Universal Cable Productions & Ground Control Announce 'Film Lab' Initiative Targeting Filmmakers Of Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2018 Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has joined forces with producer Scott Glassgold's Ground Control, a management and production company specializing in film shorts, to create the 'Universal Cable Productions and Ground Control Film Lab,' an initiative to find and nurture the next generation of groun...
SYFY Puts Fans Front & Center at San Diego Comic Con 2018 With Non-Stop Panels, Parties, Mystery Boxes, Activations, and 24/7 Coverage From SYFY Wire
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2018 One year after SYFY debuted its new fan-centric rebrand, the network is going big at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. With 10 panels, two fan parties, roving interactive activations, mystery boxes galore, pop-up fan awards, and branded buses, trains and gear featuring art created by fans – SYFY's 'Con pres...
CW Seed Lands Licensing Agreement With BBC Studios
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020 CW Seed, The CW's free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired the second window, non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios. The pact will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to the platform. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, ...
VIDEO: Check Out First Look Of Lena Waithe's Upcoming Film QUEEN & SLIM
by Tori Hartshorn - June 24, 2019 From trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix's Master of None) and Melina Matsoukas, the visionary director of some of this generation's most powerful pop-culture experiences, including Beyonce's “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready's unflinching new drama, Qu...
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild Announces the 2019 Golden Reel Nominations
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 The Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild has announced the nominees for its 66th annual Golden Reel Awards, which honor sound artists and their contributions to the past year's most outstanding feature film, TV, animation and computer entertainment productions....
SYFY Announces Series Order For NIGHTFLYERS Based on George R.R. Martin's Novella
by Tori Hartshorn - January 05, 2018 Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken, David Ajala and Br an F. O'Byrne Set to Star. Series Will Premiere on Netflix Outside of U.S....
Maggie Kiley Will Direct CW's KATY KEENE Pilot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 01, 2019 Variety reports that Maggie Kiley will direct the “Katy Keene” pilot being produced by the CW....
VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer for QUEEN & SLIM
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2019 From trailblazing, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix's Master of None) and Melina Matsoukas, the visionary director of some of this generation's most powerful pop-culture experiences, including Beyonce's “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready's unflinching new drama, Qu...
CINEMAX Drama Series JETT to Debut on June 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 17, 2019 Fresh out of prison, retired professional thief Daisy (aka 'Jett') Kowalski is reluctantly drawn back into doing what she does best after being forced to quit following the birth of her child. Narrowly completing a dangerous 'final' job, she finds herself pulled back into a series of assignments mas...
José Casas Receives Inaugural Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2023 The Dominic Orlando Fund, which was created in 2022 following playwright Dominic Orlando's passing in 2021, announces the inaugural recipient of the Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award: José Casas. The two other finalists for the award were Tyla Abercrumbie of Chicago and Roger Q. Mason of Los Angeles...
CINEMAX Drama Series JETT Debuts In June
by Tori Hartshorn - February 08, 2019 The CINEMAX drama series JETT begins its nine-episode season this June, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CINEMAX Programming. The show is created, written, directed and executive produced by Sebastian Gutierrez ('Gothika')....
Casting Update For Young Vic's Productions Of JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN and WILD EAST
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2019 With the Young Vic's recent run of critical-success including The Convert currently running at Young Vic, The Inheritance at the Noel Coward Theatre and The Jungle now playing at St Ann's Warehouse in New York, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah, today announces the full cast for S...
Syfy Cancels NIGHTFLYERS After One Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 20, 2019 Syfy has cancelled 'Nightflyers' after one season, according to Variety....
Syfy Renews KRYPTON Ahead of Its 5/23 First Season Finale
by Tori Hartshorn - May 22, 2018 SYFY today announced a second season pickup of KRYPTON, the untold Superman story based on DC characters from Warner Horizon Scripted Television. KRYPTON, which has averaged 1.8 million viewers L3 per week to date, is SYFY's most-watched debut season among total viewers for an original series since ...
Syfy Announces Series Pickup for NIGHTFLYERS, Based on George R.R. Martin Novella
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2018 SYFY today announced a series pickup for NIGHTFLYERS, based on author George R.R. Martin's novella and the 1987 film of the same name....
SyFy Puts Fans Front & Center at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 with Panels, Parties, Mystery Boxes, & Coverage from SyFy Wire
by Macon Prickett - July 02, 2018 One year after SYFY debuted its new fan-centric rebrand, the network is going big at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. With 10 panels, two fan parties, roving interactive activations, mystery boxes galore, pop-up fan awards, and branded buses, trains and gear featuring art created by fans – SYFY's 'Con pres...
Queen Latifah Will Star in Quibi's WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS GO ON
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2019 Deadline reports that Queen Latifah will star in upcoming coming-of-age murder mystery 'When The Street Lights Go On.'...
Cinemax Announces Premiere Dates for WARRIOR and JET
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019 The CINEMAX drama series WARRIOR begins its ten-episode season FRIDAY, APRIL 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CINEMAX Programming. Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, the show is based on writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and ...
Pear Theatre Presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI Opening in March
by Julie Musbach - February 02, 2018 Inspired by the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, Michael Golamco's 'Cowboy vs. Samurai' is not only a tale of misplaced love, it's also an insightful and wonderfully funny meditation on being Asian in middle America, on self-identity, and on the ways we categorize ourselves as well as each other. Pear Th...
YouTube Orders Second Season of Supernatural Thriller IMPULSE
by Macon Prickett - July 19, 2018 YouTube announced that it has ordered a second season of the critically-acclaimed supernatural thriller IMPULSE from Universal Cable Productions (UCP). Since its debut on June 6, the first episode of IMPULSE has generated nearly 8 million views. Season Two of the 10-episode, hour-long series will pr...
Christian St. Croix Receives 2024 Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 04, 2024 Christian St. Croix received the 2024 Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award, honoring playwrights who have forged their own paths and taken artistic risks, with finalists Aimee Chou and Robert Alexander Wray. Learn more about St. Croix and about the award. ...
VIDEO: SYFY Shares Teaser for Upcoming Thriller NIGHTFLYERS
by Macon Prickett - May 14, 2018 NIGHTFLYERS follows eight maverick scientists and a powerful telepath who embark on an expedition to the edge of our solar system aboard The Nightflyer - a ship with a small tightknit crew and a reclusive captain - in the hope of making contact with alien life. But when terrifying and violent events...
Universal Cable Productions & Ground Control Announce 'Film Lab' Initiative Targeting Filmmakers of Tomorrow
by Tori Hartshorn - April 05, 2018 Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has joined forces with producer Scott Glassgold's Ground Control, a management and production company specializing in film shorts, to create the 'Universal Cable Productions and Ground Control Film Lab,' an initiative to find and nurture the next generation of groun...
QUEEN & SLIM to be Available on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020 From Emmy Award®-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix's “Master of None”) and Grammy Award®-winning director Melina Matsoukas (Beyonce's “Formation” and Nike's “Equality”), comes the unflinching new drama, QUEEN & SLIM, arriving on Digital February 18, 2020 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On D...
Syfy Acquires Matt Groening's Iconic Animated Series FUTURAMA
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2017 SYFY today announced that it has acquired the hit animated series FUTURAMA from Twentieth Television in a multi-year, non-exclusive deal that includes all 140 HD episodes of the series.... |