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Robin Thede Signs Overall Deal at Warner Bros. TV Group

August 25, 2020

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From The Nightly Show to The Rundown with Robin Thede to A Black Lady Sketch Show, Robin Thede has steadily risen as a power player in comedy television. Her profile just got raised even higher as she just signed an overall deal to develop programming for Warner Bros. TV properties over the next several years. Thede’s done so many things over the years

Not only does Thede deserve such a deal for her track record over the last several years, but this is definitely the sort of the equity that Hollywood needs in putting BIPOC in true positions of power. It wasn’t too long ago that Larry Wilmore got put in a similar position allowing him to bring Issa Rae to HBO to make the sensation that is Insecure.

So, we’re incredibly intrigued to see what Thede will get on to TV/computer screens next in the not so distant future.

Titmouse Animation Signs Overall Deal at Netflix

January 28, 2020

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Titmouse Animation Signs Overall Deal at Netflix

Netflix has done quite well with its adult animated series offerings including Big Mouth, BoJack Horseman, and F Is For Family.

So, they’re dipping their toes deeper into the adult animation pool with this overall deal with Titmouse Animation, the studio behind Big Mouth as well as the upcoming trippy adult animated series, The Midnight Gospel (that just so happens to be set to stream at Netflix in the not so distant future).

As far as we can see, Netflix really wants to be a 1-for-1 synonym for television, though the proliferation of streaming services is making this goal of TV domination a whole lot harder. At the very least, Netflix can dominate little pockets here and there and they definitely have become one of the dominant players in the adult animation space along side Adult Swim and Fox.

In any case, we’re very very curious to see what Titmouse comes up with under this deal and how much they’ll push the envelope.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Signs Big Overall Deal with Amazon

September 24, 2019

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Signs Big Overall Deal with Amazon

“Under the deal, Waller-Bridge will create and produce new television content for Amazon Studios that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Sources say the deal is worth around $20 million a year.”

For all that you can say about Amazon these days, at least they did the right thing here by paying Phoebe Waller-Bridge a bunch of money to keep making TV and content.

Even though Waller-Bridge says that Fleabag is done as a series, we’re sure that she has something else cooking that will take all of our collective breaths away between taking us through the entire spectrum of human emotions.

Nathan Fielder Is Bringing New Show “How To…With John Wilson” to HBO (and Signed Overall Deal and Scored Pilot at HBO as Well)

August 12, 2019

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Nathan Fielder Is Bringing New Show “How To…With John Wilson” to HBO (and Signed Overall Deal and Scored Pilot at HBO as Well)

Finally, finally, finally, there’s something new from the brilliant, always-several-steps-ahead mind of Nathan Fielder coming our way.

This time, it’ll be a different sort of docu-series that seems somewhat adjacent to Nathan For You, but much more intensely personal, focused on life advice as opposed to business advice, and not starring Nathan Fielder. You can see as such in the premise for the series “How To…With John Wilson”:

Acting as both cameraman and narrator, he covertly documents the lives of fellow New Yorkers in a comic odyssey of self-discovery, inevitably making the audience comfortable with the awkward contradictions of modern life.

On top of all of that, Fielder signed up for a year overall deal at HBO and has scored a pilot which has details under wraps, but he will star, write and direct in. We are thrilled to see what Fielder will come up with under the banner of HBO especially as it seems that they’re really swinging for the fences with comedy and how weird and experimental it can be.

Hopefully, all of this comes out in time to make the 2020 election cycle a fraction more tolerable.

Frankie Shaw Inks Overall Deal with ABC Signature Studios

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Frankie Shaw Inks Overall Deal with ABC Signature Studios

Frankie Shaw, the star and creator of SMILF, just got a two year deal to develop new projects as well as “incubate” other artists/creators that are probably in the same place when SMILF was just a short film.

Shaw’s voice is one that we’re very thankful for being in comedy and television and this deal will only amplify her voice and those of other “diamonds in the rough”.

Needless to say, we’re excited to see what she comes up with over the next couple of years.

Amazon Studios Signs Sharon Horgan to Overall Deal

January 18, 2018

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Amazon Studios Signs Sharon Horgan to Overall Deal

As Sharon Horgan is now, more than ever before, a true power player in comedy as a writer, actress, and director, maybe they’ll get to doing a new version of Pulling as was planned a few years ago?

In any case, Amazon is smart to make sure that Horgan doesn’t get too comfy with Divorce over at competitor HBO by allowing her to develop whatever she wants at Amazon.

Both Kenya Barris and Jill Soloway Re-up Their Overall Deals at ABC and Amazon Studios Respectively

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The creative heads behind black-ish as well as Transparent and I Love Dick re-upped the lease on the big sandbox that they get play with.

Announced today, Kenya Barris and Jill Soloway just renewed their overall deals. Barris has another 4 years locked in with ABC Studios and Soloway has three more with Amazon.

So, you can imagine that the development slates for both the broadcast network and streaming service will be bending genres, doing well to take care of Hollywood’s representation issues, and being more in the zeigest even more than they currently are doing now.

CBS Signs Overall Deal with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Co-Creator/Showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna

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CBS Signs Overall Deal with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Co-Creator/Showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna

We hope this means that CBS will shake things up with some new comedies that are on the order of genre-bending, high concept nature of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

If they’re letting Colbert curse more during his monologues, maybe they’ll start earnestly exploring territory beyond multi cams.

Donald Glover Signs Overall Deal at FX Following Big Golden Globes Win, Has Season 2 of Atlanta Set for 2018

January 12, 2017

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Donald Glover Signs Overall Deal at FX Following Big Golden Globes Win, Has Season 2 of Atlanta Set for 2018

Perhaps, without anyone noticing, Donald Glover has become a power player on his own terms on multiple fronts in Hollywood.

Think about him going from being one of the principal cast members on the beloved TV series Community to also being a stand-up comedian to dropping of all of that to start a very good run as rapper/singer Childish Gambino.

Already, that’s a hell of career.

Now, add being the key creative and star on Atlanta, one of the most critically acclaimed series of 2016 in just its first season, and scoring an overall deal at FX moving forward. Glover’s track record is now among the most impressive in entertainment. Season 2 of Atlanta can’t even debut until sometime next year because of his busy production schedule.

It would be hard to imagine Glover not getting to do whatever he wants at this point.

Larry Wilmore Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios

November 28, 2016

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Larry Wilmore Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios

Since the cancellation of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Larry Wilmore has been busy work building his own TV empire and, thankfully, succeeding.

Wilmore already had his hand in both Black-ish and helping bring Issa Rae’s Insecure to HBO before his own show got the ax. Though he’s not at the center of a show behind a desk, it would seem with a new overall deal with ABC that he’s got more on his plate than ever.

If we’re reading the tea leaves right, diversity will be more important than ever on television and Wilmore being where he is right now is a good thing.

HBO Signs an Overall Deal with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green and Brandon James AKA Rough House Pictures

September 27, 2016

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HBO Signs an Overall Deal with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green and Brandon James AKA Rough House Pictures

Based off Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, we’d say that’s a pretty smart move.

Rough House Pictures, the production company that Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green, and Brandon James run in order to make the two much lauded comedy series, is now getting a bigger playground to play with at HBO than they ever have before.

This two year deal will have the Rough House team develop series exclusively for HBO. With that in mind, we have a good feeling about HBO comedy through the rest of this decade.

The Duplass Brothers Now Have a Four Picture Deal at Netflix and an Overall Deal at HBO

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Coming from a 7 minute short that followed a man trying desperately to record his outgoing voicemail they made over a decade ago, The Duplass Brothers are now real Hollywood power brokers.

Earlier this year, The Duplass Brothers scored a four picture deal over at Netflix, which was both new and exciting territory for Netflix as well as Mark and Jay.

Now that the duo have succeeded with their series Togetherness and the upcoming Animals at HBO, HBO has gone in for a two-year overall deal for Mark and Jay Duplass to develop and produce more original series.

Between making their own TV series and movies then starring in others, they’re solidifying an indie empire of sorts.

Lionsgate Television Signs Overall Deal with Craig Ferguson

January 27, 2015

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Though the plans for a talk show via Tribune Media fell through, Craig Ferguson might on to greener pastures as he has just signed an overall deal to develop series for Lionsgate Television.

Here’s to hoping that one of those series is one focused on the crime solving duo of Ferguson and Geoff Peterson.

HBO Gives Mike Myers an Overall Deal

January 14, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The man who brought us Austin Powers and so many memorable years on Saturday Night Live is going to get back into television.

HBO has just given Myers a two year overall deal, which will give him plenty of room to create and play at the premium cable network.

This announcement has already got our wheels turning for what Myers might be concocting? Maybe a Dr. Evil series?

20th Century Fox TV Gives Julius Sharpe Two Year Overall Deal

August 16, 2014

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As overall deals for networks are starting to come in, Fox has made a nice move by giving one of their long time writers Julius Sharpe, also a funny stand-up, an overall deal.

You’ve probably enjoyed Sharpe’s work at Family Guy and The Cleveland Show and hopefully, now you’ll see his name in a bigger capacity over at Fox with shows he’s developing.

‘Silicon Valley’ EP Alec Berg Inks Rich Overall Deal at HBO

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‘Silicon Valley’ EP Alec Berg Inks Rich Overall Deal at HBO

Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley doesn’t even premiere until next month and the executive producer Alec Berg already has an overall deal with HBO.

Of course, he’s written/directed/produced at Curb Your Enthusiasm as more cache for this deal, but we think that this is still a good sign that you should watch Silicon Valley.

‘Modern Family’s Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

January 24, 2014

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‘Modern Family’s Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

The latest overall network deal (Amy Poehler and Louis C.K. have gotten them recently at NBC and FX respectively) goes to Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh from Modern Family.

However, it’s not at ABC, but rather 20th Century Fox, which, again is amassing a nice set of projects and people for their current development slate.

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Writers Wendy & Lizzie Molyneux Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

August 13, 2013

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Writers Wendy & Lizzie Molyneux Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

Sure, we’ll take more shows from writers from Bob’s Burgers, Fox. Keep that and Fox ADHD coming along and you’ll might have a good enough animation base for when The SImpsons goes off the air.