Warner Bros. Television has acquired the rights to “The Forbidden Game” trilogy of teen-themed horror novels by LJ Smith (“The Hunter,” “The Chase” and “The Kill”) for Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions to adapt as TV drama. The proposed series will be executive produced by Berlanti Productions’ Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden. Search is underway […]
Ruby Rose, the star of the CW’s “Batwoman,” has decided to leave the television series ahead of its already announced second seaso The exact reason she is leaving remains unclear. But the show will go on: Warner Bros., the studio behind “Batwoman,” and the CW have both committed to creating a second season with a […]
Just two episodes in and Fox has greenlit scripted drama “Prodigal Son” for the full current TV season with an order for nine additional episodes. That takes the first season order of “Prodigal Son” to 22 hours. The series centers on Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne, “The Walking Dead”), a psychologist who has a gift […]
NBC has placed a put pilot order for hour-long drama “TriBeCa,” based on the Korean original series “Sky Castle” from “Supergirl” executive producers/showrunners Jessica Queller” and Robert Rovner and “Supergirl” producers Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. TV. A put pilot commitment means that the network has agreed to air the pilot, but does not guarantee the project will go […]
Netflix has given a series order to “The Girls on the Bus,” a drama from “Legacies” creator/executive producer Julie Plec, Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. Television (where Plec and Berlanti are under overall deals). The project is inspired by “The Girls on the Bus” chapter of Amy Chozick’s best-selling book “Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns and […]
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Fox has given a pilot commitment to “Kung Fu,” which if it moves forward will be the second revival of the classic 1970s drama starring David Carradine. The first revival, “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,” was telecast in first-run syndication from 1993 to 1997. This proposed version, set in present day, focuses on a young Chinese-American […]
The CW is planning to expand its DC Comics world presence with “Batwoman” from Greg Berlanti’s Warner Bros. based Berlanti Productions. “Batwoman” revolves around Kate Kane, who, armed with a passion for social justice and flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter […]
Lifetime has given a straight-to-series order to a psychological drama from Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble called “You.” Based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of the same name, “You” is a 21st century love story that asks, “What would you do for love?” The logline: When a brilliant bookstore manager crosses paths with an aspiring […]
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The home of “Supergirl,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” is eying another Greg Berlanti-produced superhero drama, “Black Lightning,” for next season. The proposed series follows Jefferson Pierce, who hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by […]
