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Weekly Update for August 16: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Written by Holly Gent, Richard Linklater, and Vince Palmo Based on the beloved novel by Maria Semple, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”...
Bridget Carpenter’s Western Period Drama Gets Script Commitment at Fox
Esteemed television writer and exec producer Bridget Carpenter’s next project will take viewers to the Old West. Deadline reports that Fox Entertainment has offered her a script commitment plus...
Margaret Nagle Will Write Cathy Schulman and TriStar TV’s “Alpha Girls” Adaptation
In summer 2017 producer Cathy Schulman and her Welle Entertainment company acquired the rights to Julian Guthrie’s “Alpha Girls,” a nonfiction book about the overlooked female pioneers of...
Crystal Moselle & Lesley Arfin’s “Skate Kitchen”-Inspired Comedy Receives Series Order at HBO
An all-girl skateboarding crew is coming to HBO. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the network ordered Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin’s “Betty,” inspired by the former’s 2018...
Debra J. Fisher and Sarah Lampert Team Up for Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia”
Netflix continues to dominate with its original content production. The streaming giant has added “Ginny & Georgia,” a mother-daughter drama showrun by Debra J. Fisher and written by...
Teaser Watch: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston Take On the News in “The Morning Show”
People “want to trust that the person telling them the truth about the world is an honest person.” At least, that’s what Reese Witherspoon’s “Morning Show”...
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...
Weekly Update for August 9: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Kitchen – Written and Directed by Andrea Berloff “The Kitchen” stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”), Tiffany...
Ballet Drama “Tiny Pretty Things” Ordered at Netflix
Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of “Tiny Pretty Things,” based on the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Deadline reports. The drama series’ cast has been confirmed and...
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...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 8
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and money. One...
FX Reports Encouraging Writing and Directing Stats at TCA
According to Chairman John Landgraf, the writers of FX’s 2019-2020 season are 25 percent white women, 20 percent women of color, and 16 percent men of color, while the directors are 28 percent...
Anthology Series About Women of the Civil Rights Movement Being Developed at ABC
The women of the civil rights movement will take center stage in a new ABC anthology series. Written by Marissa Jo Cerar (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), the project, tentatively titled...
Anna Paquin’s Dark Comedy “Flack” Gets Season 2 Renewal
Pop TV and UKTV announced that “Flack” will be returning for Season 2, Deadline reports. Set in London’s cutthroat PR world, the dark comedy stars and is executive produced by Anna...
Trailer Watch: “Katy Keene” & Her Friends Pursue Their Dreams in The CW’s “Riverdale” Spinoff
“I feel like I’m ready to be Lacy’s newest personal shopper,” Katy Keene (Lucy Hale) announces in the trailer for her eponymous CW show, a spinoff of hit...
“Fleabag” Dominates TCA Awards
You know that feeling when you’re the only show to take home multiple prizes at the annual TCA Awards? Phoebe Waller-Bridge sure does. Her beloved dark comedy, “Fleabag,” was the...
Weekly Update for August 2: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Nightingale – Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent “The Nightingale” is Jennifer Kent’s follow-up to her 2014 horror hit “The Babadook.”...
Jenny Lumet Will Co-Showrun CBS All Access’ “The Man Who Fell to Earth” Adaptation
“Rachel Getting Married” writer Jenny Lumet is re-teaming with her “Star Trek: Discovery” collaborator Alex Kurtzman for a new CBS All Access sci-fi show. According to The...
“Pretty” Comedy from Kaley Cuoco, Lindsey Kraft, and Santina Muha in Dev at CBS
An inclusive new comedy series from Kaley Cuoco’s Yes, Norman Productions is in the works at CBS. Starring Santina Muha (“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot”) and...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for August 1
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and money. The...
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...
“Trinkets” Returning for Season 2, Hires Sarah Goldfinger as Showrunner
Netflix will return to Shoplifters Anonymous next year. The streamer has announced that “Trinkets,” the YA series about three very different young women who bond at a kleptomania group,...
Weekly Update for July 26: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Share – Written and Directed by Pippa Bianco (Premieres July 27 on HBO) “Share,” written and directed by Pippa Bianco, feels in some ways like a horror...
Lisa Taddeo Bringing Her Bestseller “Three Women” to Showtime
Lisa Taddeo’s No. 1 New York Times bestseller “Three Women” is coming to the small screen. In a competitive bidding war for the highly esteemed nonfiction book, Showtime landed the...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” Renewed for Season 4 at Hulu
The horrors of Gilead will continue. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” reportedly “the most watched show, original or acquired,” on Hulu, is getting a fourth season, Variety...
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...
Naima Ramos-Chapman Directing Lena Waithe Pilot “How To Make Love To A Black Woman”
“Random Acts of Flyness” writer-director Naima Ramos-Chapman will helm Lena Waithe and Cathy Kisakye’s Showtime pilot “How To Make Love To A Black Woman (Who May Be Working...
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” Docuseries & “Surviving R. Kelly” Follow-Up in Dev at Lifetime
Lifetime’s groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” provided survivors of the singer’s sexual abuse a prominent platform in which to share their stories...
Marvel Drops New Details About “Black Widow,” Chloé Zhao’s “The Eternals,” & More at SDCC
Are you a fan of Marvel movies but wish they included more women, on-screen and off? Well, good news has come out of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Marvel Studios prez Kevin Feige revealed new details...
Weekly Update for July 19: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Varda by Agnès (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Agnès Varda (Opens in the UK) Whether in front of the camera or behind it, Agnès Varda was a visual...
Tina Fey Comedy Lands Series Order from NBC
Tina Fey is getting back into business with the Peacock. The “30 Rock” creator and star just received a straight to series, 13-episode order from NBC for her latest project, a comedy with...
Denise Di Novi & Nina Tassler Developing Showtime Series Based on Joyce Carol Oates Novel
The next project from Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler’s PatMa will be a Showtime series adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel “A Book of American Martyrs.” Per The...
Weekly Update for July 12: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Farewell – Written and Directed by Lulu Wang “The Farewell” solidifies Awkwafina as a multi-faceted actress. The “Crazy Rich Asians”...
Sarah Adina Smith Signs First-Look Deal with Amazon Studios
“Hanna” was just the beginning of Sarah Adina Smith’s career at Amazon. According to Deadline, she’s inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, Smith, who...
Trailer Watch: McKenna Is Forced to Play Another Game in “Light as a Feather” Season 2
“I already have a past — I’m more concerned about what comes next,” says McKenna (Liana Liberato, “To the Bone”) in a new trailer for “Light as a...
Amy Poehler-Tracy Oliver Comedy Receives Straight-to-Series Order from Amazon
The director of “Wine Country” and the writer of “Girls Trip” are teaming up for a female-led comedy. Amy Poehler and Tracy Oliver’s untitled project about four black...
Weekly Update for July 5: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING My Days of Mercy – Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer (Also Available on VOD) Two sisters, Lucy and Martha, regularly protest capital punishment at state executions. Lucy...
Kaley Cuoco Signs Overall Deal with Warner Bros. TV and Lines Up New Series
Kaley Cuoco is flying high. The “Big Bang Theory” alumna just signed an “expansive new agreement” at Warner Bros. TV which includes a series pickup of “The Flight...
Teaser Watch: Kathryn Hahn Is Done With Being a “Good Girl” on HBO’s “Mrs. Fletcher”
“Ever since my son went away, I’m having these crazy fantasies,” Kathryn Hahn confesses in a new teaser for “Mrs. Fletcher.” The HBO coming-of-age comedy series sees Eve...
Weekly Update for June 28: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Ophelia – Directed by Claire McCarthy; Written by Semi Chellas (Available on VOD July 2) Something is rotten in medieval-era Denmark, where political intrigue swirls...
“One Day at a Time” Saved by Pop TV
What Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away — and Pop TV saveth, apparently. More than three months after its cancellation by Netflix, “One Day at a Time” has been picked up by Pop TV,...
Trailer Watch: Everyone’s Struggling to Move On in “Orange Is the New Black’s” Final Season
The previous season of “Orange Is the New Black” left off with several characters on the brink of major change. Piper (Taylor Schilling) and Sophia (Laverne Cox) were released from...
Writer to Watch: Grace Nkenge Edwards of “Insecure” and MTV’s New “Daria” Spinoff
Grace Nkenge Edwards has a long-standing love of comedy. Born in Guyana, South America, and raised in Michigan, the “Insecure” writer received a BFA in Acting from the University of...
Weekly Update for June 21: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Endzeit – Ever After – Directed by Carolina Hellsgård; Written by Olivia Vieweg (Opens in NY; Opens in LA June 28) A zombie apocalypse provides the backdrop for...
Andrea Savage’s “I’m Sorry” Renewed for a Third Season
Andrea Savage is going to apologize for at least another year. “I’m Sorry,” the TruTV comedy she created, executive produces, and toplines, has been renewed for a third season set...
UK Channel ITV Will No Longer Commission Comedy Shows from All-Male Writing Teams
ITV head of comedy Saskia Schuster is working to correct the wide gender gap among her department’s scribes. BBC confirms the UK channel is banning comedy series penned by all-male writing...
Weekly Update for June 14: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING American Woman In a blue-collar town in Pennsylvania, a 32-year-old woman’s (Sienna Miller) teen daughter goes missing and she is left to raise her infant grandson alone....
Tracee Ellis Ross Will Lead and Exec Produce “Daria” Spinoff “Jodie”
One of “Daria’s” most beloved characters will return to TV. The Hollywood Reporter confirms MTV Studios is developing “Jodie,” an animated spinoff of iconic ’90s...
Sarah Phelps to Adapt Agatha Christie’s “The Pale Horse” for BBC and Amazon
Sarah Phelps is bringing her fifth Agatha Christie adaptation to the small screen. Variety confirms the award-winning screenwriter will pen a two-part series based on Christie’s “The Pale...
Sophia Lillis to Topline Netflix High School Drama “I Am Not Okay With This”
“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” star Sophia Lillis has a new case to crack — the mysterious superpowers growing inside her. The “Stranger Things” and...
Weekly Update for June 7: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Late Night – Directed by Nisha Ganatra; Written by Mindy Kaling (Opens in Select Theaters; Opens Wide June 14) “Late Night” is the movie I have been...