Many of the current generation of Asian and Pacific Islander writers working in television today came up through the Cape New Writers Fellowship, one of the most successful entry-level programs in the industry.
Now, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment is expanding its focus to the other end of the pipeline. The Cape Showrunners Incubator, powered by Starz’s #TakeTheLead diversity initiative for its inaugural year, will draw upon the nonprofit’s experience in talent development to give upper-level Api TV scribes the mentorship and other resources they need to break through that final ceiling.
“Showrunners and creative executives are the two main drivers of what ultimately ends up on screen, and this incubator is the perfect complement to the Cape Leaders Fellowship for creative executives if we want to change the stories that are told in mainstream media,” Cape executive director Michelle K. Sugihara said in a statement,...
Now, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment is expanding its focus to the other end of the pipeline. The Cape Showrunners Incubator, powered by Starz’s #TakeTheLead diversity initiative for its inaugural year, will draw upon the nonprofit’s experience in talent development to give upper-level Api TV scribes the mentorship and other resources they need to break through that final ceiling.
“Showrunners and creative executives are the two main drivers of what ultimately ends up on screen, and this incubator is the perfect complement to the Cape Leaders Fellowship for creative executives if we want to change the stories that are told in mainstream media,” Cape executive director Michelle K. Sugihara said in a statement,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple is not moving forward with another season of “Central Park,” Variety has confirmed.
Previously, series star Josh Gad, who also serves as EP and writer, shared the news over the weekend on social media, telling fans “Sadly, it’s done” when asked about the show’s return.
The animated comedy follows “Owen Tillerman and his family live an unconventional life in New York’s bustling Central Park, which Owen manages; now, they’ll have to fend off a wealthy hotel heiress who wants to turn the park into condos,” per the series description.
Season 3, which was released on Sept. 9, picked up with Kristen Bell in a new role on the show. Bitsy continued her pursuit to buy the park as Owen took on a new promotional campaign to make more people fall in love with it. Meanwhile, Paige wound up busier than ever after landing her first book deal.
Previously, series star Josh Gad, who also serves as EP and writer, shared the news over the weekend on social media, telling fans “Sadly, it’s done” when asked about the show’s return.
The animated comedy follows “Owen Tillerman and his family live an unconventional life in New York’s bustling Central Park, which Owen manages; now, they’ll have to fend off a wealthy hotel heiress who wants to turn the park into condos,” per the series description.
Season 3, which was released on Sept. 9, picked up with Kristen Bell in a new role on the show. Bitsy continued her pursuit to buy the park as Owen took on a new promotional campaign to make more people fall in love with it. Meanwhile, Paige wound up busier than ever after landing her first book deal.
- 12/4/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Sundance Institute has named the participants and projects selected for the 2023 edition of its Episodic Lab, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah from November 3–7. The list includes Daniela Bailes (The Letters), Elaine Hsieh Chou (Get Home Safe), Marissa Díaz (Cochinas), Sam Dunnewold (Guts), Laurie Hartung (Rabbit Hole), Farah Merani (The Painted Muse), Sylvia-Anne Parker (Blackbirds), and Hernando Cortes Watson (Horsepower).
Designed for early-career writers with an original series IP that has not yet been produced, the Lab affords participants the opportunity to workshop pilots under the guidance of established showrunners and EPs. Creative advisors for the 10th edition include Shal Francis (The Morning Show), Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights), Christina Lee (Search Party), Latoya Morgan (The Walking Dead), Erica Rivinoja (Clone High), Sanjay Shah (Everybody Still Hates Chris), Sarah Treem (The Affair), and Graham Yost (Slow Horses).
Over the course of the program, writers will...
Designed for early-career writers with an original series IP that has not yet been produced, the Lab affords participants the opportunity to workshop pilots under the guidance of established showrunners and EPs. Creative advisors for the 10th edition include Shal Francis (The Morning Show), Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights), Christina Lee (Search Party), Latoya Morgan (The Walking Dead), Erica Rivinoja (Clone High), Sanjay Shah (Everybody Still Hates Chris), Sarah Treem (The Affair), and Graham Yost (Slow Horses).
Over the course of the program, writers will...
- 11/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Mumbai, Jan 16 (Ians) The Enforcement Directorate (Ed) questioned BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation chief I.S. Chahal for over three hours on Monday in connection with an alleged money-laundering case against Sujit Patkar, an aide of Shiv Sena-Ubt MP Sanjay Raut, arising out of irregularities in a Covid Jumbo Field Hospitals scam.
After recording his statement, Chahal said that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Bmc had set up 10 Jumbo Field Hospitals in the city with over 15,000 beds, 1,000 ICU and oxygen beds.
Later, the Bmc informed the state government that it did not have the requisite manpower to manage such huge facilities and hence, decided to outsource the work to outside agencies.
A total of four parties had given their bids for these hospitals in which nearly one lakh patients were treated.
In August 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party ex-mp Kirit Somaiya had filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police...
After recording his statement, Chahal said that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Bmc had set up 10 Jumbo Field Hospitals in the city with over 15,000 beds, 1,000 ICU and oxygen beds.
Later, the Bmc informed the state government that it did not have the requisite manpower to manage such huge facilities and hence, decided to outsource the work to outside agencies.
A total of four parties had given their bids for these hospitals in which nearly one lakh patients were treated.
In August 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party ex-mp Kirit Somaiya had filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police...
- 1/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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The Sundance Institute has eight new fellows.
The institute revealed today the latest crop of participants for its episodic program, inviting Britt Adams, Gianmarco Giacomelli, Naomi Ko, Ricardo Pérez González, Samantha Clay, Stephanie Adams-Santos, Sylvia Batey Alcalá and Tea Ho to join the six-day immersive program.
The episodic lab brings together fledgling writers with an original series IP that has not yet been produced and offers them the chance to work under the guidance of established showrunners, producers and executives. The 2022 installment begins today and will see the eight fellows workshop their pilot and participate in story meetings, case study screenings, panels and writers’ rooms.
Creative advisors this year include Daniel Chun (The Office), Shalisha Francis (The Wilds), Dara Resnik (The Horror of Dolores Roach), Erica Rivinoja (Clone High) Sanjay Shah (Central Park), April Shih (Fargo), Brandon Sonnier (S.W.A.T.) and Graham Yost (Justified...
The Sundance Institute has eight new fellows.
The institute revealed today the latest crop of participants for its episodic program, inviting Britt Adams, Gianmarco Giacomelli, Naomi Ko, Ricardo Pérez González, Samantha Clay, Stephanie Adams-Santos, Sylvia Batey Alcalá and Tea Ho to join the six-day immersive program.
The episodic lab brings together fledgling writers with an original series IP that has not yet been produced and offers them the chance to work under the guidance of established showrunners, producers and executives. The 2022 installment begins today and will see the eight fellows workshop their pilot and participate in story meetings, case study screenings, panels and writers’ rooms.
Creative advisors this year include Daniel Chun (The Office), Shalisha Francis (The Wilds), Dara Resnik (The Horror of Dolores Roach), Erica Rivinoja (Clone High) Sanjay Shah (Central Park), April Shih (Fargo), Brandon Sonnier (S.W.A.T.) and Graham Yost (Justified...
- 10/28/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Institute has set the eight Fellows and projects for its 2022 Episodic Program, which will further the development of four live-action dramas, two live-action comedies, one adult animated comedy and one adult animated sci-fi thriller. The participants are Britt Adams (Onyx), Gianmarco Giacomelli (To Kill a Pope), Naomi Ko (The 20-Year Curse), Ricardo Pérez González (Orlando), Samantha Clay (The Growth), Stephanie Adams-Santos (Sad Girl), Sylvia Batey Alcalá (Blue Neptune) and Tea Ho (Oriental Town).
Sundance’s six-day program brings together writers in the early stages of their career with original series IP that has not yet been produced, allowing them to work closely with established showrunners, producers and executives. Starting today and throughout the next week, Fellows will workshop their pilot and participate in one-on-one story meetings, as well as case study screenings, panels and writers’ rooms focusing on their scripts.
Support from the Institute will continue after the Lab,...
Sundance’s six-day program brings together writers in the early stages of their career with original series IP that has not yet been produced, allowing them to work closely with established showrunners, producers and executives. Starting today and throughout the next week, Fellows will workshop their pilot and participate in one-on-one story meetings, as well as case study screenings, panels and writers’ rooms focusing on their scripts.
Support from the Institute will continue after the Lab,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sanjay Shah, writer, executive producer and showrunner of Everybody Still Hates Chris, has signed an overall deal with CBS Studios, which is behind the recently announced animated series.
Under the two-year pact, Shah will serve as executive producer and showrunner on Everybody Still Hates Chris, a reimagined animated version of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris, which he developed and wrote the pilot script for. Ordered straight-to-series by MTV Entertainment to run on Paramount+ and Comedy Central, Everybody Still Hates Chris, narrated and executive produced by Chris Rock, is inspired by Rock’s experiences growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s.
Previously, Shah was a co-showrunner/executive producer of Apple TV+’s animated musical Central Park. His other television credits include Fresh Off The Boat, South Park and King of the Hill. On the feature side,...
Under the two-year pact, Shah will serve as executive producer and showrunner on Everybody Still Hates Chris, a reimagined animated version of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris, which he developed and wrote the pilot script for. Ordered straight-to-series by MTV Entertainment to run on Paramount+ and Comedy Central, Everybody Still Hates Chris, narrated and executive produced by Chris Rock, is inspired by Rock’s experiences growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s.
Previously, Shah was a co-showrunner/executive producer of Apple TV+’s animated musical Central Park. His other television credits include Fresh Off The Boat, South Park and King of the Hill. On the feature side,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Batgirl movie was canceled, but why? It’s all business for Warner Bros. Discovery. It may have gotten lost in all the Batgirl controversy, but the next Scooby Doo movie was also shelved eternally.
“Warner Bros. has finally made a statement about the permanent cancellation of two multi-million dollar projects, Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Essentially, according to Deadline, the decision comes from a desire to re-energize the DC Extended Universe, and some of the character reveals and plot points in Batgirl didn’t line up with the larger theatrical strategy for the comics franchise.”
Read more at Gizmodo
Well, this sucks; First Kill is the latest Netflix show to get an early cancellation.
“Last night, it was announced that Netflix had cancelled the vampire teen lesbian drama First Kill after one season. I found out the news while sitting on the couch with my girlfriend—the same couch...
“Warner Bros. has finally made a statement about the permanent cancellation of two multi-million dollar projects, Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Essentially, according to Deadline, the decision comes from a desire to re-energize the DC Extended Universe, and some of the character reveals and plot points in Batgirl didn’t line up with the larger theatrical strategy for the comics franchise.”
Read more at Gizmodo
Well, this sucks; First Kill is the latest Netflix show to get an early cancellation.
“Last night, it was announced that Netflix had cancelled the vampire teen lesbian drama First Kill after one season. I found out the news while sitting on the couch with my girlfriend—the same couch...
- 8/3/2022
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
Chris Rock’s animated adult series “Everybody Still Hates Chris” was greenlit Tuesday to run on Paramount+ and Comedy Central, an individual with knowledge of the move told TheWrap.
The show, which was ordered straight-to-series by MTV Entertainment Studios, reimagines the sitcom in an animated adult format.
Rock will return as a narrator and executive producer on the series and, like the original, will be based on the comedian’s teenage years. The half-hour animated series will feature “stories inspired by [Rock’s] experiences growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s.”
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The series will be produced alongside CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment, with executive producers Dave Becky, Ali LeRoi, who co-created the original series with Rock and Michael Rotenberg, who was an executive producer on the sitcom.
The show, which was ordered straight-to-series by MTV Entertainment Studios, reimagines the sitcom in an animated adult format.
Rock will return as a narrator and executive producer on the series and, like the original, will be based on the comedian’s teenage years. The half-hour animated series will feature “stories inspired by [Rock’s] experiences growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s.”
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The series will be produced alongside CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment, with executive producers Dave Becky, Ali LeRoi, who co-created the original series with Rock and Michael Rotenberg, who was an executive producer on the sitcom.
- 8/2/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Everybody Hates Chris is coming back in animated form. Everybody Still Hates Chris has been given a straight-to-series order by Paramount+; it will also air on Comedy Central. Chris Rock will reprise his role as the narrator in the series inspired by the comic’s teen years, like its predecessor. Everybody Still Hates Chris will consist of half-hour episodes featuring Rock narrating stories about his experiences growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s. Rock will also executive produce the animated series alongside Sanjay Shah, who will act as showrunner, Ali LeRoi, Michael Rotenberg, and Dave Becky. The series is produced by CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment. “Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians of all time and we’re excited to partner with him, 3 Arts and CBS Studios to bring this to life and welcome...
- 8/2/2022
- TV Insider
It’s been more than a decade since Everybody Hates Chris ended its run on The CW, and guess what? Everybody Still Hates Chris.
In fact, that’s the title being given to an animated reimagining of the family sitcom, which has officially been ordered to series at Paramount+ and Comedy Central.
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- 8/2/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Chris Rock’s ‘Everybody Still Hates Chris’ Animated Series Greenlit at Paramount+ and Comedy Central
“Everybody Still Hates Chris,” an animated reboot of Chris Rock’s “Everybody Hates Chris,” has been greenlit by MTV Entertainment Studios to run on Paramount+ and Comedy Central.
Like the original series, which ran on Upn and later the CW, “Everybody Hates Chris” will feature Rock narrating stories inspired by his experiences growing up as a nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn during the late 1980s. Rock executive produces alongside showrunner Sanjay Shah, Ali LeRoi, Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky. CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment produce.
“Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians of all time and we’re excited to partner with him, 3 Arts and CBS Studios to bring this to life and welcome it as the next big hit in our expanding arsenal of iconic adult animation that includes smash series such as South Park and the new Beavis and Butt-Head,...
Like the original series, which ran on Upn and later the CW, “Everybody Hates Chris” will feature Rock narrating stories inspired by his experiences growing up as a nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn during the late 1980s. Rock executive produces alongside showrunner Sanjay Shah, Ali LeRoi, Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky. CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment produce.
“Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians of all time and we’re excited to partner with him, 3 Arts and CBS Studios to bring this to life and welcome it as the next big hit in our expanding arsenal of iconic adult animation that includes smash series such as South Park and the new Beavis and Butt-Head,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Everybody Still Hates Chris, a reimagined animated version of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris, has received a straight-to-series order by MTV Entertainment. It will be windowed globally across streamer Paramount+ and sibling linear network Comedy Central. Rock is back as narrator and executive producer of the new series, which, like the original, is inspired by the comedian’s teenage years. CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment, which produced Everybody Hates Chris and originally developed the animated reboot, will produce with MTV Entertainment Studios, which has been ramping up its adult animation portfolio with the recently announced Andy Samberg-produced series Digman! joining the Daria spinoff movie Jodie, both the film and series reboots of Beavis and Butt-Head as well as stalwart South Park.
Sanjay Shah serves as showrunner and wrote the pilot script for Everybody Still Hates Chris, inspired by...
Sanjay Shah serves as showrunner and wrote the pilot script for Everybody Still Hates Chris, inspired by...
- 8/2/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
TV writers/producers Tanya Saracho (Vida), Mike Royce (One Day at a Time), and Liz Hsiao Lan Alper (Day of the Dead), along with the Writers Guild Foundation, have announced graduates of the inaugural class of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.
Launched in March by Saracho, Royce and Alper in partnership with Wgf, the program’s mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Forty-eight participants were chosen out of over 2,200 applications which were reviewed by a committee of TV writers and showrunners, many of whom previously worked in support staff roles. The 48 participants are being split into two eight-week virtual sessions.
This summer’s first session, consisting of 24 participants, was led by instructors Debbie Ezer (The Good Doctor) and...
Launched in March by Saracho, Royce and Alper in partnership with Wgf, the program’s mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Forty-eight participants were chosen out of over 2,200 applications which were reviewed by a committee of TV writers and showrunners, many of whom previously worked in support staff roles. The 48 participants are being split into two eight-week virtual sessions.
This summer’s first session, consisting of 24 participants, was led by instructors Debbie Ezer (The Good Doctor) and...
- 9/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sanjay Shah (Central Park) has been tapped as writer and executive producer on Everybody Hates Chris, an animated series reboot of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family sitcom. Rock is poised to return as narrator and executive producer of the animated project, which is currently in development at CBS Studios, the studio behind the 2005 coming-of-age single-camera comedy, created by Rock and Ali LeRoi based on Rock’s teen years.
Shah is coming off a stint as an executive producer/co-showrunner on the first two seasons of Apple TV+’s animated musical series Central Park. His other series credits include Fresh Off The Boat, South Park and King of the Hill. He’s also consulted on feature and streaming projects at Pixar. Shah is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, and attorney Ken Richman.
Everybody Hates Chris premiered in September 2005 on Upn and ran for four seasons, one on Upn and...
Shah is coming off a stint as an executive producer/co-showrunner on the first two seasons of Apple TV+’s animated musical series Central Park. His other series credits include Fresh Off The Boat, South Park and King of the Hill. He’s also consulted on feature and streaming projects at Pixar. Shah is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, and attorney Ken Richman.
Everybody Hates Chris premiered in September 2005 on Upn and ran for four seasons, one on Upn and...
- 7/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In the sixth episode of “Central Park” Season 2, the story is broken up into two plots. The first focuses on a robbery at the Brandenham Hotel, owned by Bitsy Brandenham (Stanley Tucci), that may or may not mark the return of a notorious, decades-retired burglar known only as The Shadow. Worried about her hotel’s reputation, Bitsy hounds the police and an insurance investigator (voiced by Henry Winkler) to solve the case without invoking the legendary thief’s name. The episode’s second story stars the series’ narrator, Birdie (Josh Gad), as he fruitlessly busks in the park. Facing children’s mockery and adult indifference, he wonders if his music is even worth hearing, until an old woman and her caretaker stop by just for him.
“Sometimes when just one person notices you, it makes all the difference,” Birdie says to introduce his part of the episode, speaking the last...
“Sometimes when just one person notices you, it makes all the difference,” Birdie says to introduce his part of the episode, speaking the last...
- 6/25/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The trailer for “Central Park” season 2 has finally arrived and it promises even more embarrassing adolescent moments, family bonding and Bitsy scheming than in the first season.
While the Tillerman family navigates life in Central Park, Bitsy, voiced by Stanley Tucci, inches even closer to her plan to buy Central Park and turn the Tillerman’s humble home into a real estate developer’s dream of condominiums, restaurants and shops.
After a city-wide blackout — potentially masterminded by Bitsy — forces the Tillerman family to gather in the candlelight, Bitsy reveals her plans to buy Central Park for the world to see. Daveed Diggs returns as Helen, who continues to assist Bitsy in the hopes that she will finally be added to the heiress’ will. Regardless of Bitsy’s evil plans, the Tillerman family always manages to find their way back together and of course, take part in some catchy musical numbers.
While the Tillerman family navigates life in Central Park, Bitsy, voiced by Stanley Tucci, inches even closer to her plan to buy Central Park and turn the Tillerman’s humble home into a real estate developer’s dream of condominiums, restaurants and shops.
After a city-wide blackout — potentially masterminded by Bitsy — forces the Tillerman family to gather in the candlelight, Bitsy reveals her plans to buy Central Park for the world to see. Daveed Diggs returns as Helen, who continues to assist Bitsy in the hopes that she will finally be added to the heiress’ will. Regardless of Bitsy’s evil plans, the Tillerman family always manages to find their way back together and of course, take part in some catchy musical numbers.
- 6/15/2021
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Apple TV Plus released a trailer for Season 2 of “Central Park,” premiering on June 25.
In the animated musical comedy series’ second season, the Tillerman family continues living in and caring for Manhattan’s biggest park.
Molly (now voiced by Emmy Raver-Lampman) navigates adolescence, Cole (Tituss Burgess) is embarrassed by a humiliating moment at school, Paige (Kathryn Hahn) continues to pursue the mayor’s corruption story and Owen (Leslie Odom Jr.) juggles managing the park, his staff and his family. Bitsy (Stanley Tucci) makes progress in her evil plot to claim Central Park as her own, with Helen (Daveed Diggs) by her side, still wondering whether she’s made it into Bitsy’s will. Meanwhile, the friendly, fumbling narrator Birdie (Josh Gad) guides the audience along the way.
“Central Park” is written and executive produced by Loren Bouchard alongside Gad and Nora Smith. Sanjay Shah, Halsted Sullivan, Janelle Momary-Neely, Jon Liebman,...
In the animated musical comedy series’ second season, the Tillerman family continues living in and caring for Manhattan’s biggest park.
Molly (now voiced by Emmy Raver-Lampman) navigates adolescence, Cole (Tituss Burgess) is embarrassed by a humiliating moment at school, Paige (Kathryn Hahn) continues to pursue the mayor’s corruption story and Owen (Leslie Odom Jr.) juggles managing the park, his staff and his family. Bitsy (Stanley Tucci) makes progress in her evil plot to claim Central Park as her own, with Helen (Daveed Diggs) by her side, still wondering whether she’s made it into Bitsy’s will. Meanwhile, the friendly, fumbling narrator Birdie (Josh Gad) guides the audience along the way.
“Central Park” is written and executive produced by Loren Bouchard alongside Gad and Nora Smith. Sanjay Shah, Halsted Sullivan, Janelle Momary-Neely, Jon Liebman,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sundance Institute has announced the 21 fellows and 18 projects they have selected for their first-ever, multi-track Episodic Lab, which is being held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fellows chosen include Justin Calen-Chenn (The Cavi), Lauren Glover (A Dignified Death), Andrew Lopez (Emotional), Jessie Barr and Lena Hudson (Fantasia for You), Elissa Blount Moorhead and Ericka Blount Danois (fiftyTWO), Stacy F. McDonald (Gone But Not Forgotten), Zach Gonzalez-Landis (The Great Impasta), Mansoor Adayfi and Antonio Aiello, Yvonne Hana Yi (Hannah with the Dogs), Carly Woodworth (Lasting), Jackie Katzman (Loons), Terrance Daye (Mandingo), Jess dela Merced (On Soul), Shirin Najafi (Regulars), Johnny Alvarez (Somewhere Else), Rom Lotan (Tehran Disco), Melody Cooper (Those Who Kill) and Nicole Saad (Tinderbox).
The 2021 Lab, hosted on Sundance Collab, has been designed as an immersive two-part experience. Fellows were divided into either the “Idea to Pilot Track,” in which they developed an...
Fellows chosen include Justin Calen-Chenn (The Cavi), Lauren Glover (A Dignified Death), Andrew Lopez (Emotional), Jessie Barr and Lena Hudson (Fantasia for You), Elissa Blount Moorhead and Ericka Blount Danois (fiftyTWO), Stacy F. McDonald (Gone But Not Forgotten), Zach Gonzalez-Landis (The Great Impasta), Mansoor Adayfi and Antonio Aiello, Yvonne Hana Yi (Hannah with the Dogs), Carly Woodworth (Lasting), Jackie Katzman (Loons), Terrance Daye (Mandingo), Jess dela Merced (On Soul), Shirin Najafi (Regulars), Johnny Alvarez (Somewhere Else), Rom Lotan (Tehran Disco), Melody Cooper (Those Who Kill) and Nicole Saad (Tinderbox).
The 2021 Lab, hosted on Sundance Collab, has been designed as an immersive two-part experience. Fellows were divided into either the “Idea to Pilot Track,” in which they developed an...
- 5/14/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Vida” showrunner Tanya Saracho, “One Day at a Time” co-showrunner Mike Royce and TV writer and #PayUpHollywood co-founder Liz Hsiao Lan Alper are launching a program to support underrepresented groups in the television industry and provide them with the skill set to become writers’ assistants and script coordinators.
The initiative has partnered with the Writers Guild Foundation to offer tools and education to scribes who identify as Bipoc, LGBTQ+, disabled writers or writers over the age of 50 to step into these support staff roles that have traditionally been a gateway to the world of TV writing. Program graduates will be included on a list of trained writers’ assistants and script coordinators that will then be shared with studios, networks and showrunners in order to broaden the pool of potential eligible hires and amplify underrepresented groups.
“This idea originated when we found ourselves sharing our frustration at how writer’s assistant...
The initiative has partnered with the Writers Guild Foundation to offer tools and education to scribes who identify as Bipoc, LGBTQ+, disabled writers or writers over the age of 50 to step into these support staff roles that have traditionally been a gateway to the world of TV writing. Program graduates will be included on a list of trained writers’ assistants and script coordinators that will then be shared with studios, networks and showrunners in order to broaden the pool of potential eligible hires and amplify underrepresented groups.
“This idea originated when we found ourselves sharing our frustration at how writer’s assistant...
- 3/24/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Tanya Saracho (Vida), Mike Royce (One Day at a Time), and Liz Hsiao Lan Alper (Day of the Dead) continue to do the work to bring more equity and inclusion to Hollywood — something that it seems to have trouble with as of late (we’re looking at you HFPA). The trio has partnered with the Writers Guild Foundation to launch the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative to support the full inclusion and employment of underrepresented groups in the television industry.
The inaugural program has a mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Historically, these positions have historically been an invaluable way to learn the writing process first-hand, with the ultimate goal of getting a writing job. Graduates...
The inaugural program has a mission is to provide writers who are Bipoc, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
Historically, these positions have historically been an invaluable way to learn the writing process first-hand, with the ultimate goal of getting a writing job. Graduates...
- 3/24/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“Central Park” fans, get ready to belt your hearts out: the hit animated musical comedy has been renewed for a third season by Apple TV Plus ahead of the release of Season 2.
Loren Bouchard, one of the cartoon sitcom’s trio of creators, writers and executive producers, announced on social media today that two more seasons of “Central Park” means twenty-nine more episodes and a whopping 115 new songs. The first season, which debuted last May on the ad-free Apple SVOD service, featured 46 original songs across its 10 episodes. “Central Park’s” recurring star-studded voice cast includes Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess and Stanley Tucci.
“The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will. And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to part of something with this much chutzpah,” Bouchard added.
The first three episodes...
Loren Bouchard, one of the cartoon sitcom’s trio of creators, writers and executive producers, announced on social media today that two more seasons of “Central Park” means twenty-nine more episodes and a whopping 115 new songs. The first season, which debuted last May on the ad-free Apple SVOD service, featured 46 original songs across its 10 episodes. “Central Park’s” recurring star-studded voice cast includes Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess and Stanley Tucci.
“The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will. And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to part of something with this much chutzpah,” Bouchard added.
The first three episodes...
- 3/10/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Apple’s hit animated musical comedy series Central Park will be back for a third go-round. Series co-creator Loren Bouchard announced the early Season 3 renewal Wednesday on social media. The news comes ahead of the series’ Season 2 premiere.
“Seasons 2 and 3 of Central Park mean twenty-nine more episodes, and something like a hundred and fifteen new songs — a hundred and fifteen!,” wrote Bouchard, who co-created the series with Nora Smith and Josh Gad. “The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will. And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to be a part of something with this much chutzpah.”
The first three episodes of the second season of the Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated series will debut globally June 25 on Apple TV+, and new episodes will premiere weekly every Friday.
In Season 2 of Central Park, the Tillerman family continues...
“Seasons 2 and 3 of Central Park mean twenty-nine more episodes, and something like a hundred and fifteen new songs — a hundred and fifteen!,” wrote Bouchard, who co-created the series with Nora Smith and Josh Gad. “The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will. And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to be a part of something with this much chutzpah.”
The first three episodes of the second season of the Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated series will debut globally June 25 on Apple TV+, and new episodes will premiere weekly every Friday.
In Season 2 of Central Park, the Tillerman family continues...
- 3/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has handed out an early Season 3 pickup to the animated musical “Central Park.”
Co-creator Loren Bouchard announced the news on social media. “Seasons 2 and 3 of ‘Central Park’ mean twenty-nine more episodes, and something like a hundred and fifteen new songs — a hundred and fifteen! The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will,” he wrote. “And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to be a part of something with this much chutzpah.”
The news comes ahead of the show’s second season, which is set to premiere on Friday, June 25.
Season 2 will see “Umbrella Academy” star Emmy Raver-Lampman join the series, taking over the character previously voiced by Kristen Bell. She joins returning cast members Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess and Stanley Tucci. Read the Season 2 description and...
Co-creator Loren Bouchard announced the news on social media. “Seasons 2 and 3 of ‘Central Park’ mean twenty-nine more episodes, and something like a hundred and fifteen new songs — a hundred and fifteen! The people who make this show dazzle me with their talent and ambition and sheer will,” he wrote. “And Apple and 20th have shown their will too! I’m honored to be a part of something with this much chutzpah.”
The news comes ahead of the show’s second season, which is set to premiere on Friday, June 25.
Season 2 will see “Umbrella Academy” star Emmy Raver-Lampman join the series, taking over the character previously voiced by Kristen Bell. She joins returning cast members Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess and Stanley Tucci. Read the Season 2 description and...
- 3/10/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The Salon is doing the heavy lifting when it comes to elevating South Asian talent in the entertainment industry and to do that, they have selected the participants for the inaugural Salon Mentorship Program. Led by Disney’s Reena Singh, Hillman Grad’s Rishi Rajani, Writ Large manager Bash Naran, actor/comedian Nik Dodani (Atypical), and actor/producer Vinny Chhibber (The Red Line), the program has revealed its 23 mentors and mentees.
The individuals participating in The Salon Mentorship Program were selected from a nationwide pool of over 850 candidates recruited through an open application. After a thorough review and interview process, the finalists were paired with a mentor in one of five tracks: writing, acting, producing, directing, or executive leadership. The mentees will work closely with their respective mentors over the course of one year to identify areas of growth, discuss strategy, and expand opportunities. Mentees will also have exclusive access...
The individuals participating in The Salon Mentorship Program were selected from a nationwide pool of over 850 candidates recruited through an open application. After a thorough review and interview process, the finalists were paired with a mentor in one of five tracks: writing, acting, producing, directing, or executive leadership. The mentees will work closely with their respective mentors over the course of one year to identify areas of growth, discuss strategy, and expand opportunities. Mentees will also have exclusive access...
- 3/10/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
By Puja Gupta
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANSlife) As the world awaits the vaccine for Covid-19, the unprecedented novel Coronavirus continues to rage on. While most lockdown restrictions have been lifted and the country has inched closer to normalcy, plethora of information on combatting the spread of the virus, preventing potential infection, and safeguarding oneself through the consumption of certain ‘DIY Immunity Boosting Concoctions is making the rounds on social media. However, experts are noting a surge in side-effects amongst people who are consuming these homemade 'kadhas'; the issue being repeated and high dose consumption of these home remedies.
Covid-19 scare has prompted widespread consumption of ‘kadha' (herbal concoction) that usually includes Ginger, Lemon, Garlic, Turmeric, Pepper, Aloe Vera or berries.
Talking about the impact of excessive consumption of homemade 'kadha's', Dr Sanjay Shah, General Physician, Fortis Hospital, Mulund recalls a peculiar case, he says "in a young patient, bleeding was...
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANSlife) As the world awaits the vaccine for Covid-19, the unprecedented novel Coronavirus continues to rage on. While most lockdown restrictions have been lifted and the country has inched closer to normalcy, plethora of information on combatting the spread of the virus, preventing potential infection, and safeguarding oneself through the consumption of certain ‘DIY Immunity Boosting Concoctions is making the rounds on social media. However, experts are noting a surge in side-effects amongst people who are consuming these homemade 'kadhas'; the issue being repeated and high dose consumption of these home remedies.
Covid-19 scare has prompted widespread consumption of ‘kadha' (herbal concoction) that usually includes Ginger, Lemon, Garlic, Turmeric, Pepper, Aloe Vera or berries.
Talking about the impact of excessive consumption of homemade 'kadha's', Dr Sanjay Shah, General Physician, Fortis Hospital, Mulund recalls a peculiar case, he says "in a young patient, bleeding was...
- 12/6/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Could George Clooney be more awesome? While some celebrities spend thousands of bucks every year on hairstyling, the silver fox instead shells out $1 million gifts to his pals but cuts his own hair with the use of the ’80s infomercial gadget, The Flowbee.
As political commentator Max Kennerly put it, “For looking that good with nothing more than a friggin’ ancient Flowbee, God–and I cannot stress this enough–damn him.”
Clooney made the confession during an interview with Tracy Smith on CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” when the conversation turned to the actor’s impeccable hair despite not being able to get a haircut for months due to the pandemic. He revealed that he’s been cutting his hair himself for about 25 years, and that he’s done so with the help of a Flowbee, a vacuum attachment created in the ’80s designed for DIY haircuts.
“My hair’s really like...
As political commentator Max Kennerly put it, “For looking that good with nothing more than a friggin’ ancient Flowbee, God–and I cannot stress this enough–damn him.”
Clooney made the confession during an interview with Tracy Smith on CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” when the conversation turned to the actor’s impeccable hair despite not being able to get a haircut for months due to the pandemic. He revealed that he’s been cutting his hair himself for about 25 years, and that he’s done so with the help of a Flowbee, a vacuum attachment created in the ’80s designed for DIY haircuts.
“My hair’s really like...
- 11/29/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Central Park‘s Molly wasn’t voiceless for long: The Apple TV+ animated comedy has tapped The Umbrella Academy star Emmy Raver-Lampman to voice the character originally played by Kristen Bell, TVLine has learned.
“After an extensive casting process that brought a number of incredible contenders to the forefront of our Molly search, we could not be more thrilled, honored, and certain that we have found the perfect marriage of character to voice in the amazing Emmy Raver-Lampman,” the Central Park creative team of Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad, Nora Smith, Halstead Sullivan and Sanjay Shah said in a statement. “From...
“After an extensive casting process that brought a number of incredible contenders to the forefront of our Molly search, we could not be more thrilled, honored, and certain that we have found the perfect marriage of character to voice in the amazing Emmy Raver-Lampman,” the Central Park creative team of Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad, Nora Smith, Halstead Sullivan and Sanjay Shah said in a statement. “From...
- 7/24/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The Umbrella Academy star Emmy Raver-Lampman has joined Apple’s animated series Central Park in a recasting for the role of Molly Tillerman, the mixed-race character originally voiced by Kristen Bell. The announcement comes ahead of tonight’s Central Park season one finale.
In June, Bell and the show’s creative team mutually decided that Bell would step back from the role, releasing a statement which said that “casting of the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.”
Bell’s exit from the role came amid the racial reckoning occurring in Hollywood and around the world following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Bell also released her own statement at the time,...
In June, Bell and the show’s creative team mutually decided that Bell would step back from the role, releasing a statement which said that “casting of the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.”
Bell’s exit from the role came amid the racial reckoning occurring in Hollywood and around the world following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Bell also released her own statement at the time,...
- 7/24/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In the conversation of Asian and Asian American representation in film and TV, the South Asian community tends to be overlooked. In an effort to bolster South Asian visibility in front of and behind the camera, Reena Singh, Senior Vice President of Current Programming at Twentieth Television, and Rishi Rajani, President of Production and Development at Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions, are launching a mentorship program with The Salon, a collective of South Asian creatives in Hollywood created by literary manager Bash Naran and actor-producers Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Vinny Chhibber (The Red Line). The inaugural mentorship program is slated to kick off in October.
The year-long program will be led by Singh and Rajani and will connect aspiring South Asian talent to established members of the entertainment industry. The Salon will be accepting applications for the program starting today with an August 22 deadline. The chosen participants for...
The year-long program will be led by Singh and Rajani and will connect aspiring South Asian talent to established members of the entertainment industry. The Salon will be accepting applications for the program starting today with an August 22 deadline. The chosen participants for...
- 7/22/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Going from “Bob’s Burgers” to “Central Park” was a great fit for Loren Bouchard. Drawn to both family stories and songs, it became a natural progression to embrace a Broadway-style animated musical, with co-creator Josh Gad, devoted to the community within Manhattan’s beloved park. The Apple TV+ series thus contains a sense of spectacle and diversity that work well in animation.
“A musical felt like a natural next step for us, and I’m an old fart so talking about trees and flowers and public space also appealed,” Bouchard said. “The epic scope of it sort of emerged and evolved as we were working on it. We like telling stories about underdogs who find themselves in a position to save their world. But with Central Park, that world is pretty big — so the scale keeps creeping up.”
Gad serves as the amiable but unreliable narrator Birdie, a busker who...
“A musical felt like a natural next step for us, and I’m an old fart so talking about trees and flowers and public space also appealed,” Bouchard said. “The epic scope of it sort of emerged and evolved as we were working on it. We like telling stories about underdogs who find themselves in a position to save their world. But with Central Park, that world is pretty big — so the scale keeps creeping up.”
Gad serves as the amiable but unreliable narrator Birdie, a busker who...
- 7/9/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Kristen Bell is stepping down as the voice of the mixed-race character Molly on Apple TV+’s “Central Park,” the show announced Wednesday.
She will be replaced by a Black or mixed-race actress, the show’s producers said in a statement. Bell will remain with the show in a different role.
“We profoundly regret that we might have contributed to anyone’s feeling of exclusion or erasure,” said the statement, which is credited to co-creators Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad and Nora Smith, as well as showrunners Halsted Sullivan and Sanjay Shah.
Also Read: 'Central Park': How Josh Gad and Loren Bouchard Assembled 'The Avengers of Musical Theater' for Apple TV+ Series
“Central Park” is currently midway through airing its first season on the streaming service, and has already been picked up for a second season.
Bell’s character Molly is the eldest child of the characters voiced by...
She will be replaced by a Black or mixed-race actress, the show’s producers said in a statement. Bell will remain with the show in a different role.
“We profoundly regret that we might have contributed to anyone’s feeling of exclusion or erasure,” said the statement, which is credited to co-creators Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad and Nora Smith, as well as showrunners Halsted Sullivan and Sanjay Shah.
Also Read: 'Central Park': How Josh Gad and Loren Bouchard Assembled 'The Avengers of Musical Theater' for Apple TV+ Series
“Central Park” is currently midway through airing its first season on the streaming service, and has already been picked up for a second season.
Bell’s character Molly is the eldest child of the characters voiced by...
- 6/24/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Kristen Bell will not return as the voice of Central Park‘s mixed race Molly when Apple TV+’s animated musical comedy returns for a second season.
The series’ producing team of Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad, Nora Smith, Halsted Sullivan and Sanjay Shah made the announcement on Wednesday, saying in a statement, “Kristen Bell is an extraordinarily talented actress who joined the cast of Central Park from nearly the first day of the show’s development — before there was even a character for her to play — and she has since delivered a funny, heartfelt, and beautiful performance. But after reflection,...
The series’ producing team of Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad, Nora Smith, Halsted Sullivan and Sanjay Shah made the announcement on Wednesday, saying in a statement, “Kristen Bell is an extraordinarily talented actress who joined the cast of Central Park from nearly the first day of the show’s development — before there was even a character for her to play — and she has since delivered a funny, heartfelt, and beautiful performance. But after reflection,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Kristen Bell will no longer voice Molly, a mixed-race character on Apple TV+’s animated musical comedy series Central Park. Bell, who called playing Molly “act of complicity” that “shows a lack of awareness of my pervasive privilege,” will remain on the 20th Century Fox TV-produced show, playing a new character.
Netflix’s animated comedy Big Mouth made a similar change today, with Jenny Slate exiting the cast where she voices Missy, a biracial girl. The role will be recast with a Black actor. Both decisions had been in the works for a while.
Central Park, which has a two-season order at Apple TV+, hails from Bob’s Burgers creator/EP Loren Bouchard, who co-created it with Bob’s Burgers executive producer Nora Smith and Josh Gad.
“Kristen Bell is an extraordinarily talented actress who joined the cast of Central Park from nearly the first day of the show’s development – before...
Netflix’s animated comedy Big Mouth made a similar change today, with Jenny Slate exiting the cast where she voices Missy, a biracial girl. The role will be recast with a Black actor. Both decisions had been in the works for a while.
Central Park, which has a two-season order at Apple TV+, hails from Bob’s Burgers creator/EP Loren Bouchard, who co-created it with Bob’s Burgers executive producer Nora Smith and Josh Gad.
“Kristen Bell is an extraordinarily talented actress who joined the cast of Central Park from nearly the first day of the show’s development – before...
- 6/24/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Bell will no longer voice the mixed-race central character of Molly Tillerman in the forthcoming Apple animated series “Central Park.”
The decision to re-cast the role was announced via a lengthy statement from the show’s creative team, which said that “casting of the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.”
Bell also released her own statement, saying that her voicing the character “shows a lack of awareness of my pervasive privilege.”
“Casting a mixed race character w/a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race & Black American experience,” Bell’s statement read.
This is a time to acknowledge our acts of complicity. Heres 1 of mine. Playing the Molly in Central Park shows a...
The decision to re-cast the role was announced via a lengthy statement from the show’s creative team, which said that “casting of the character of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right – to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.”
Bell also released her own statement, saying that her voicing the character “shows a lack of awareness of my pervasive privilege.”
“Casting a mixed race character w/a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race & Black American experience,” Bell’s statement read.
This is a time to acknowledge our acts of complicity. Heres 1 of mine. Playing the Molly in Central Park shows a...
- 6/24/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
To say “Central Park” marks Loren Bouchard’s first foray into animated musicals would be almost as misleading as saying it’s his first foray into animated comedies. The Emmy-winning creator of “Bob’s Burgers” (and co-creator of the cult classic “Home Movies”) has been blending genres for over a decade on his hit Fox sitcom, asking the Belcher family to sing, dance, scare, play games, soap up some operas, and more. “Bob’s Burgers” is a boundless engine for creativity, in part, because its episodic structure allows for constant reinvention, but also because it’s premise is so simple.
“Central Park” is both a more focused and a more ambitious series. Though similarities in animation styles, senses of humor, and family dynamics evoke immediate comparisons between the Apple TV+ original series and its broadcast predecessor, Bouchard’s latest leans on a more serialized narrative about a park manager trying to protect...
“Central Park” is both a more focused and a more ambitious series. Though similarities in animation styles, senses of humor, and family dynamics evoke immediate comparisons between the Apple TV+ original series and its broadcast predecessor, Bouchard’s latest leans on a more serialized narrative about a park manager trying to protect...
- 5/29/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Apple has unveiled the trailer for “Central Park,” its upcoming animated musical comedy that will premiere on Apple TV+ on May 29.
“Central Park,” which was co-created by “Bob’s Burgers” duo Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith as well as Josh Gad, centers on the Tillerman family, who live in and manage Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world’s most famous park while fending off hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long-suffering assistant Helen, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos.
The series revolves around the Tillermans and their efforts to maintain the park from the machinations of Bitsy, who wears a dog and promises to “knock those bozos’ weiners off” in the series’ trailer. The trailer quickly sets up its wacky and lighthearted vision of Central Park but also suggests that plenty...
“Central Park,” which was co-created by “Bob’s Burgers” duo Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith as well as Josh Gad, centers on the Tillerman family, who live in and manage Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world’s most famous park while fending off hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long-suffering assistant Helen, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos.
The series revolves around the Tillermans and their efforts to maintain the park from the machinations of Bitsy, who wears a dog and promises to “knock those bozos’ weiners off” in the series’ trailer. The trailer quickly sets up its wacky and lighthearted vision of Central Park but also suggests that plenty...
- 3/10/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Apple TV+ dropped the trailer for its upcoming animated musical comedy series, “Central Park,” on Tuesday, which shows Stanley Tucci’s character, a mean old hotel heiress, declaring she wants to pave New York City’s paradise and put up some condos.
In the video, which you can view above, Bitsy Brandenham (voiced by Tucci) says “I hate that park” to her little dog, as she looks out over the NYC landmark from her penthouse. “It’s just a patch of dirt and weeds and we’re gonna buy it.”
She then pitches the idea to her board while wearing her dog in a Babybjörn-style carrier saying, “We’re gonna do the biggest real estate deal in the history of the world!”
Also Read: Apple TV+ Unveils Premiere Dates for 'Defending Jacob,' Home,' 'Trying' and 'Dear...'
Ok, except now all they can focus on is the dog strapped to her body,...
In the video, which you can view above, Bitsy Brandenham (voiced by Tucci) says “I hate that park” to her little dog, as she looks out over the NYC landmark from her penthouse. “It’s just a patch of dirt and weeds and we’re gonna buy it.”
She then pitches the idea to her board while wearing her dog in a Babybjörn-style carrier saying, “We’re gonna do the biggest real estate deal in the history of the world!”
Also Read: Apple TV+ Unveils Premiere Dates for 'Defending Jacob,' Home,' 'Trying' and 'Dear...'
Ok, except now all they can focus on is the dog strapped to her body,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Nisha Ganatra is attached to direct a feature about an Indian boy band, which was just sold to Universal with Marc Platt Productions producing. It’s inspired by the teenage years of Savan Kotecha, a Grammy-nominated music producer and songwriter.
Kotecha, who will oversee original music for the pic, has collaborated with artists like Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, Usher, Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, One Direction, and Sam Smith.
Sanjay Shah is writing the screenplay which will be produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions as well as Kotecha. Ryan Christians at Marc Platt brought the package together and will oversee the project for the producers.
Jacob Epstein, Zack Morgenroth, and Aleen Keshishian of Lighthouse Management + Media will serve as executive producers along with Sonny Takhar.
Ganatra, the director behind Sundance standout Late Night, recently signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios to write,...
Kotecha, who will oversee original music for the pic, has collaborated with artists like Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, Usher, Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, One Direction, and Sam Smith.
Sanjay Shah is writing the screenplay which will be produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions as well as Kotecha. Ryan Christians at Marc Platt brought the package together and will oversee the project for the producers.
Jacob Epstein, Zack Morgenroth, and Aleen Keshishian of Lighthouse Management + Media will serve as executive producers along with Sonny Takhar.
Ganatra, the director behind Sundance standout Late Night, recently signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios to write,...
- 12/19/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Late Night director Nisha Ganatra will helm a movie about an Indian boy band, inspired by the life of music producer and songwriter Savan Kotecha.
The project has been set up at Universal with Marc Platt's Marc Platt Productions set to produce.
Kotecha — who has worked with pop music's biggest names including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and The Weeknd — will also produce and oversee original music for the pic.
Sanjay Shah (Fresh Off the Boat) will write the screenplay.
Along with Platt and Kotecha, Adam Siegel will produce. Ryan Christians will oversee the project for Marc ...
The project has been set up at Universal with Marc Platt's Marc Platt Productions set to produce.
Kotecha — who has worked with pop music's biggest names including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and The Weeknd — will also produce and oversee original music for the pic.
Sanjay Shah (Fresh Off the Boat) will write the screenplay.
Along with Platt and Kotecha, Adam Siegel will produce. Ryan Christians will oversee the project for Marc ...
- 12/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Late Night director Nisha Ganatra will helm a movie about an Indian boy band, inspired by the life of music producer and songwriter Savan Kotecha.
The project has been set up at Universal with Marc Platt's Marc Platt Productions set to produce.
Kotecha — who has worked with pop music's biggest names including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and The Weeknd — will also produce and oversee original music for the pic.
Sanjay Shah (Fresh Off the Boat) will write the screenplay.
Along with Platt and Kotecha, Adam Siegel will produce. Ryan Christians will oversee the project for Marc ...
The project has been set up at Universal with Marc Platt's Marc Platt Productions set to produce.
Kotecha — who has worked with pop music's biggest names including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and The Weeknd — will also produce and oversee original music for the pic.
Sanjay Shah (Fresh Off the Boat) will write the screenplay.
Along with Platt and Kotecha, Adam Siegel will produce. Ryan Christians will oversee the project for Marc ...
- 12/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When the 14 newly minted Sundance Institute fellow step into the Episodic Labs on Thursday, they and their nine projects will be receiving guidance from some of the best of the small screen best.
Though Oz creator and City on the Hill executive producer Tom Fontana might freak some of the Fellows out with his enduring habit of writing out scripts in long hand, the multiple Emmy, Peabody Awards and Writers’ Guild Awards winner also offers the expertise of a master of the small screen form.
As a creative advisor to the Fellows (see the full list below) at the October 10 – 15 sixth annual Episodic Lab at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort, Fontana will be joined by American Gods showrunner Charles “Chic” Eglee and Justified showrunner Graham Yost.
In addition, Sex and the City Ep Jenny Bicks, Daniel Chun, Little America creator Lee Eisenberg, The Wilds co-ep Shalisha Francis,...
Though Oz creator and City on the Hill executive producer Tom Fontana might freak some of the Fellows out with his enduring habit of writing out scripts in long hand, the multiple Emmy, Peabody Awards and Writers’ Guild Awards winner also offers the expertise of a master of the small screen form.
As a creative advisor to the Fellows (see the full list below) at the October 10 – 15 sixth annual Episodic Lab at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort, Fontana will be joined by American Gods showrunner Charles “Chic” Eglee and Justified showrunner Graham Yost.
In addition, Sex and the City Ep Jenny Bicks, Daniel Chun, Little America creator Lee Eisenberg, The Wilds co-ep Shalisha Francis,...
- 10/8/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has its latest “Writers on the Verge,” naming the Class of 2018-19 for its diverse writers program. Selected from more than 2,200 applicants are comedy scribes Bernard Badion, Edward Excaliber, Joanne Lee and Sara White and drama writers Pamela García Rooney, Marissa Lee, Tiffany Shaw Ho and Margot Ye.
Now in its 13th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the n etwork said.
For six months, the new Writers on the Verge class will learn how to develop pilot scripts, guided by Karen Horne, Svp Programming Talent Development & Inclusion at NBC Entertainment...
Now in its 13th year, Writers on the Verge assembles talented aspiring writers of diverse backgrounds who are “on the verge” of breaking out but would benefit from a final polish of their writing and pitch-presentation skills to prepare them for a TV career. The program is part of NBC’s talent infusion programs that discover, develop and advocate for onscreen and behind the scenes talent of diverse backgrounds, the n etwork said.
For six months, the new Writers on the Verge class will learn how to develop pilot scripts, guided by Karen Horne, Svp Programming Talent Development & Inclusion at NBC Entertainment...
- 10/5/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has given a script commitment with significant penalty to Model Minorities, a single-camera comedy from Fresh Off The Boat co-executive producer Sanjay Shah, Portlandia and Baskets co-creator, executive producer and director Jonathan Krisel and 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Shah, Model Minorities is a stereotype-busting comedy that follows a highly educated but struggling Indian-American who moves in with his uneducated, but rich, immigrant cousin. Shah will…...
- 11/9/2017
- Deadline TV
Fresh Off the Boat co-executive producer Sanjay Shah has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV, the studio behind the ABC family comedy. Under the pact, he will continue as co-exec producer on Fresh Off the Boat for its upcoming fourth season and will develop new projects for the studio. Shah, who was a stand-up comedian, got his writing start at 20th TV on the studio’s Fox animated comedy series King of the Hill. He was a co-executive producer on the Fox/20th…...
- 6/22/2017
- Deadline TV
ABC has put in development a workplace comedy from Fresh Off The Boat co-executive producer Sanjay Shah, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. Written and executive produced by Shah, the untitled project centers on an idealistic but street-stupid Berkeley grad who takes his first job teaching hardcore felons at a prison. Shah will be writing from experience — before embarking on a writing career, he once worked as an instructor at San Quentin State…...
- 11/1/2016
- Deadline TV
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Eat Pray Thug, a single-camera comedy from Fresh Off The Boat co-executive producer Sanjay Shah, with Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect, Barbershop 3) attached to star. Based on the real life of rapper Heems (formerly of hip-hop group Das Racist) and his relationship with his parents who live with him in Queens, Eat Pray Thug centers on a successful rapper (Ambudkar) who chooses to live with his Indian-American parents in…...
- 9/28/2015
- Deadline TV
A quick review of tonight's "Enlisted" — and thoughts on the show's panel at the Austin TV Festival — coming up just as soon as my inspiration was a pimp who is a mermaid... "Enlisted" made its first public appearance a year ago when the pilot was screened in Austin, and may have made one of its last ones over the weekend when a packed movie theater audience got to watch the final three shows, including "General Inspection" and the ones set to air over the next two Sundays. Without giving too much away about what's coming, the theater got awfully dusty during the final scene, and not just because of everyone's awareness that this was probably the show's final moments. Now, both Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce suggested that there's still hope of it surfacing elsewhere, and that the show's big social media presence is "helping to keep us alive," according to Royce.
- 6/8/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
The networks love auto/semi-autobiographical comedies and are stocking up on half-hours based on personal experiences this year. NBC has bought two such pitches, one from Enlisted co-executive producer Sanjay Shah and one from Legit co-executive producer Chris Case. Shah’s single-camera comedy, from Universal TV, follows two very different brothers and their immigrant parents all trying to run a fast-food franchise together in a sketchy Sacramento neighborhood. (Shah’s family owns a Burger King.) Shah, who worked on 1600 Penn and Cougar Town, is repped by UTA and Ken Richman. Chris Case‘s multi-camera comedy Maybe It’s Me is based on Case’s life as a father of two juggling three strong women – his current girlfriend, his work wife, and his ex-wife. “I realized that if most of the women in my life are upset with me most of the time, maybe it’s me,” he said. 20th Century...
- 9/28/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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