Netflix has greenlit dark comedy “Dead To Me” for a season, which follows a dynamic female friendship (Christina Applegate as Jen and Linda Cardinellini as Judy) that dives into the painfully unfiltered, weirdly funny waters of grief, loss and forgiveness. The show follows Jen, a sardonic widow determined to solve her husband’s recent hit-and-run murder, […]
Hulu has given a straight to series order on “Normal People,” a 12-episode, half-hour drama, adapted from Sally Rooney’s NY Times best-selling novel from Element Pictures, in association with BBC Three. The logline: “Normal People” tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell from the end of their school days in small-town west of Ireland […]
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Amazon Studios has picked up to series young adult drama pilot “The Wilds” from writer-executive producer Sarah Streicher (“Daredevil”) and ABC Signature Studios. Described as “part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party,” the series follows a group of teenage girls from very different backgrounds who survive a plane crash and are stranded on a deserted island. “The Wilds” is […]
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Netflix will stream a new original Middle Eastern drama called “Paranormal,” based on “Paranormal” best selling books in the Arab world by late author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. Set in the 1960s, the series depicts the adventures of “Paranormal” leading character Dr. Refaat Ismail, a single hematologist who finds himself faced with a series of supernatural […]
Hulu has ordered eight episodes of “Untitled Mary Laws Project” (working title), an anthology series based on “North American Lake Monsters,” a collection of stories by Nathan Ballingrud, to series. The logline: Through encounters with Gothic beasts, including fallen angels and werewolves, broken people are driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing […]
Netflix has greenlit “The Magic Order,” which is based on the original story (and comic book series) by Mark Millar. The series tells the tale of families of magicians sworn to protect our world must battle an enemy who’s picking them off one by one. The logline: By day they live among us as our neighbors, […]
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Netflix has ordered comedy “Black Excellence,” their first series project with Kenya Barris with Barris and Rashida Jones set to star. The logline: Inspired by Barris’ irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, “Black Excellence” looks to pull the curtain back and reboot the “family sitcom” in a way we’ve […]
