EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off its selection as Reese's Book Club pick for May 2026, Alexandra Andrews’ The Fine Art of Lying has been acquired for series development at UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Andrews is executive producing the thriller drama project along with Scarlett Johansson’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television is developing Witch Season, based on Julia Bianco’s upcoming romantic contemporary fantasy novel, with Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories on board to executive produce. Bianco’s debut novel will be published on June 30 by St. Martin’s Press in the U.S. and Headline…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary TV has optioned the rights to develop a series based on sorority recruitment coach Trisha Addicks' debut book The Rush Bible. While Addicks’ book, released Tuesday, is a “straight-talking guide for any panicked young woman (or, let's get real, her mom) facing rush,” the…

EXCLUSIVE: As AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is headed to its fourth and final season, the series’ executive producer and showrunner David Zabel is staying in the fold, signing an overall deal with AMC Studios, which produces The Walking Dead franchise. Under the pact, Zabel has sold a…

The Second Lady, an action/thriller TV series based on the New York Times bestseller by Irving Wallace, has been set at Prime Video for development in a competitive situation. Jessica Sharzer (The Simple Favor movies) is writing the adaptation, from Kevin Williamson’s Outerbanks Entertainment and…

AMC Global Media’s 2026 upfront provided updates on three high-profile AMC Studios series in development: Bannerman, Point Break and the first installment in the new Great American Stories anthology, The Grapes of Wrath. ‘Bannerman’ AMC Studios has opened a writers room for Bannerman, a…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is developing Godspeed, a NASCAR family drama series from Underground co-creator Joe Pokaski, Scott Stuber’s United Artists and Sugar23. A writers room is underway, with plans to shoot the potential series in early 2027 if it is greenlighted by Prime Video. Written by Pokaski, G…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in early development on the scripted sports series Glory Days from Josh Safran (Gossip Girl, Quantico) and Skydance Sports. Safran will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer of the project should it go to series. Nancy Cotton will also EP. In Glory Days…

EXCLUSIVE: While Dean Georgaris and John Fox are awaiting decision on their NBC pilot Key Witness, they have sold another series project to Hulu. Titled Close Protection, the romantic thriller, co-created by Georgaris and Fox and to be written by Georgaris, is about an American bodyguard…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is developing The Nanny Diaries, a series based on the #1 New York Times bestseller by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. Scarlett Johansson, who starred in the 2007 feature adaptation of the novel, is executive producing the project, from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and…

A Clueless TV series with Silverstone attached to star and executive produce is no longer in development at Peacock, Deadline has confirmed. The streamer announced in April 2025 that the project was in the works with Silverstone attached to reprise her signature role as Cher. The Gossip Girl duo…

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock has put in development Summer People, a drama from Emily Goldwyn (SMILF, Emily in Paris), Bill Krebs (Good Girls, Grosse Pointe Garden Society) and Universal Television. Summer People follows three elite families and their nannies during a summer following a shocking tragedy…