction or documentary, explore the...
Trailer Watch: “Love, Lizzo” Charts of Meteoric Rise of the Grammy-Winning Artist
It’s bad bitch o’clock: the trailer for HBO’s “Love, Lizzo” has dropped. The doc offers insight into the life, career, and work ethic of the inimitable singer-rapper as never seen...
November 2022 Television Preview
If you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to spooky season, you may find solace in the fact that “Wednesday” is launching on Netflix this month (November 23). Jenna Ortega is...
November 2022 Film Preview
Awards contenders are making their way to multiplexes this month. Jennifer Lawrence is eyeing a fifth Oscar nomination for “Causeway” (November 4), Lila Neugebauer’s drama about a...
Trailer Watch: “The Sex Lives of College Girls” Season 2 Teases a “Striptacular”
Welcome back to the world of Essex College. A new trailer has dropped for the second season of “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” and the campus is heating up thanks to a climate change...
“Boxed In” Report: Streamers Hire More Women Behind the Scenes than Broadcast, WOC Characters Remain Underrepresented
Now in its 25th year, the latest “Boxed In” report reveals that streaming platforms have yet again eclipsed their broadcast TV competition with the representation of women on television. The...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Lila Neugebauer – “Causeway”
Lila Neugebauer is a theater, film, and television director from New York City. Her stage work includes the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” starring...