EXCLUSIVE: The hits keep comin’ for The Roots main men. Just weeks after the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary from Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson (who directed the pic too) and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter’s Two One Five Entertainment landed at HBO, the Grammy winner’s company is expanding once…

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, We Were Liars) is developing a drama series based on the Stephanie Garber novel Alchemy of Secrets for Universal Television. Based on the book released this week, Alchemy of Secrets follows Holland St. James, who was informed by a local legend named…

The Sinclair family are coming back. Amazon has renewed YA series We Were Liars for a second season. It comes two months after the mystery-thriller launched on Prime Video. It's not a surprise as Amazon execs have been telegraphing the move for the last few weeks. Amazon MGM Studios…

EXCLUSIVE: Duster co-creator LaToya Morgan has signed a mini first-look deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Under her pact, Morgan will develop and produce projects for the studio through her TinkerToy Productions banner. First up, she is boarding thriller drama The P…

Charmaine DeGraté, one of the few writers who has worked in the Star Wars, Marvel and Game of Thrones universes, has a new studio home. DeGraté has struck a first-look deal with Universal Television. DeGraté, known for working on massive IP, will develop and produce projects for the NBCUniversal…

Jake Coburn, co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer on NBC’s The Hunting Party, has signed an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Coburn will write, develop, and produce projects across all platforms and continue his…

EXCLUSIVE: The WNBA is getting its first scripted TV series, with Peacock developing a comedy titled The W. The series is set in the world of professional women's basketball, which is having a moment with stars such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. It comes from two-time WNBA All-Star Chiney…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing a drama starring Jon Huertas (This Is Us, Generation Kill), who will executive produce alongside The Rookie and The Recruit creator Alexi Hawley. Former Arrow co-showrunner Wendy Mericle is writing the untitled project based on the novel Fire with Fire by bestselling…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Television has named Kimberly Hope EVP of Talent and Casting. Hope, who joins the Universal Studio Group division after more than a decade at Warner Bros. Television, is stepping into the role previously held by Universal Television’s longtime head of casting Beth Klein who retire…

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has made it into the end zone with clear eyes and a full heart after scoring the Friday Night Lights reboot series. Deadline understands that the NBCU streamer beat out Netflix to land a new adaptation of the high school football series in a competitive battle that has played o…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Television’s EVP of Talent and Casting Beth Klein will be leaving the studio at the end of the year when she will retire after a 37-year career as a casting executive. There is no immediate replacement. Klein has been Universal TV’s first — and only — head of casting. She…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award winner Julie Bowen (Modern Family) is set to star in the NBC and Universal Television half-hour comedy series Taste, currently in development, from writers and exec producers Justin Shanes (St. Denis Medical) and Nedaa Sweiss (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). Taste…