Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has ordered its first animated series, “The Mound” from filmmaker Munirah Safiyah Jones. Jones is the creator of OWN’s NAACP Image Award-nominated animated short form series “Sincerely, Camille and the viral hit Junt Land.” “The Mound”, which is described as a dramedy by Jones, is set in the 1980s in the Orange Mound neighborhood of […]
Showtime has greenlit a pilot order for drama “Let The Right One In”, starring Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Mark, a husband and father who had the perfect life until it was turned upside down by a mysterious creature who bit his daughter (Eleanor) and then vanished into the night. The logline: Inspired by […]
The Syfy comedy “Resident Alien” ranked in the top-20 of total-viewer gains, attracting an additional 1.54 million viewers — more than doubling its live plus same day output (1.24 million). Among adults 18-49, an episode of the 36th season of MTV’s “The Challenge” was cable’s No. 1 show on Feb. 24 (fourth on TV overall), […]
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has greenlit “The Kings of Napa” from “Claws” showrunner Janine Sherman-Barrios. The proposed new drama focuses on the power struggle between the wealthy vineyard-owning King siblings in idyllic and picturesque Napa Valley, California. The logline: This aspirational African American family’s line of business has granted them the type of status that lands […]
FX has greenlit nine-episode limited series “Fleishman in Trouble” adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. The series promises to offer an “unsparing, modern take on life, love and commitment.” The logline: is centered on recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman, who dives into the brave new world of app-based dating […]
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the Walt Disney Company officially announced on Wednesday they reached a seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, beginning with the 2021-22 season. Included in the deal will be 25 regular-season games on ESPN or ABC, half of all First Round and Second Round games from the Stanley Cup […]
Ahead of the official NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, 22 conference champions will punch their tickets to the NCAA Division I Tournament. “Champ Week” on ESPN will include more than 370 hours of men’s college basketball programming, featuring full television coverage of the ACC Tournament, Big 12 Championship and SEC Tournament. SEC Network is set to […]
