Jane Wiseman, who was previously VP of original series at Netflix, has joined Sister Entertainment Group as the head of U.S. television, according to Cindy Holland, global CEO of Sister Entertainment Group. Wiseman is based in Los Angeles and will lead the U.S. television business for Sister, specifically focused on development and production of premium scripted series.
“Jane is a multi-faceted executive with great passion and curiosity, combined with smart business and creative instincts. She’s a powerful advocate for artists and a generous collaborator, which makes her a great fit for our team at Sister,” said Holland. “I’m really looking forward to welcoming Jane to our team and working with her again.”
Wiseman and Holland previously worked together at Netflix, where Wiseman helped develop such notable series as “Dead to Me,” “Russian Doll,” “Grace and Frankie,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Master of None.” She was an...
“Jane is a multi-faceted executive with great passion and curiosity, combined with smart business and creative instincts. She’s a powerful advocate for artists and a generous collaborator, which makes her a great fit for our team at Sister,” said Holland. “I’m really looking forward to welcoming Jane to our team and working with her again.”
Wiseman and Holland previously worked together at Netflix, where Wiseman helped develop such notable series as “Dead to Me,” “Russian Doll,” “Grace and Frankie,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Master of None.” She was an...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Jane Wiseman is reuniting with former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland at Sister.
Wiseman, who departed as head of comedy at the streaming giant in 2020, will serve as head of U.S. television and report directly to Holland.
At Sister — which is led by CEO Holland, Cco Jane Featherstone and executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch — Wiseman will specifically focus on developing and producing premium scripted programming.
The hire marks a reunion for Wiseman and Holland, who both worked together for seven years at the streaming giant. Wiseman joined Netflix in 2013 as an early member of Holland’s content team and developed hits including Dead to Me, Russian Doll, Grace and Frankie, Master of None, Narcos, Ozark and Big Mouth, among others.
Since exiting Netflix, Wiseman has served as a consultant for a variety of streamers and most recently was at Amazon MGM Studios.
“Sister’s slate is ambitious, audacious and artist-forward,...
Wiseman, who departed as head of comedy at the streaming giant in 2020, will serve as head of U.S. television and report directly to Holland.
At Sister — which is led by CEO Holland, Cco Jane Featherstone and executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch — Wiseman will specifically focus on developing and producing premium scripted programming.
The hire marks a reunion for Wiseman and Holland, who both worked together for seven years at the streaming giant. Wiseman joined Netflix in 2013 as an early member of Holland’s content team and developed hits including Dead to Me, Russian Doll, Grace and Frankie, Master of None, Narcos, Ozark and Big Mouth, among others.
Since exiting Netflix, Wiseman has served as a consultant for a variety of streamers and most recently was at Amazon MGM Studios.
“Sister’s slate is ambitious, audacious and artist-forward,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An A-list cast including Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, and Bill Nighy will lend their voices to That Christmas, an animated feature from Netflix penned by Richard Curtis and directed by Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy).
That Christmas is an adaptation of the children’s book series written by Curtis. The pic also marks the directorial debut of animation vet Otto.
Cox voices Santa in the pic. Shaw is Ms. Trapper, Whittaker is Mrs. Williams, and Nighy is Bill, residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. The full synopsis reads: That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys. Also starring are Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown,...
That Christmas is an adaptation of the children’s book series written by Curtis. The pic also marks the directorial debut of animation vet Otto.
Cox voices Santa in the pic. Shaw is Ms. Trapper, Whittaker is Mrs. Williams, and Nighy is Bill, residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. The full synopsis reads: That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys. Also starring are Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Cox is set to voice Santa Claus in Netflix’s upcoming festive animated feature “That Christmas.”
Due later this year, the film marks the directorial debut of animation veteran Simon Otto and comes from Locksmith Animation (“Ron’s Gone Wrong”). “That Christmas” is adapted from the children’s book series by BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated writer and director Richard Curtis.
Alongside Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy have also joined the film as the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. Other voice stars include Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot and Rhys Darby.
‘That Christmas’
“Becoming an animator had been on my Christmas wish list ever since I was a child and watching animated movies was...
Due later this year, the film marks the directorial debut of animation veteran Simon Otto and comes from Locksmith Animation (“Ron’s Gone Wrong”). “That Christmas” is adapted from the children’s book series by BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated writer and director Richard Curtis.
Alongside Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy have also joined the film as the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. Other voice stars include Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot and Rhys Darby.
‘That Christmas’
“Becoming an animator had been on my Christmas wish list ever since I was a child and watching animated movies was...
- 3/20/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Gordon Ramsay‘s popular, pint-sized cooking competition series “MasterChef Junior” returns to Fox for its ninth season on Monday, March 4 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt). This season, the judging panel welcomes Tilly Ramsay, who will join her father, award-winning chef, host and executive producer Gordon Ramsay. Acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and Emmy winning TV host Daphne Oz also return as judges.
“MasterChef Junior” follows 12 young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 who compete in a series of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money. This season, exciting challenges include cooking for the Harlem Globetrotters, a magical experience at the legendary Magic Castle in Los Angeles, cooking with seaweed and more! See the cast photos above.
See ‘MasterChef Junior’ winners: All seasons
Last year, Liya Chu, a 10-year old from Scarsdale, New York defeated 11-year-old Grayson Price from Austin,...
“MasterChef Junior” follows 12 young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 who compete in a series of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money. This season, exciting challenges include cooking for the Harlem Globetrotters, a magical experience at the legendary Magic Castle in Los Angeles, cooking with seaweed and more! See the cast photos above.
See ‘MasterChef Junior’ winners: All seasons
Last year, Liya Chu, a 10-year old from Scarsdale, New York defeated 11-year-old Grayson Price from Austin,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Keshet International (“Trust No One”) and France’s Satisfaction Group have signed a multi-territory deal to form a creative alliance in the non-scripted formats space.
Under the pact, both Satisfaction and Keshet International (Ki) will be co-creating IP, as well as teaming up to develop and produce new and existing non-scripted formats through their production labels and hubs in France, Germany, Israel, the U.K. and the U.S.
In practical terms, Ki and Satisfaction will each have a first-look option on all existing and new non-scripted formats from the deal in each of their local territories, including Tresor in Germany, and Keshet 12 in Israel.
The two banners will also share local knowledge and expertise in key markets to secure new commissions. They will leverage their own established talent and IP across top markets, including in the U.S. and the U.K. where both Keshet and Satisfaction have made headway recently.
Under the pact, both Satisfaction and Keshet International (Ki) will be co-creating IP, as well as teaming up to develop and produce new and existing non-scripted formats through their production labels and hubs in France, Germany, Israel, the U.K. and the U.S.
In practical terms, Ki and Satisfaction will each have a first-look option on all existing and new non-scripted formats from the deal in each of their local territories, including Tresor in Germany, and Keshet 12 in Israel.
The two banners will also share local knowledge and expertise in key markets to secure new commissions. They will leverage their own established talent and IP across top markets, including in the U.S. and the U.K. where both Keshet and Satisfaction have made headway recently.
- 1/16/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Meera Syal, Alison Hammond and the BBC’s Black Ops creator Gbemisola Ikumelo scooped awards at this afternoon’s Women in Film & TV Awards 2023.
Syal was handed a lifetime achievement award a few months after being given the same by BAFTA in what is turning out to be quite the year for the Goodness Gracious Me star, as she joined past winners including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackson. Syal, who was presented the trophy by Lenny Henry, said she was honored “to be celebrating this with so many inspirational, talented women that I have the privilege to share an industry with.”
Hammond won best presenter for her work on ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off at the London awards. Ikumelo, meanwhile, one of the UK’s buzziest up-and-coming creatives, was given the performance gong for her leading role in the BBC’s Black Ops,...
Syal was handed a lifetime achievement award a few months after being given the same by BAFTA in what is turning out to be quite the year for the Goodness Gracious Me star, as she joined past winners including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackson. Syal, who was presented the trophy by Lenny Henry, said she was honored “to be celebrating this with so many inspirational, talented women that I have the privilege to share an industry with.”
Hammond won best presenter for her work on ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off at the London awards. Ikumelo, meanwhile, one of the UK’s buzziest up-and-coming creatives, was given the performance gong for her leading role in the BBC’s Black Ops,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
After expanding into the U.K., the U.S. and the Netherlands, Paris-based leading unscripted production banner Satisfaction is set to gain ground in Spanish-speaking markets. Satisfaction founder Arthur Essebag, who is also an entrepreneur and famed TV host, has teamed up with Daniel Domenjo, a well-established Spanish producer and host, to create Satisfaction Iberia.
The new company will be developing, adapting and producing mainly unscripted content for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American markets, and will aim to work with a broad range of international partners.
Domenjo, who previously ran Mediacrest and spearheaded the production of many hit formats in Spain, has been appointed CEO of Satisfaction Iberia. Under his leadership, Mediacrest delivered 15 seasons of “The Chase,” primetime shows like “Mapi”, “The Floor,” “Crónicas del Zoo” and “La Solución,” as well as the series “Asuntos Internos,” which is currently in production.
Earlier this year, Satisfaction ventured into English-language markets with...
The new company will be developing, adapting and producing mainly unscripted content for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American markets, and will aim to work with a broad range of international partners.
Domenjo, who previously ran Mediacrest and spearheaded the production of many hit formats in Spain, has been appointed CEO of Satisfaction Iberia. Under his leadership, Mediacrest delivered 15 seasons of “The Chase,” primetime shows like “Mapi”, “The Floor,” “Crónicas del Zoo” and “La Solución,” as well as the series “Asuntos Internos,” which is currently in production.
Earlier this year, Satisfaction ventured into English-language markets with...
- 11/22/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s former vp original content Cindy Holland says the cancellation of The Oa was a harbinger of a “broken business model.”
Holland, who worked at the streamer for nearly two decades and oversaw its move into in-house content production, shared her thoughts on how the industry has been disrupted over the last decade while speaking to The New York Times for a story about The Oa creators’ new series at FX, Murder at the End of the World.
Holland had praise for creative duo Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, whose two-season Netflix show ceneterd on the inexplicable reappearance of a blind woman, Prairie Johnson (Marling), after she went missing seven years earlier and has now returned in her late 20s with her sight. The show was canceled in 2019, garnering a passionate fan response to save the show, including one fan who went on a hunger strike.
“It had scope and ambition and was,...
Holland, who worked at the streamer for nearly two decades and oversaw its move into in-house content production, shared her thoughts on how the industry has been disrupted over the last decade while speaking to The New York Times for a story about The Oa creators’ new series at FX, Murder at the End of the World.
Holland had praise for creative duo Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, whose two-season Netflix show ceneterd on the inexplicable reappearance of a blind woman, Prairie Johnson (Marling), after she went missing seven years earlier and has now returned in her late 20s with her sight. The show was canceled in 2019, garnering a passionate fan response to save the show, including one fan who went on a hunger strike.
“It had scope and ambition and was,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dorothy Street Pictures, the production company behind documentaries including “Pamela, a Love Story” and “Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story,” have tapped Lily Kaplan as their new head of development.
Kaplan joins the company’s New York office from Imagine Documentaries, where she will lead Dorothy Street’s transatlantic operation with a focus on growing their portfolio of high-end documentary films and series.
At Imagine, Kaplan worked on docs including “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” for Netflix, “Judy Blume Forever” for Amazon Prime Video, “Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming With Dave Letterman” for Disney+ and “The Super Models” for Apple TV+.
Lily Kaplan (courtesy of Dorothy Street Pictures)
Dorothy Street was launched by Julia Nottingham in 2018. It is backed by Sister, the company founded by Jane Featherstone, Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
“I am thrilled to join Julia and the team at Dorothy Street to help build out the premium documentaries slate,...
Kaplan joins the company’s New York office from Imagine Documentaries, where she will lead Dorothy Street’s transatlantic operation with a focus on growing their portfolio of high-end documentary films and series.
At Imagine, Kaplan worked on docs including “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” for Netflix, “Judy Blume Forever” for Amazon Prime Video, “Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming With Dave Letterman” for Disney+ and “The Super Models” for Apple TV+.
Lily Kaplan (courtesy of Dorothy Street Pictures)
Dorothy Street was launched by Julia Nottingham in 2018. It is backed by Sister, the company founded by Jane Featherstone, Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
“I am thrilled to join Julia and the team at Dorothy Street to help build out the premium documentaries slate,...
- 11/7/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The crime thriller sees Knightley star as a spy whose lover is mysteriously killed
Sister and Noisy Bear have started shooting crime thriller series Black Doves starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw in the UK for Netflix.
Knightley, who also has a producer credit, stars as a spy and wife to a politician whose secret lover is mysteriously killed. Sarah Lancashire co-stars with Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, Andrew Koji, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton and recent alumnus of Screen Rising Star Ireland, Ella Lily Hyland.
Screen understands the cast are all contracted under Equity, the UK actors’ union.
Black Doves has...
Sister and Noisy Bear have started shooting crime thriller series Black Doves starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw in the UK for Netflix.
Knightley, who also has a producer credit, stars as a spy and wife to a politician whose secret lover is mysteriously killed. Sarah Lancashire co-stars with Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, Andrew Koji, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton and recent alumnus of Screen Rising Star Ireland, Ella Lily Hyland.
Screen understands the cast are all contracted under Equity, the UK actors’ union.
Black Doves has...
- 10/26/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
In Cindy Holland’s first executive hire since she joined Sister as Global CEO in July, the former Netflix head of original content has brought in another former exec at the streamer, Efrain Miron.
In a newly created role as President, Strategy and Business Affairs, Miron will work closely with Holland and Sister co-Founders Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone on the company’s growth strategy, including the production and distribution of films and series, as well as global investments and partnerships. Miron’s focus will be on the US studio and portfolio companies, working alongside Dan Isaacs who is the company’s top UK-based business executive.
Miron was one of the first members of Netflix’s original programming team led by Holland. He spent nine years at the streamer, most recently as VP, Business & Legal Affairs, leaving several months after Holland’s September 2020 exit. During his time at Netflix, Miron...
In a newly created role as President, Strategy and Business Affairs, Miron will work closely with Holland and Sister co-Founders Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone on the company’s growth strategy, including the production and distribution of films and series, as well as global investments and partnerships. Miron’s focus will be on the US studio and portfolio companies, working alongside Dan Isaacs who is the company’s top UK-based business executive.
Miron was one of the first members of Netflix’s original programming team led by Holland. He spent nine years at the streamer, most recently as VP, Business & Legal Affairs, leaving several months after Holland’s September 2020 exit. During his time at Netflix, Miron...
- 10/17/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Daphne Oz, Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sánchez judge ‘Masterchef Junior’ season 9 (Photo Credit: Fox)
Fox has officially renewed Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef Junior for a ninth season. Season eight was the network’s highest-rated primetime series on Thursday nights, drawing in nearly three million viewers.
Gordon Ramsay, chef Aarón Sánchez, and author/wellness advocate Daphne Oz have confirmed they will return as judges. Plus, the new season will feature Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly joining the panel as a judge.
“Blending fun, fast-paced competition with Gordon’s undeniable soft spot for kids, MasterChef Junior returns with a terrific new crop of young chefs ready to thrive under his invaluable mentorship,” stated Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “And new this season, Gordon’s talented daughter, Tilly, joins him on the judging panel alongside the amazing Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz. Everyone at Fox and our terrific partners at...
Fox has officially renewed Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef Junior for a ninth season. Season eight was the network’s highest-rated primetime series on Thursday nights, drawing in nearly three million viewers.
Gordon Ramsay, chef Aarón Sánchez, and author/wellness advocate Daphne Oz have confirmed they will return as judges. Plus, the new season will feature Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly joining the panel as a judge.
“Blending fun, fast-paced competition with Gordon’s undeniable soft spot for kids, MasterChef Junior returns with a terrific new crop of young chefs ready to thrive under his invaluable mentorship,” stated Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “And new this season, Gordon’s talented daughter, Tilly, joins him on the judging panel alongside the amazing Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz. Everyone at Fox and our terrific partners at...
- 10/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“MasterChef Junior” has been renewed for a ninth season, Fox announced on Thursday. This time, with new judge Tilly Ramsay joining her father, Gordon Ramsay. The award-winning chef will continue to serve as host and executive producer.
Based on a format created by Franc Roddam, each season of the unscripted cooking competition follows a crop of young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 as they face off in a variety of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money. Chef Aarón Sánchez and author and wellness advocate Daphne Oz will also return as judges.
“Blending fun, fast-paced competition with Gordon’s undeniable soft spot for kids, ‘MasterChef Junior’ returns with a terrific new crop of young chefs ready to thrive under his invaluable mentorship,” said Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “And new this season, Gordon’s talented daughter,...
Based on a format created by Franc Roddam, each season of the unscripted cooking competition follows a crop of young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 as they face off in a variety of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money. Chef Aarón Sánchez and author and wellness advocate Daphne Oz will also return as judges.
“Blending fun, fast-paced competition with Gordon’s undeniable soft spot for kids, ‘MasterChef Junior’ returns with a terrific new crop of young chefs ready to thrive under his invaluable mentorship,” said Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “And new this season, Gordon’s talented daughter,...
- 10/12/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Fox continues to cook up competition amongst pint-sized chefs.
The network has officially renewed MasterChef Junior for a ninth season.
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly Ramsay joins her father as a judge on the show alongside returning judges Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz.
The show has often moved around the Fox schedule and season 8 premiered in March 2022.
MasterChef Junior follows young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 who compete in a series of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money.
Related: 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Gordon Ramsay also hosts. Tilly Ramsay has previously hosted BBC cooking show Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch; she was also a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef Australia.
The show is produced by Endemol Shine North America and Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato. Ramsay exec produces alongside Elisabeth Murdoch,...
The network has officially renewed MasterChef Junior for a ninth season.
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly Ramsay joins her father as a judge on the show alongside returning judges Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz.
The show has often moved around the Fox schedule and season 8 premiered in March 2022.
MasterChef Junior follows young home cooks between the ages of 8 and 13 who compete in a series of challenges to win the title of America’s next MasterChef Junior, taking home a trophy and $100,000 in prize money.
Related: 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Gordon Ramsay also hosts. Tilly Ramsay has previously hosted BBC cooking show Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch; she was also a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef Australia.
The show is produced by Endemol Shine North America and Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato. Ramsay exec produces alongside Elisabeth Murdoch,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most obvious bits of trivia regarding "Succession" is the fact that its characters are based on the Murdoch family. Rupert Murdoch, the elderly conservative billionaire who's been running News Corp (proud owner of Fox News) for decades, is clearly the inspiration behind Logan Roy. "Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong even said at the Edinburgh TV Festival this year that the "predecessor" to the show was "a script [I wrote] about Rupert Murdoch and his family -- the real people." And although the battle for succession amongst Murdoch's adult children hasn't been quite as dramatic as it's been for their HBO counterparts, there are plenty of other details the show has drawn from.
Shiv Roy was evidently inspired by Elisabeth Murdoch, a woman who apparently felt constantly overlooked by her family as a serious, capable business leader. Like Shiv, Elisabeth tried to branch out from the family and start her own independent company,...
Shiv Roy was evidently inspired by Elisabeth Murdoch, a woman who apparently felt constantly overlooked by her family as a serious, capable business leader. Like Shiv, Elisabeth tried to branch out from the family and start her own independent company,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Parker Finn, the filmmaker behind horror hit Smile, has launched Bad Feeling, a film and television production company, with Jonathan Fass named as the banner’s head of development.
The company will be based at Paramount, the studio that released Smile and with whom Finn signed a first-look deal earlier this year.
Bad Feeling has a definitive mission statement as it enters the space of scary movies and beyond. The company plans to shepherd distinct, high-end genre fare for audiences craving bold, boundary-pushing experiences. The goal is to event-ize the unusual while bringing a bespoke, craft-centric approach to commercial genre storytelling.
Finn’s Smile grossed over $216 million worldwide and was the biggest horror hit of 2022. The movie was the first original horror title to hold the no. 1 position at the domestic box office for two weeks since 2016. Paramount and Finn are already working on a sequel, which has a release date of Oct.
The company will be based at Paramount, the studio that released Smile and with whom Finn signed a first-look deal earlier this year.
Bad Feeling has a definitive mission statement as it enters the space of scary movies and beyond. The company plans to shepherd distinct, high-end genre fare for audiences craving bold, boundary-pushing experiences. The goal is to event-ize the unusual while bringing a bespoke, craft-centric approach to commercial genre storytelling.
Finn’s Smile grossed over $216 million worldwide and was the biggest horror hit of 2022. The movie was the first original horror title to hold the no. 1 position at the domestic box office for two weeks since 2016. Paramount and Finn are already working on a sequel, which has a release date of Oct.
- 10/4/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“It’s the Alex Mahon show,” was how one seasoned British TV executive characterized the industry’s biennial gathering in Cambridge, chaired by the Channel 4 CEO.
The Royal Television Society conference’s line-up was such a draw that even Elisabeth Murdoch was in attendance the day before news broke of her father’s surprise retirement. The traditional turns from UK network leaders were elevated by CAA’s Bryan Lourd jetting in from Hollywood, while James Corden gave his first interview since quitting The Late Late Show.
In an auspicious bit of timing, Katherine Ryan was the after-dinner speaker. She declined to address the Russell Brand-shaped elephant in the room, but did manage to roast an audience member called Ian for looking like a golf fanatic. Unbeknownst to Ryan, he turned out to be Channel 4 chairman Ian Cheshire.
But it was Mahon who presided over it all. The Channel...
The Royal Television Society conference’s line-up was such a draw that even Elisabeth Murdoch was in attendance the day before news broke of her father’s surprise retirement. The traditional turns from UK network leaders were elevated by CAA’s Bryan Lourd jetting in from Hollywood, while James Corden gave his first interview since quitting The Late Late Show.
In an auspicious bit of timing, Katherine Ryan was the after-dinner speaker. She declined to address the Russell Brand-shaped elephant in the room, but did manage to roast an audience member called Ian for looking like a golf fanatic. Unbeknownst to Ryan, he turned out to be Channel 4 chairman Ian Cheshire.
But it was Mahon who presided over it all. The Channel...
- 9/22/2023
- by Jake Kanter and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Mipcom, the Cannes-set international TV showcase, will pay tribute to Arthur Essebag, the well-known French TV host and founder of Satisfaction Group. Essebag will receive the international format awards at a gala ceremony on Oct. 15.
Founded nearly 14 years ago, Satisfaction ranks as a leading purveyor of unscripted programs in its home market with over 1,000 hours of TV content which are produced through labels across 30 territories, including France, Germany, Spain and the U.K.
Satisfaction recently ventured into English-language markets with a stake in Yes Yes Media, the company founded by Richard Bacon alongside Elisabeth Murdoch’s Sister Media. The outfit has also formed a joint venture with Fulwell 73, the U.K.-based production company behind “The Late Late Show With James Corden.”
The event will organize for the first time a summit dedicated to AI with Anshul Kapoor, head of media broadcasting solutions at Google, Benjamin Field, Deep Fusion Films’ executive producer,...
Founded nearly 14 years ago, Satisfaction ranks as a leading purveyor of unscripted programs in its home market with over 1,000 hours of TV content which are produced through labels across 30 territories, including France, Germany, Spain and the U.K.
Satisfaction recently ventured into English-language markets with a stake in Yes Yes Media, the company founded by Richard Bacon alongside Elisabeth Murdoch’s Sister Media. The outfit has also formed a joint venture with Fulwell 73, the U.K.-based production company behind “The Late Late Show With James Corden.”
The event will organize for the first time a summit dedicated to AI with Anshul Kapoor, head of media broadcasting solutions at Google, Benjamin Field, Deep Fusion Films’ executive producer,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“MasterChef” has returned for Season 13 and we have all the details about the summer’s most-watched cooking show. The 12th season finale aired back in September 2022, when viewers saw Gordon Ramsay crown Dara Yu the youngest champ in “MasterChef” history. (See the winners list.) This season divided the contestants up by region, with the Top 20 comprised of five cheftestants from the Northeast, MidWest, West and South. Ultimately, there will still be just one winner of the $250,000 prize and MasterChef trophy.
Now You predict who you think will go home each week and which contestant will ultimately be named America’s MasterChef by playing our weekly game in the Gold Derby Predictions Center.
Here’s everything to know about “MasterChef” Season 13, including the premiere date, schedule and “United Tastes of America” cast. Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating when new information is revealed.
See Joe Bastianich (‘MasterChef: United Tastes...
Now You predict who you think will go home each week and which contestant will ultimately be named America’s MasterChef by playing our weekly game in the Gold Derby Predictions Center.
Here’s everything to know about “MasterChef” Season 13, including the premiere date, schedule and “United Tastes of America” cast. Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating when new information is revealed.
See Joe Bastianich (‘MasterChef: United Tastes...
- 9/3/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Fox, the iconic American television network, has confirmed the renewal of its acclaimed cooking competition series, “MasterChef,” for its highly anticipated 14th season. This announcement comes as the show is on the brink of reaching its remarkable milestone of 250 episodes. The show’s enduring popularity is attributed to the dynamic trio of judges, including the renowned chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay, esteemed chef Aarón Sánchez, and distinguished restaurateur Joe Bastianich.
“MasterChef” has established itself as a beloved staple of the Fox brand, showcasing its strength, uniqueness, and long-lasting appeal. The success of the ongoing season and the imminent celebration of the 250th episode showcase the series’ enduring popularity and impact. Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming at Fox Entertainment, expressed her pride in the show’s journey, stating, “Our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make MasterChef the massive success it is,...
“MasterChef” has established itself as a beloved staple of the Fox brand, showcasing its strength, uniqueness, and long-lasting appeal. The success of the ongoing season and the imminent celebration of the 250th episode showcase the series’ enduring popularity and impact. Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming at Fox Entertainment, expressed her pride in the show’s journey, stating, “Our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make MasterChef the massive success it is,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Morgan Hall
- TV Everyday
‘MasterChef’ Judge Aarón Sánchez, host/judge Gordon Ramsay and judge Joe Bastianich (Photo © 2019 Foxmedia LLC)
Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef culinary competition series has been renewed for a 14th season. Fox ordered up another season of the popular cooking show hours ahead of airing MasterChef‘s 250th episode.
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay is confirmed to return as host and judge. Chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich are also on board for the upcoming season.
Casting is now underway for season 14, with aspiring amateur cooks urged to visit www.masterchefcasting.com for all the details. Home cooks must be 18 or older to compete.
“MasterChef is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight’s 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show,” stated Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “Of course, our incredible partner,...
Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef culinary competition series has been renewed for a 14th season. Fox ordered up another season of the popular cooking show hours ahead of airing MasterChef‘s 250th episode.
Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay is confirmed to return as host and judge. Chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich are also on board for the upcoming season.
Casting is now underway for season 14, with aspiring amateur cooks urged to visit www.masterchefcasting.com for all the details. Home cooks must be 18 or older to compete.
“MasterChef is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight’s 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show,” stated Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “Of course, our incredible partner,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Gordon Ramsey's reign on Fox is not coming to a close in the near future.
Masterchef has scored a renewal for Season 14, TV Fanatic can confirm.
The news comes on the heels of the milestone 250th episode (sneak peek here!), airing tonight at 8/7c.
Award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will return as a host and judge alongside acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich.
Exciting, right?
"MasterChef is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight's 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show," said Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming of Fox Entertainment.
"Of course, our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make MasterChef the massive success it is and we are proud to renew it for its 14th season.
Masterchef has scored a renewal for Season 14, TV Fanatic can confirm.
The news comes on the heels of the milestone 250th episode (sneak peek here!), airing tonight at 8/7c.
Award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will return as a host and judge alongside acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich.
Exciting, right?
"MasterChef is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight's 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show," said Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming of Fox Entertainment.
"Of course, our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make MasterChef the massive success it is and we are proud to renew it for its 14th season.
- 8/9/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Fox has renewed its powerhouse cooking competition series “MasterChef” for a 14th season, ahead of reaching its landmark 250th episode tonight at 8/7c. According to a Fox press release, award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will return as a host and judge alongside acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich. Crowned the “Most Successful Cookery Television Format” by Guinness World Records, more than 60 adaptions have aired in 250+ countries.
“’MasterChef’ is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight’s 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show,” said Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “Of course, our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make ‘MasterChef’ the massive success it is and we are proud to renew it for its 14th season.
“’MasterChef’ is a beloved staple of the Fox brand. Its impressive performance this Summer and tonight’s 250th episode are a testament to the strength, distinction and longevity of this very special show,” said Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of Fox Entertainment. “Of course, our incredible partner, Gordon Ramsay, together with Aarón Sánchez, Joe Bastianich and Endemol Shine North America, continue to make ‘MasterChef’ the massive success it is and we are proud to renew it for its 14th season.
- 8/9/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Fox is cooking up more MasterChef.
The long-running series has been renewed for Season 14. It comes ahead of the show’s 250th episode.
Gordon Ramsay will return as host alongside chef Aarón Sánchez and restaurateur Joe Bastianich for the show, which is based on the BBC format.
The series’ 13th season is known as MasterChef: United Tastes of America and sees the trip judge a cook off from home cooks from four parts of the U.S. Judges have included Daphne Oz, Graham Elliot, Susan Feniger, Tiffany Derry, Andre Rush and Kelsey Murphy.
MasterChef is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato and is based on a format created by Franc Roddam. Elisabeth Murdoch, Danny Schrader, Jennifer Fazey, Gordon Ramsay, Pat Llewellyn, Ben Adler, Sharon Levy and DJ Nurre serve as executive producers.
The long-running series has been renewed for Season 14. It comes ahead of the show’s 250th episode.
Gordon Ramsay will return as host alongside chef Aarón Sánchez and restaurateur Joe Bastianich for the show, which is based on the BBC format.
The series’ 13th season is known as MasterChef: United Tastes of America and sees the trip judge a cook off from home cooks from four parts of the U.S. Judges have included Daphne Oz, Graham Elliot, Susan Feniger, Tiffany Derry, Andre Rush and Kelsey Murphy.
MasterChef is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato and is based on a format created by Franc Roddam. Elisabeth Murdoch, Danny Schrader, Jennifer Fazey, Gordon Ramsay, Pat Llewellyn, Ben Adler, Sharon Levy and DJ Nurre serve as executive producers.
- 8/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Film and TV adaptations of works by the likes of Evelyn Waugh and Langston Hughes could be incoming following a deal struck between Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa) and International Literary Properties (Ilp).
Fremantle and Sister-backed Awa will collaborate with Ilp on the slate of projects, with a view to developing some into film and TV adaptations and others into graphic novel reimaginings. The first project from the deal has been set and will be unveiled shortly.
Ilp holds the rights to numerous literary estates including that of Waugh, Hughes, Ann Rule and James M. Cain, and it has struck deals for projects such as Playground and Red Arrow Studios International’s Inspector Maigret adaptation. The company has a first-look deal in place with BBC Studios.
Awa, meanwhile, launched in 2018 and publishes graphic novels along with producing TV and film, such as the upcoming Chariot from Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski,...
Fremantle and Sister-backed Awa will collaborate with Ilp on the slate of projects, with a view to developing some into film and TV adaptations and others into graphic novel reimaginings. The first project from the deal has been set and will be unveiled shortly.
Ilp holds the rights to numerous literary estates including that of Waugh, Hughes, Ann Rule and James M. Cain, and it has struck deals for projects such as Playground and Red Arrow Studios International’s Inspector Maigret adaptation. The company has a first-look deal in place with BBC Studios.
Awa, meanwhile, launched in 2018 and publishes graphic novels along with producing TV and film, such as the upcoming Chariot from Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Cindy Holland has been named the CEO of Sister, the production company started by media mogul Elisabeth Murdoch and “Chernobyl” producer Jane Featherstone. The veteran executive oversaw Netflix’s move into producing its own in-house content until she left the streamer in 2020. At Sister, she will oversee the company’s strategic direction and production output.
“I am delighted to join Sister at this exciting stage. The future is bright for well-positioned independent companies, and I love to build and support successful teams,” said Holland. “For years I’ve admired Jane Featherstone, and I am passionate about the artist-forward ethos that Liz has fostered at the Sister entertainment group.”
Holland is effectively replacing Stacey Snider, the former Fox and Universal executive, who launched Sister with Holland and Featherstone. Snider will produce several Sister projects, including “We Should Be Dancing,” a biopic about the Bee Gees, and “My Ex-Friend’s Wedding.”
“Cindy has...
“I am delighted to join Sister at this exciting stage. The future is bright for well-positioned independent companies, and I love to build and support successful teams,” said Holland. “For years I’ve admired Jane Featherstone, and I am passionate about the artist-forward ethos that Liz has fostered at the Sister entertainment group.”
Holland is effectively replacing Stacey Snider, the former Fox and Universal executive, who launched Sister with Holland and Featherstone. Snider will produce several Sister projects, including “We Should Be Dancing,” a biopic about the Bee Gees, and “My Ex-Friend’s Wedding.”
“Cindy has...
- 7/14/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Former Netflix TV boss Cindy Holland has joined Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Sister as Global CEO.
Holland, who spent nearly two decades at Netflix, replaces Stacey Snider, who departed earlier this year.
Sister Co-Founder Murdoch called Holland a “transformational leader in the industry for many years” and said she is the “total package.”
During her Netflix tenure, including nine years as VP Original Content, Holland oversaw the likes of House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Bojack Horseman. She established the streamer’s original programing strategy, turning the DVD-by-mail company into an original series powerhouse. She left in 2020.
“Cindy is exactly the person to help take us to the next level, and I’m really looking forward to working together,” added Murdoch.
Sister launched several years ago and has gone from strength to strength, with Holland the UK-headquartered company’s biggest hire so far following the loss of Snider.
Holland, who spent nearly two decades at Netflix, replaces Stacey Snider, who departed earlier this year.
Sister Co-Founder Murdoch called Holland a “transformational leader in the industry for many years” and said she is the “total package.”
During her Netflix tenure, including nine years as VP Original Content, Holland oversaw the likes of House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Bojack Horseman. She established the streamer’s original programing strategy, turning the DVD-by-mail company into an original series powerhouse. She left in 2020.
“Cindy is exactly the person to help take us to the next level, and I’m really looking forward to working together,” added Murdoch.
Sister launched several years ago and has gone from strength to strength, with Holland the UK-headquartered company’s biggest hire so far following the loss of Snider.
- 7/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Three years after her surprising departure from Netflix, Cindy Holland has settled on her next act.
The venerable content executive will join Sister, the production company launched by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, as its new global CEO. She succeeds Snider, who announced her intention to step down earlier this year.
“I am delighted to join Sister at this exciting stage. The future is bright for well-positioned independent companies, and I love to build and support successful teams,” said Holland in a statement. “For years I’ve admired Jane Featherstone, and I am passionate about the artist-forward ethos that Liz has fostered at the Sister entertainment group. I’m excited to get to know the whole team, along with Carolyn Strauss, with whom I’ve wanted to work for a long time. I can’t wait to get started.”
In her new role Holland will “determine strategic direction...
The venerable content executive will join Sister, the production company launched by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, as its new global CEO. She succeeds Snider, who announced her intention to step down earlier this year.
“I am delighted to join Sister at this exciting stage. The future is bright for well-positioned independent companies, and I love to build and support successful teams,” said Holland in a statement. “For years I’ve admired Jane Featherstone, and I am passionate about the artist-forward ethos that Liz has fostered at the Sister entertainment group. I’m excited to get to know the whole team, along with Carolyn Strauss, with whom I’ve wanted to work for a long time. I can’t wait to get started.”
In her new role Holland will “determine strategic direction...
- 7/14/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Louis Theroux, the renowned British documentarian who has been a staple on U.K. TV and radio for more than two decades, is set to deliver the 2023 James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture, the flagship address of the Edinburgh TV Festival.
While he’s arguably best known in the U.S for his 2015 documentary feature My Scientology Feature (in which he’s seen in several comical altercations with church enforcers), Theroux has been a cult figure and beloved interviewer in the U.K. since the late 1990s for his BBC doc series including as Weird Weekends and When Louis Met…, shows that saw him cover off-beat human experiences as well as hard-hitting subject matters. In his trademark style, Theroux has explored the world of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, plus porn stars, survivalists, swingers and neo-Nazis, and has spent time with several noted individuals (most famously Jimmy Savile, several years before his...
While he’s arguably best known in the U.S for his 2015 documentary feature My Scientology Feature (in which he’s seen in several comical altercations with church enforcers), Theroux has been a cult figure and beloved interviewer in the U.K. since the late 1990s for his BBC doc series including as Weird Weekends and When Louis Met…, shows that saw him cover off-beat human experiences as well as hard-hitting subject matters. In his trademark style, Theroux has explored the world of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, plus porn stars, survivalists, swingers and neo-Nazis, and has spent time with several noted individuals (most famously Jimmy Savile, several years before his...
- 6/29/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has signed a first-look deal with London- and Los Angeles-based Locksmith Animation to develop and produce animated features for worldwide distribution.
Locksmith is an independent producer of animated features and series and was behind the 20th Century Studios feature Ron’s Gone Wrong. That pic was released theatrically and on Disney+ in 2021.
‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
The first of Locksmith’s two properties being developed under the new deal is Bad Fairies, a subversive musical comedy set in contemporary London. It focuses on a badass gang of fairies who break every rule in the book. Deborah Frances-White, creator and host of podcast The Guilty Feminist, is writing the screenplay. Megan Nicole Dong, creator and director of Netflix’s animated musical series Centaurworld, is attached to direct.
The second project is The Lunar Chronicles, based on Marissa Meyer’s bestselling novels. A sci-fi twist on Grimms’ Fairy Tales,...
Locksmith is an independent producer of animated features and series and was behind the 20th Century Studios feature Ron’s Gone Wrong. That pic was released theatrically and on Disney+ in 2021.
‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
The first of Locksmith’s two properties being developed under the new deal is Bad Fairies, a subversive musical comedy set in contemporary London. It focuses on a badass gang of fairies who break every rule in the book. Deborah Frances-White, creator and host of podcast The Guilty Feminist, is writing the screenplay. Megan Nicole Dong, creator and director of Netflix’s animated musical series Centaurworld, is attached to direct.
The second project is The Lunar Chronicles, based on Marissa Meyer’s bestselling novels. A sci-fi twist on Grimms’ Fairy Tales,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a four-year focus on launching and overseeing the growth of Sister, co-founder Stacey Snider is stepping down as CEO and moving into a creative advisor role for the company as well as an independent producer. Snider will remain a shareholder and creative leader in the business.
Sources say the move was unexpected and are surprised by its timing given everything Snider did during the pandemic. Insiders add that Sister L.A. office staffers and several creatives around town were somewhat shocked and taken aback by the decision.
The timing also is interesting given the number of high-profile exec openings occurring around town and, given her qualifications, she might be someone who gets a look for some of these openings at major studios.
Since founding Sister with partners Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone, Snider led the investment, acquisition and integration of several content companies in Sister’s portfolio, including Campside Media...
Sources say the move was unexpected and are surprised by its timing given everything Snider did during the pandemic. Insiders add that Sister L.A. office staffers and several creatives around town were somewhat shocked and taken aback by the decision.
The timing also is interesting given the number of high-profile exec openings occurring around town and, given her qualifications, she might be someone who gets a look for some of these openings at major studios.
Since founding Sister with partners Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone, Snider led the investment, acquisition and integration of several content companies in Sister’s portfolio, including Campside Media...
- 5/9/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
In a leadership shakeup, Sister Global CEO Stacey Snider is stepping down from her role at the media company.
It’s a surprise move given Snider’s high profile, her extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry and the fact that she was prolific in getting projects off the ground during her nearly four years (many of them overlapping with the pandemic). But Snider will remain involved as a creative advisor to the company. As part of that arrangement, she will also serve as an independent producer and will remain in charge of the Los Angeles office’s TV and film slate. She will continue to be a shareholder in Sister. The change is effective immediately. Elisabeth Murdoch, who is also the company’s executive chair, will assume CEO duties on an interim basis until Sister hires someone to take over Snider’s operational role.
Snider founded Sister in 2019 with Murdoch and Jane Featherstone,...
It’s a surprise move given Snider’s high profile, her extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry and the fact that she was prolific in getting projects off the ground during her nearly four years (many of them overlapping with the pandemic). But Snider will remain involved as a creative advisor to the company. As part of that arrangement, she will also serve as an independent producer and will remain in charge of the Los Angeles office’s TV and film slate. She will continue to be a shareholder in Sister. The change is effective immediately. Elisabeth Murdoch, who is also the company’s executive chair, will assume CEO duties on an interim basis until Sister hires someone to take over Snider’s operational role.
Snider founded Sister in 2019 with Murdoch and Jane Featherstone,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
American titan and self-proclaimed corporate pirate Logan Roy, the main character of HBO's hit series "Succession," is based on a lot of real-life billionaires — but none fit the bill quite so much as Rupert Murdoch. Logan and Murdoch are both formidable patriarchs that were at the helm of huge media conglomerates with right-wing news channels. Both men also have a set of power-hungry children from multiple marriages scrambling for the chance to take over the family business — a thinly-veiled symbol of their father's affection. They might be evil, or they might be misunderstood Shakespearean tragedies, but either way, they share a striking number of similarities.
Like Murdoch, Logan is a newsman before all else. The fictional character got his start in journalism back in Dundee, a Scottish town known for its "juke, jam, and journalism," Brian Cox explained on the Succession Podcast. Similarly, Murdoch began his career by taking over...
Like Murdoch, Logan is a newsman before all else. The fictional character got his start in journalism back in Dundee, a Scottish town known for its "juke, jam, and journalism," Brian Cox explained on the Succession Podcast. Similarly, Murdoch began his career by taking over...
- 4/28/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Sister co-founder and chief creative officer Jane Featherstone spoke about how difficult it is to back original IP – as opposed to the relentless stream of reboots and spin-offs – in the current climate. “We have to hold our nerve,” Featherstone said. “As producers, we have to try and [walk] that tightrope of kind of giving people what they think they want but surprising people. And I don’t think audiences always do know what they want until they see it, and you can’t always emulate. So we have to be bold and brave.”
Featherstone was speaking in Cannes during a keynote speech at MipTV as she accepted Variety’s 2023 International Achievement in Television Award on behalf of Sister, the production company known for original fare such as “Chernobyl” and divorce drama “The Split,” which she runs with Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
The exec also credited the many writers Sister work with,...
Featherstone was speaking in Cannes during a keynote speech at MipTV as she accepted Variety’s 2023 International Achievement in Television Award on behalf of Sister, the production company known for original fare such as “Chernobyl” and divorce drama “The Split,” which she runs with Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
The exec also credited the many writers Sister work with,...
- 4/17/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Talent, relationships, and independence are the pillars Jane Featherstone is (again) betting her business on.
The veteran U.K. producer, and former CEO of Kudos, whose long list of credits include such groundbreaking, and global, shows as Broadchurch, Life on Mars, Spooks, Utopia, and Chernobyl, gave the keynote address at the MIPTV 2023, where she outlined the philosophy behind Sister Pictures, the company she runs with executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch and CEO Stacey Snider.
“When I set up Sister in 2015, it was about content and talent,” said Featherstone. “For me, that drives everything we do. It’s about working with the creatives we get to work with, and how we tell stories with people that innovate and break new ground. [It’s] always about the people. Everything in our business is about people and relationships.”
She noted that it was good to be back in person at MIPTV, “breaking bread with people and...
The veteran U.K. producer, and former CEO of Kudos, whose long list of credits include such groundbreaking, and global, shows as Broadchurch, Life on Mars, Spooks, Utopia, and Chernobyl, gave the keynote address at the MIPTV 2023, where she outlined the philosophy behind Sister Pictures, the company she runs with executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch and CEO Stacey Snider.
“When I set up Sister in 2015, it was about content and talent,” said Featherstone. “For me, that drives everything we do. It’s about working with the creatives we get to work with, and how we tell stories with people that innovate and break new ground. [It’s] always about the people. Everything in our business is about people and relationships.”
She noted that it was good to be back in person at MIPTV, “breaking bread with people and...
- 4/17/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of France’s most beloved and long-running TV hosts, Arthur Essebag, is preparing to take his leading unscripted production banner Satisfaction into English-language markets with top partners, ranging from James Corden, Leo Pearlman, Ben Winston, Benjamin, Gabriel Turner, Richard Bacon to Elisabeth Murdoch.
A few days after announcing its stake in Yes Yes Media, the buzzed-about company founded by Richard Bacon alongside Elisabeth Murdoch’s Sister Media, Satisfaction has formed a joint venture with Fulwell 73, the U.K.-based production company behind “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” The London-based outfit was founded in 2005 by Winston, Pearlman and Benjamin and Gabriel Turner. Corden was appointed a director in the company in 2017. Although the banner is headquartered in the U.K., as much as 70% of its turnover in 2020 came from the U.S. where Winston has produced the Grammy Awards, among other shows.
The joint venture between Satisfaction...
A few days after announcing its stake in Yes Yes Media, the buzzed-about company founded by Richard Bacon alongside Elisabeth Murdoch’s Sister Media, Satisfaction has formed a joint venture with Fulwell 73, the U.K.-based production company behind “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” The London-based outfit was founded in 2005 by Winston, Pearlman and Benjamin and Gabriel Turner. Corden was appointed a director in the company in 2017. Although the banner is headquartered in the U.K., as much as 70% of its turnover in 2020 came from the U.S. where Winston has produced the Grammy Awards, among other shows.
The joint venture between Satisfaction...
- 4/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
When former HBO executive Kary Antholis convinced veteran British producer Jane Featherstone to board a project about the Chernobyl disaster, the prospect of such an undertaking was far from a “slam dunk.”
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
- 4/14/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“MasterChef: United Tastes of America” enters its 13th season with an all-new theme Wednesday, May 24 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt on Fox). Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four parts of America battle it out for their region. See the exclusive new promotional poster below.
See ‘MasterChef’ winners list: All seasons
The home cooks will face a multitude of cooking trials, including a State Fair challenge, a series of iconic Mystery Box challenges, cooking a meal at Dodger Stadium, and the fan-favorite Tag Team event, where they must create a Michelin-star quality three-course meal! Only one home cook will win it all and take home the cash prize of $250,000 and the title of America’s MasterChef.
In Season 12, Dara Yu took home the “MasterChef” title, becoming the youngest winner ever at age 20. She...
See ‘MasterChef’ winners list: All seasons
The home cooks will face a multitude of cooking trials, including a State Fair challenge, a series of iconic Mystery Box challenges, cooking a meal at Dodger Stadium, and the fan-favorite Tag Team event, where they must create a Michelin-star quality three-course meal! Only one home cook will win it all and take home the cash prize of $250,000 and the title of America’s MasterChef.
In Season 12, Dara Yu took home the “MasterChef” title, becoming the youngest winner ever at age 20. She...
- 4/10/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Fox on Wednesday revealed summer premiere dates for shows including Crime Scene Kitchen, Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars and MasterChef.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
- 4/5/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Sister, the media group and production company co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has taken a significant stake in newly launched TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media, founded by British broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes Media has hired California-based tech entrepreneurs Geoff Abbott and Reed Seerman.
The size of the stake and other terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
“We’re now truly in the TikTok era, but traditional television entertainment hasn’t fully tapped into that in a way that feels native,” said Bacon, best known in the U.K. for hosting a number of TV and radio shows. “I see all screens as television now. At Yes Yes...
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes Media has hired California-based tech entrepreneurs Geoff Abbott and Reed Seerman.
The size of the stake and other terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
“We’re now truly in the TikTok era, but traditional television entertainment hasn’t fully tapped into that in a way that feels native,” said Bacon, best known in the U.K. for hosting a number of TV and radio shows. “I see all screens as television now. At Yes Yes...
- 4/4/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Friends star Courteney Cox and UK producer Sister are investing in a new production venture from British TV producer Richard Bacon.
Bacon has launched Yes Yes Media, which will have bases in London and LA and focus on non-scripted and has a host of high-profile investors. Joining Cox and Sister in backing the venture are Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid, 17-time Grammy nominee Savan Kotecha and French production house Satisfaction.
Sister, the producer behind Chernobyl and Giri/Haji, has taken a “significant stake” in the business. Yes Yes will tap into Sister’s investments in television, film, podcasting, publishing and live events to secure work.
Satisfaction will also have a “significant” stake in the business and has signed an agreement with Bacon to co-develop formats for local and global buyers.
Bacon, known for presenting British kids TV magazine show Blue Peter, also plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to...
Bacon has launched Yes Yes Media, which will have bases in London and LA and focus on non-scripted and has a host of high-profile investors. Joining Cox and Sister in backing the venture are Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid, 17-time Grammy nominee Savan Kotecha and French production house Satisfaction.
Sister, the producer behind Chernobyl and Giri/Haji, has taken a “significant stake” in the business. Yes Yes will tap into Sister’s investments in television, film, podcasting, publishing and live events to secure work.
Satisfaction will also have a “significant” stake in the business and has signed an agreement with Bacon to co-develop formats for local and global buyers.
Bacon, known for presenting British kids TV magazine show Blue Peter, also plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Sister, the media group co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has unveiled a creative partnership with and taken a significant stake in new TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media.
Yes Yes, an unscripted entertainment venture, is founded by broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon, who has presented “The Big Breakfast” and “Top of the Pops” and created formats “The Hustler,” hosted by Craig Ferguson (ABC), “This Is My House” (BBC1) and “I Literally Just Told You,” hosted by Jimmy Carr (Channel 4).
The deal allows Yes Yes to leverage access to the Sister’s global network of creative companies and investments spanning television and film, podcasting, publishing and live events.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes has hired...
Yes Yes, an unscripted entertainment venture, is founded by broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon, who has presented “The Big Breakfast” and “Top of the Pops” and created formats “The Hustler,” hosted by Craig Ferguson (ABC), “This Is My House” (BBC1) and “I Literally Just Told You,” hosted by Jimmy Carr (Channel 4).
The deal allows Yes Yes to leverage access to the Sister’s global network of creative companies and investments spanning television and film, podcasting, publishing and live events.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes has hired...
- 4/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Powerhouse producer Sister has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Variety International Achievement in Television Award, to be presented at global content market MipTV in April.
The award is presented in recognition of leadership and innovation in the international television marketplace with co-founder and chief content officer Jane Featherstone accepting the award in Cannes for all three founders, including executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch and CEO Stacey Snider, and the wider company.
Featherstone is a pioneering producer responsible for some of the U.K.’s most ground-breaking and beloved TV shows. As the former chief executive of Kudos and co-chairman of Shine U.K., Featherstone helped to grow the company into one of the country’s most recognized independent outfits. Under her leadership, Kudos produced such acclaimed shows as “Broadchurch,” “Life on Mars,” “Spooks,” “The Hour” and “Utopia’, to the breakout BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning drama sensation “Chernobyl” for HBO...
The award is presented in recognition of leadership and innovation in the international television marketplace with co-founder and chief content officer Jane Featherstone accepting the award in Cannes for all three founders, including executive chair Elisabeth Murdoch and CEO Stacey Snider, and the wider company.
Featherstone is a pioneering producer responsible for some of the U.K.’s most ground-breaking and beloved TV shows. As the former chief executive of Kudos and co-chairman of Shine U.K., Featherstone helped to grow the company into one of the country’s most recognized independent outfits. Under her leadership, Kudos produced such acclaimed shows as “Broadchurch,” “Life on Mars,” “Spooks,” “The Hour” and “Utopia’, to the breakout BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning drama sensation “Chernobyl” for HBO...
- 3/28/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has won global distribution rights to the hot comedy package “My Ex-Friend’s Wedding,” a script co-written by buzzy author Taylor Jenkins Reid starring a murderers’ row of funny women.
Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, “Saturday Night Live” breakout Chloe Fineman, Amanda Seyfried and Megan Stalter are set as the core ensemble. The film follows four childhood best friends who receive a drunken voicemail from a former Bff on the eve of her wedding day — confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake. The group sets out to stop her wedding and rekindle the friendship they once shared.
Comedy vet Kay Cannon, whose 2019 feature directorial debut “Blockers” over-performed at the box office, is directing. The script is from Ashley Rodger and Jenkins Reid. The latter could not be hotter at the moment, as the series adaptation of her novel “Daisy Jones & The Six” is about to hit Amazon Prime Video.
Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, “Saturday Night Live” breakout Chloe Fineman, Amanda Seyfried and Megan Stalter are set as the core ensemble. The film follows four childhood best friends who receive a drunken voicemail from a former Bff on the eve of her wedding day — confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake. The group sets out to stop her wedding and rekindle the friendship they once shared.
Comedy vet Kay Cannon, whose 2019 feature directorial debut “Blockers” over-performed at the box office, is directing. The script is from Ashley Rodger and Jenkins Reid. The latter could not be hotter at the moment, as the series adaptation of her novel “Daisy Jones & The Six” is about to hit Amazon Prime Video.
- 3/3/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle, the production unit of Bertelsmann-owned TV giant Rtl Group, has made a strategic minority investment in Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa), an independent developer of stories from creative talent working across graphic fiction, film and television.
James Murdoch’s investment firm Lupa Systems, an existing Awa backer, co-led the new financial injection, which also included new capital from long-term Awa backers and “a number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology,” the company said. Financial details and the size of the stake weren’t disclosed.
“This investment signifies a deepening of the initial partnership made between Fremantle and Awa in April 2022, which saw the companies come together to collaborate on co-developing a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s rapidly expanding IP library,” the partners said. “Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment,...
James Murdoch’s investment firm Lupa Systems, an existing Awa backer, co-led the new financial injection, which also included new capital from long-term Awa backers and “a number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology,” the company said. Financial details and the size of the stake weren’t disclosed.
“This investment signifies a deepening of the initial partnership made between Fremantle and Awa in April 2022, which saw the companies come together to collaborate on co-developing a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s rapidly expanding IP library,” the partners said. “Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Youngest Media, the UK entertainment producer behind MTV’s Game of Clones and NBC’s Small Fortune, is shutting down after seven years.
The company was founded in 2016 by former Endemol Shine executives Lucas Church and David Flynn, and counted Elisabeth Murdoch among its backers until 2021.
Accountancy company Menzies Llp has been appointed to close down Youngest as part of a “voluntary” liquidation over the coming weeks.
Flynn and Church said: “We thought we’d managed to weather the storm of the pandemic but the impact on cashflow and creative pipeline really hit us last year and a few key decisions on shows didn’t go our way, so sadly we’ve closed down Youngest.
“We’re so proud of all our shows over the years both here and around the world, from Bafta- and Broadcast Award-nominated Moneybags to a straight-to-series US Network commission with Small Fortune. We’d like...
The company was founded in 2016 by former Endemol Shine executives Lucas Church and David Flynn, and counted Elisabeth Murdoch among its backers until 2021.
Accountancy company Menzies Llp has been appointed to close down Youngest as part of a “voluntary” liquidation over the coming weeks.
Flynn and Church said: “We thought we’d managed to weather the storm of the pandemic but the impact on cashflow and creative pipeline really hit us last year and a few key decisions on shows didn’t go our way, so sadly we’ve closed down Youngest.
“We’re so proud of all our shows over the years both here and around the world, from Bafta- and Broadcast Award-nominated Moneybags to a straight-to-series US Network commission with Small Fortune. We’d like...
- 2/14/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Elon Musk had a prime seat at State Farm Stadium for Super Bowl Lvii. Fox Sports cameras captured the maverick billionaire sitting with Fox Corp. and News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch as well as his daughter, producer and investor Elisabeth Murdoch.
Fox’s cameras panned to a shot of the starry group in a stadium sky box about halfway through the third quarter of the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have dominated through most of the game so far although the Chiefs are keeping it competitive.
The fleeting shot of Rupert Murdoch during the Super Bowl televised by the broadcast network he launched in 1986 may have been strategically placed to assure Wall Street and others that the mogul of media moguls is still up and around despite his 91 years. The Australia-born media baron will turn 92 on March 11. He appeared to be engaging in...
Fox’s cameras panned to a shot of the starry group in a stadium sky box about halfway through the third quarter of the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have dominated through most of the game so far although the Chiefs are keeping it competitive.
The fleeting shot of Rupert Murdoch during the Super Bowl televised by the broadcast network he launched in 1986 may have been strategically placed to assure Wall Street and others that the mogul of media moguls is still up and around despite his 91 years. The Australia-born media baron will turn 92 on March 11. He appeared to be engaging in...
- 2/13/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
There was a moment in November when Channel 4’s senior executives breathed a sigh of relief.
Seated at the top table of Channel 4’s 40th birthday party, Chief Executive Alex Mahon was flanked by her friend Elisabeth Murdoch and doyens of UK broadcasting, including BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Carolyn McCall, ITV’s Chief Executive. They were raising a glass to a British success story in a rare public display of unity.
On the same table was Thérèse Coffey, a senior government minister who had survived three prime ministers in the space of little more than three months. Her presence at the V&a Museum event bemused others, who believed the government only had hostile intentions for Channel 4 after sanctioning a sale of the broadcaster against its wishes.
Things soon got weirder. Coffey turned to Mahon and asked if she could raise a glass to Channel 4. She then proceeded...
Seated at the top table of Channel 4’s 40th birthday party, Chief Executive Alex Mahon was flanked by her friend Elisabeth Murdoch and doyens of UK broadcasting, including BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Carolyn McCall, ITV’s Chief Executive. They were raising a glass to a British success story in a rare public display of unity.
On the same table was Thérèse Coffey, a senior government minister who had survived three prime ministers in the space of little more than three months. Her presence at the V&a Museum event bemused others, who believed the government only had hostile intentions for Channel 4 after sanctioning a sale of the broadcaster against its wishes.
Things soon got weirder. Coffey turned to Mahon and asked if she could raise a glass to Channel 4. She then proceeded...
- 2/3/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Fifth Season COO Tim Robinson, who recently left the company, was let go following an allegation of misconduct, Deadline can reveal.
Multiple sources tell us that soon after being presented with the allegation, Fifth Season investigated and agreed with Robinson that the two would part ways.
We understand the alleged incident involved Robinson pulling someone’s trousers down at a 2022 company retreat. It’s not clear what the context was or whether there is ongoing legal action stemming from the incident.
Fifth Season and Robinson — who left the company last month — were unavailable for comment.
Earlier this week, Deadline broke news of Robinson’s exit but at the time the departure was described as an “amicable” one. He served four years at the company. Currently, his COO duties are being handled internally.
During his time as COO of Fifth Season, Robinson played a key role in the production...
Multiple sources tell us that soon after being presented with the allegation, Fifth Season investigated and agreed with Robinson that the two would part ways.
We understand the alleged incident involved Robinson pulling someone’s trousers down at a 2022 company retreat. It’s not clear what the context was or whether there is ongoing legal action stemming from the incident.
Fifth Season and Robinson — who left the company last month — were unavailable for comment.
Earlier this week, Deadline broke news of Robinson’s exit but at the time the departure was described as an “amicable” one. He served four years at the company. Currently, his COO duties are being handled internally.
During his time as COO of Fifth Season, Robinson played a key role in the production...
- 1/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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