Exclusive: Peyton Jackson and Estella Kahiha have been added to the cast of Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Woman in the Yard from Blumhouse for Universal.
They join Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili and Russell Hornsby. The film’s logline is being kept under wraps.
The pic is written by Sam Stefanak, with Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain producing. Collet-Serra, Deadwyler, Gabrielle Ebron and James Moran will exec produce. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are the executives covering the film for Blumhouse.
Jackson made his big-screen debut as Jr. in Tyler Perry’s Nobody’s Fool with Tiffany Haddish, Omari Hardwick and Tika Sumpter. He can be seen the Emmy-nominated Best Foot Forward. He was also seen in the feature film American Refugee for Blumhouse with Erika Alexander. Other credits include films Respect with Jennifer Hudson, The Harder They Fall with Regina King and Idris Elba, and First Christmas.
Kahiha’s first big...
They join Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili and Russell Hornsby. The film’s logline is being kept under wraps.
The pic is written by Sam Stefanak, with Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain producing. Collet-Serra, Deadwyler, Gabrielle Ebron and James Moran will exec produce. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are the executives covering the film for Blumhouse.
Jackson made his big-screen debut as Jr. in Tyler Perry’s Nobody’s Fool with Tiffany Haddish, Omari Hardwick and Tika Sumpter. He can be seen the Emmy-nominated Best Foot Forward. He was also seen in the feature film American Refugee for Blumhouse with Erika Alexander. Other credits include films Respect with Jennifer Hudson, The Harder They Fall with Regina King and Idris Elba, and First Christmas.
Kahiha’s first big...
- 5/6/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The thriller The Woman in the Yard, which is coming our way from Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, and director Jaume Collet-Serra, was once set to reach theatres on January 10, 2025, but it was recently bumped off the Universal release slate entirely to make room for another Blumhouse / Universal collaboration, the Wolf Man reboot directed by Leigh Whannell. (Wolf Man is now scheduled for a January 17 release.) The release date shake-up isn’t slowing down The Woman in the Yard‘s momentum, though. Deadline reports that the project has just added another cast member: Russell Hornsby of The Hate U Give and Fences.
Hornsby joins the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler of The Devil to Pay and Till in the cast. Okwui Okpokwasili of The Exorcist: Believer and I Am Legend is also in there.
The Woman in the Yard has been written by Sam Stefanak, who was previously a staff writer and...
Hornsby joins the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler of The Devil to Pay and Till in the cast. Okwui Okpokwasili of The Exorcist: Believer and I Am Legend is also in there.
The Woman in the Yard has been written by Sam Stefanak, who was previously a staff writer and...
- 4/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Up next from director Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Orphan, The Shallows) is the Universal & Blumhouse thriller The Woman in the Yard, and the cast is growing this week.
Deadline reports that Russell Hornsby (Fences) has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller, joining the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall).
Okwui Okpokwasili (The Exorcist: Believer) will also star.
The Woman in the Yard, written by Sam Stefanak, is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 10, 2025. At this time, any and all plot details are under wraps. Stay tuned.
Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film. Jaume Collet-Serra, Danielle Deadwyler, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Moran are EPs. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are the executives covering the film for Blumhouse.
Blum recently said that the film is “ambitious in scope but modest in budget.”
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Deadline reports that Russell Hornsby (Fences) has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller, joining the previously announced Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall).
Okwui Okpokwasili (The Exorcist: Believer) will also star.
The Woman in the Yard, written by Sam Stefanak, is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 10, 2025. At this time, any and all plot details are under wraps. Stay tuned.
Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film. Jaume Collet-Serra, Danielle Deadwyler, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Moran are EPs. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are the executives covering the film for Blumhouse.
Blum recently said that the film is “ambitious in scope but modest in budget.”
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- 4/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: The Hate You Give and Fences actor Russell Hornsby is joining Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Woman in the Yard at Blumhouse/Universal.
Previously announced cast for the story under wraps genre movie is Danielle Deadwyler and Okwui Okpokwasili.
Hornsby’s previous feature credits include Creed II, Get Rich or Die Trying, the Sundance Grand Jury Award nominated title Luv. He recently wrapped a leading role in the upcoming Searchlight film The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, opposite Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan.
TV credits count the Hulu limited series Mike, where he played the infamous Don King; Netflix’s Seven Seconds; and Showtime’s The Affair. Hornsby currently leads the mega-hit Starz series Bmf, produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, with season 3 currently airing now and the series already greenlit for season 4. Hornsby also directed two episodes of Bmf with more to follow. Other TV credits include the ABC Family show...
Previously announced cast for the story under wraps genre movie is Danielle Deadwyler and Okwui Okpokwasili.
Hornsby’s previous feature credits include Creed II, Get Rich or Die Trying, the Sundance Grand Jury Award nominated title Luv. He recently wrapped a leading role in the upcoming Searchlight film The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, opposite Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan.
TV credits count the Hulu limited series Mike, where he played the infamous Don King; Netflix’s Seven Seconds; and Showtime’s The Affair. Hornsby currently leads the mega-hit Starz series Bmf, produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, with season 3 currently airing now and the series already greenlit for season 4. Hornsby also directed two episodes of Bmf with more to follow. Other TV credits include the ABC Family show...
- 4/12/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Okwui Okpokwasili has been set to star in Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Woman in the Yard from Blumhouse for Universal.
The actress joins Danielle Deadwyler, who was previously announced.
Like all Blumhouse movies in the works, the pic’s plot is being kept secret.
This is a reteaming for Okpokwasili with Blumhouse as she previously starred in their fall title Exorcist: Believer. She also stars in Marvel Studios/Disney+’s upcoming series, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and has starred in Master for Prime Video; and in such movies as Remote, Madeline’s Madeline, and Bronx Gothic.
In 2022, she starred in in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Her work has been commissioned by Bam, The Walker Art Center, Danspace Project, Performance Space New York, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, among other institutions. She has held residencies at MoMA,...
The actress joins Danielle Deadwyler, who was previously announced.
Like all Blumhouse movies in the works, the pic’s plot is being kept secret.
This is a reteaming for Okpokwasili with Blumhouse as she previously starred in their fall title Exorcist: Believer. She also stars in Marvel Studios/Disney+’s upcoming series, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and has starred in Master for Prime Video; and in such movies as Remote, Madeline’s Madeline, and Bronx Gothic.
In 2022, she starred in in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Her work has been commissioned by Bam, The Walker Art Center, Danspace Project, Performance Space New York, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, among other institutions. She has held residencies at MoMA,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Blumhouse Productions and The Invisible Man (2020) director Leigh Whannell are bringing us another reboot of a classic Universal Pictures property with Wolf Man, which had the perfect release date: October 25th, delivering werewolf action to the big screen just in time for Halloween. But Wolf Man only just started filming earlier this month, and the filmmakers clearly feel that they need more than seven months to get it ready for theatres. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Wolf Man‘s release has been delayed, pushed back to January 17, 2025. The studio already had another Blumhouse project scheduled for a January 10th release, the Jaume Collet-Serra / Danielle Deadwyler thriller The Woman in the Yard… but with Wolf Man moving to January, The Woman in the Yard has been bumped off the schedule entirely. We’ll have to wait and see when Universal will decide to release that one.
When Wolf Man was...
When Wolf Man was...
- 3/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Universal Pictures is shifting its wide release of Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” from Oct. 25, 2024 to Jan. 17, 2025.
“Wolf Man” is billed as a blood-chilling reimagining of the classic Universal monster pic. The film is directed by Leigh Whannell, who wrote the script with Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (“Dumb Money”). Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott stars as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
The film will reunite Abbott with co-star Julia Garner, with whom she starred in 2011’s “Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene,” her first professional acting role.
Whannell’s previous films with Blumhouse include “Invisible Man,” “Upgrade” and “Insidious: Chapter 3.” “Wolf Man” is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum and is executive produced by Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell. It is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
Universal has also unset Blumhouse’s other picture “The Woman in the Yard,...
“Wolf Man” is billed as a blood-chilling reimagining of the classic Universal monster pic. The film is directed by Leigh Whannell, who wrote the script with Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (“Dumb Money”). Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott stars as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
The film will reunite Abbott with co-star Julia Garner, with whom she starred in 2011’s “Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene,” her first professional acting role.
Whannell’s previous films with Blumhouse include “Invisible Man,” “Upgrade” and “Insidious: Chapter 3.” “Wolf Man” is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum and is executive produced by Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell. It is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
Universal has also unset Blumhouse’s other picture “The Woman in the Yard,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Not a trick, definitely not a treat: Universal Pictures has pulled Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” from its primo Halloween 2024 release, and has re-dated the wide release for January 17, 2025.
With “Wolf Man” now in mid-January 2025, Universal took Blumhouse’s “The Woman in the Yard” — originally slated for January 10, 2025 — off its schedule. That one, starring Danielle Deadwyler, “is now unset and will be re-dated for a later date,” Universal said on Friday. In other words, it definitely won’t be replacing “Wolf Man” this coming Halloween season.
Jason Blum can’t buy a date lately around his favorite holiday. This past Halloween, it was Taylor Swift who ruined his (and others’) best-laid plans. When Swift announced her concert film, “The Eras Tour,” would release in theaters on October 13, 2023, Blum (wisely) chose to move “The Exorcist: Believer” off of its very suitable original date of Friday the 13th. In October. Eighteen days ahead of Halloween.
With “Wolf Man” now in mid-January 2025, Universal took Blumhouse’s “The Woman in the Yard” — originally slated for January 10, 2025 — off its schedule. That one, starring Danielle Deadwyler, “is now unset and will be re-dated for a later date,” Universal said on Friday. In other words, it definitely won’t be replacing “Wolf Man” this coming Halloween season.
Jason Blum can’t buy a date lately around his favorite holiday. This past Halloween, it was Taylor Swift who ruined his (and others’) best-laid plans. When Swift announced her concert film, “The Eras Tour,” would release in theaters on October 13, 2023, Blum (wisely) chose to move “The Exorcist: Believer” off of its very suitable original date of Friday the 13th. In October. Eighteen days ahead of Halloween.
- 3/29/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Universal Pictures is adjusting its plans for two upcoming horror titles from Blumhouse.
The studio announced Friday that Wolf Man, the werewolf thriller from filmmaker Leigh Whannell (Invisible Man), has delayed its release by three months and will now open wide in theaters Jan. 17, 2025. Wolf Man, which stars Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) as a man whose family is stalked by a dangerous predator, was written and directed by Whannell. It had previously been scheduled for a pre-Halloween release on Oct. 25, 2024.
Blumhouse and Motel Movies are behind Wolf Man, which also stars Julia Garner and previously had Ryan Gosling attached as the lead. Jason Blum produces the movie that reinvents the classic Universal monster and counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira and Mel Turner as executive producers.
Additionally, Universal announced that Blumhouse’s The Woman in the Yard, which was previously set for theatrical release Jan. 10, 2025, has been removed from the calendar.
The studio announced Friday that Wolf Man, the werewolf thriller from filmmaker Leigh Whannell (Invisible Man), has delayed its release by three months and will now open wide in theaters Jan. 17, 2025. Wolf Man, which stars Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) as a man whose family is stalked by a dangerous predator, was written and directed by Whannell. It had previously been scheduled for a pre-Halloween release on Oct. 25, 2024.
Blumhouse and Motel Movies are behind Wolf Man, which also stars Julia Garner and previously had Ryan Gosling attached as the lead. Jason Blum produces the movie that reinvents the classic Universal monster and counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira and Mel Turner as executive producers.
Additionally, Universal announced that Blumhouse’s The Woman in the Yard, which was previously set for theatrical release Jan. 10, 2025, has been removed from the calendar.
- 3/29/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Danielle Deadwyler of The Devil to Pay and Till has signed on to star in the thriller The Woman in the Yard, which is coming our way from Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, and director Jaume Collet-Serra. Universal just announced that they have moved the release of the Blumhouse / Atomic Monster horror movie M3GAN 2.0 back from its originally announced release date on January 17, 2025 to a new date in May – but the studio won’t be without a Blumhouse release in January, because now they have The Woman in the Yard scheduled to reach theatres on January 10, 2025.
The Woman in the Yard has been written by Sam Stefanak, who was previously a staff writer and story editor on the Netflix animated series F Is for Family, but details on the story are being kept under wraps.
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum told Variety that he has been looking for the right project...
The Woman in the Yard has been written by Sam Stefanak, who was previously a staff writer and story editor on the Netflix animated series F Is for Family, but details on the story are being kept under wraps.
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum told Variety that he has been looking for the right project...
- 2/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The director behind horror favorites House of Wax, Orphan, and The Shallows, Jaume Collet-Serra, is set to helm the Universal and Blumhouse thriller The Woman in the Yard. Per Variety, the thriller has also found its star in Danielle Deadwyler.
The Woman in the Yard is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 10, 2025.
Plot details are under wraps, with not even a logline to give any hints about Sam Stefanak‘s screenplay.
“’The Woman in the Yard’ is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler,” producer Jason Blum said in a statement. Variety also notes that Blum has been searching for the right project to work on with Collet-Serra for “over a decade.”
The new thriller also marks a reunion between Collet-Serra and Deadwyler, who collaborated on upcoming action thriller Carry On.
The Woman in the Yard is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 10, 2025.
Plot details are under wraps, with not even a logline to give any hints about Sam Stefanak‘s screenplay.
“’The Woman in the Yard’ is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler,” producer Jason Blum said in a statement. Variety also notes that Blum has been searching for the right project to work on with Collet-Serra for “over a decade.”
The new thriller also marks a reunion between Collet-Serra and Deadwyler, who collaborated on upcoming action thriller Carry On.
- 2/14/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Danielle Deadwyler will star in Blumhouse thriller The Woman in the Yard from Black Adam directors Jaume Collet-Serra.
The film, which Deadwyler will also executive produce, has been dated for Jan. 10, 2025 and will be released via Universal, where the horror house has its longtime deal. In a twinned move, Universal announced it was pushing M3GAN 2.0 from Jan. 17 , and moving it to May 16, 2025.
The Woman in the Yard was written by written by Sam Stefanak, with a logline that is being kept under wraps. Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film. Along with Deadwyler, Collet-Serra, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Moran are executive producers.
Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are running point for Blumhouse.
The Woman in the Yard will see Collet-Serra and Deadwyler reunite after working together on in the Netflix thriller Carry On. “I’ve been trying to find the right project to work on with Jaume,...
The film, which Deadwyler will also executive produce, has been dated for Jan. 10, 2025 and will be released via Universal, where the horror house has its longtime deal. In a twinned move, Universal announced it was pushing M3GAN 2.0 from Jan. 17 , and moving it to May 16, 2025.
The Woman in the Yard was written by written by Sam Stefanak, with a logline that is being kept under wraps. Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film. Along with Deadwyler, Collet-Serra, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Moran are executive producers.
Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim are running point for Blumhouse.
The Woman in the Yard will see Collet-Serra and Deadwyler reunite after working together on in the Netflix thriller Carry On. “I’ve been trying to find the right project to work on with Jaume,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Till” star Danielle Deadwyler and “Black Adam” director Jaume Collet-Serra are teaming up for “The Woman in the Yard,” a thriller from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures.
Sam Stefanak wrote the screenplay for “The Woman in the Yard,” though the film’s logline hasn’t been disclosed. It’s scheduled to be released in theaters on Jan. 10, 2025.
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum said he’s been trying to find the right project to work on with Collet-Serra for “over a decade.”
“’The Woman in the Yard’ is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler,” Blum said in a statement.
In addition to starring, Deadwyler is executive producing “The Woman in the Yard” with Collet-Serra, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Mora. Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain will serve as producers. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim...
Sam Stefanak wrote the screenplay for “The Woman in the Yard,” though the film’s logline hasn’t been disclosed. It’s scheduled to be released in theaters on Jan. 10, 2025.
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum said he’s been trying to find the right project to work on with Collet-Serra for “over a decade.”
“’The Woman in the Yard’ is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler,” Blum said in a statement.
In addition to starring, Deadwyler is executive producing “The Woman in the Yard” with Collet-Serra, Gabrielle Ebron, Scott Greenberg and James Mora. Jason Blum and Stephanie Allain will serve as producers. Haley Pigman and Jungyoon Kim...
- 2/14/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Blumhouse has set Black Adam filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra as director, and Danielle Deadwyler as star and EP on The Woman in the Yard.
The project reteams Collet-Serra and Deadwyler, who recently collaborated on the Netflix thriller pic, Carry On.
The pic, which has a plot line under wraps, is set for theatrical release on Jan. 10, 2025.
“I’ve been trying to find the right project to work on with Jaume, in our system, for over a decade. The Woman in the Yard is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler. Together with my friend Stephanie Allain, this is a real dream team and I’m excited to collaborate with them on the film,” said Blumhouse Boss Jason Blum.
The Woman in the Yard is written by Sam Stefanak. Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film.
The project reteams Collet-Serra and Deadwyler, who recently collaborated on the Netflix thriller pic, Carry On.
The pic, which has a plot line under wraps, is set for theatrical release on Jan. 10, 2025.
“I’ve been trying to find the right project to work on with Jaume, in our system, for over a decade. The Woman in the Yard is the perfect match, a film that’s ambitious in scope but modest in budget that combines Jaume’s vision with the incomparable Danielle Deadwyler. Together with my friend Stephanie Allain, this is a real dream team and I’m excited to collaborate with them on the film,” said Blumhouse Boss Jason Blum.
The Woman in the Yard is written by Sam Stefanak. Blum and Stephanie Allain are producers on the film.
- 2/14/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: HBO is developing Sula, a limited series based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison’s novel. The project comes from writer Shannon M. Houston (Station Eleven), who has an overall deal at HBO, and Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures, under the company’s first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television Group and HBO.
Created and written by Houston based on the novel, Sula tracks the lives of two Black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio neighborhood called The Bottom, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood. Nel Wright has chosen to marry, raise a family and become a pillar of the Black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping from The Bottom, submerging herself in city life, and coming into her own as a woman more intellectually and sexually free than anyone around her. Eventually, Sula and...
Created and written by Houston based on the novel, Sula tracks the lives of two Black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio neighborhood called The Bottom, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood. Nel Wright has chosen to marry, raise a family and become a pillar of the Black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping from The Bottom, submerging herself in city life, and coming into her own as a woman more intellectually and sexually free than anyone around her. Eventually, Sula and...
- 5/9/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy-nominated producer Stephanie Allain has signed a new first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television Group and HBO. The new agreement continues Allain’s relationship with the Studio, where she and her Homegrown Pictures production company has been under a first-look pact since February 2020. Allain and her Homegrown Pictures team, including Director of Development Gabrielle Ebron, will develop original scripted programming to be produced by Warner Bros. Television for HBO and HBO Max, external streaming services, cable, and broadcast.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but both Wbtvg and HBO confirm it is a multi-year deal.
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor, making history as the first African American woman in the Academy’s 92-year history to do so. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for her work on the Oscars.
Allain founded female-led Homegrown Pictures in 2003, a company which produces content by and about women and people of color.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but both Wbtvg and HBO confirm it is a multi-year deal.
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor, making history as the first African American woman in the Academy’s 92-year history to do so. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for her work on the Oscars.
Allain founded female-led Homegrown Pictures in 2003, a company which produces content by and about women and people of color.
- 3/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Television Group and HBO have sealed a new first-look deal with producer Stephanie Allain (“Dear White People”) and her Homegrown Pictures banner. Allain already held a first-look pact with the studio, which she sealed in February 2020; this extends that relationship and includes a partnership with HBO.
Under the multi-year deal, Allain and her Homegrown Pictures team (which includes director of development Gabrielle Ebron) will develop original scripted programming for HBO and HBO Max, as well as other streaming services, cable and broadcast outlets. Warner Bros. Television will produce those projects.
Allain’s credits include producing the 2020 Oscars, alongside Lynette Howell Taylor. Allain was nominated for an Emmy Award, in the outstanding variety special (live) category. She also made history as the first African American woman in history to produce the Academy Awards.
Homegrown Pictures was founded by Allain in 2003; its credits include “Hustle & Flow,” “Something New,” “Peeples,...
Under the multi-year deal, Allain and her Homegrown Pictures team (which includes director of development Gabrielle Ebron) will develop original scripted programming for HBO and HBO Max, as well as other streaming services, cable and broadcast outlets. Warner Bros. Television will produce those projects.
Allain’s credits include producing the 2020 Oscars, alongside Lynette Howell Taylor. Allain was nominated for an Emmy Award, in the outstanding variety special (live) category. She also made history as the first African American woman in history to produce the Academy Awards.
Homegrown Pictures was founded by Allain in 2003; its credits include “Hustle & Flow,” “Something New,” “Peeples,...
- 3/14/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Television Group and HBO have inked a new, first-look deal with producer Stephanie Allain and her production company, Homegrown Pictures.
Allain had previously signed a first-look pack with Wbtvg in 2020, so Monday’s news reveals a continuation of her relationship with that company, and adds in HBO.
Under the terms of the agreement, Allain and her Homegrown Pictures team, which includes Director of Development Gabrielle Ebron, will develop original scripted programming. Warner Bros. Television will produce the projects for HBO and HBO Max, external streaming services, cable and broadcast.
“I’m so excited about the projects we’ve set up at Wbtv over the past two years,” Allain said in a statement. “HBO, HBOMax, and Wbtv really get my vision for Homegrown Pictures, and Gabi and I are grateful for their support. We look forward to producing culturally specific shows that will resonate with wide audiences.”
Financial terms...
Allain had previously signed a first-look pack with Wbtvg in 2020, so Monday’s news reveals a continuation of her relationship with that company, and adds in HBO.
Under the terms of the agreement, Allain and her Homegrown Pictures team, which includes Director of Development Gabrielle Ebron, will develop original scripted programming. Warner Bros. Television will produce the projects for HBO and HBO Max, external streaming services, cable and broadcast.
“I’m so excited about the projects we’ve set up at Wbtv over the past two years,” Allain said in a statement. “HBO, HBOMax, and Wbtv really get my vision for Homegrown Pictures, and Gabi and I are grateful for their support. We look forward to producing culturally specific shows that will resonate with wide audiences.”
Financial terms...
- 3/14/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Aziza Barnes (Blks) and Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play), have signed on as writers and executive producers on drama The Vanishing Half, based on Brit Bennett’s bestselling novel, which is in currently in development as a series at HBO. Issa Rae and her Hoorae production banner and Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures also have joined as executive producers.
As Deadline previously reported, HBO acquired the book in 2020 in a highly competitive situation.
In The Vanishing Half, the twin Vignes sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, the essence of who they are. Ten years later, they are living completely separate lives, far from the close-knit sisters they once were…and with many secrets that divide them further.
As Deadline previously reported, HBO acquired the book in 2020 in a highly competitive situation.
In The Vanishing Half, the twin Vignes sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, the essence of who they are. Ten years later, they are living completely separate lives, far from the close-knit sisters they once were…and with many secrets that divide them further.
- 2/23/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Prolific producer Stephanie Allain has inked a first-look film producing deal with Endeavor Content.
One of Hollywood’s most prolific African American producers, Allain’s filmography includes producing “Dear White People” (the film and series for Netflix), “Hustle & Flow,” Robert Rodriguez’s “El Mariachi & Desperado” and John Singleton’s “Poetic Justice,” “Higher Learning” and the late filmmaker’s directorial debut “Boyz ‘N the Hood.”
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-presidents, Endeavor Content, said in a statement.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris, and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain added.
An Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and Image Awards winner,...
One of Hollywood’s most prolific African American producers, Allain’s filmography includes producing “Dear White People” (the film and series for Netflix), “Hustle & Flow,” Robert Rodriguez’s “El Mariachi & Desperado” and John Singleton’s “Poetic Justice,” “Higher Learning” and the late filmmaker’s directorial debut “Boyz ‘N the Hood.”
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-presidents, Endeavor Content, said in a statement.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris, and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain added.
An Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and Image Awards winner,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Stephanie Allain, the veteran producer who championed John Singleton’s “Boyz N the Hood” and produced “Hustle & Flow,” has signed a first look producing deal with Endeavor Content.
Allain produced last year’s Oscars ceremony and recently served as an executive producer on the TV adaptation of “Dear White People.” She’s won multiple Independent Spirit Awards and NAACP and Image Awards, and is also Emmy-nominated for her work on the Oscars.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain said in a statement.
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-presidents of Endeavor Content.
Allain produced last year’s Oscars ceremony and recently served as an executive producer on the TV adaptation of “Dear White People.” She’s won multiple Independent Spirit Awards and NAACP and Image Awards, and is also Emmy-nominated for her work on the Oscars.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain said in a statement.
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-presidents of Endeavor Content.
- 1/7/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Endeavor Content has set a first-look producing deal with Stephanie Allain for feature films.
Allain is the producer who has won Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and Image Awards, and who became the first woman of color to produce the Academy Awards when she teamed with Lynette Howell Taylor. They were Emmy nominated for their work producing last year’s 92nd Academy Awards. Her TV deal remains at Warner Bros.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain said.
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, Co-Presidents of Endeavor Content.
The movie deal that started Allain...
Allain is the producer who has won Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and Image Awards, and who became the first woman of color to produce the Academy Awards when she teamed with Lynette Howell Taylor. They were Emmy nominated for their work producing last year’s 92nd Academy Awards. Her TV deal remains at Warner Bros.
“I am beyond excited to work with Graham, Chris and everyone at Endeavor Content to produce movies that entertain and impact audiences around the world,” Allain said.
“Stephanie’s fierce advocacy for diverse filmmakers is matched only by her exceptional eye and discerning taste, and we are honored to be working with her to produce content that best reflects the world we live in,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, Co-Presidents of Endeavor Content.
The movie deal that started Allain...
- 1/7/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
For its next page-to-screen adaptation, The CW is turning to one of literature’s greatest drama queens.
The network is developing Modern Austen, a one-hour drama series that reimagines Jane Austen‘s novels as six modern stories, Variety reports. Each season will be based on a different Austen novel; the first is a San Francisco-set take on Pride and Prejudice.
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Writer Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason) will executive-produce alongside Stephanie Allain...
The network is developing Modern Austen, a one-hour drama series that reimagines Jane Austen‘s novels as six modern stories, Variety reports. Each season will be based on a different Austen novel; the first is a San Francisco-set take on Pride and Prejudice.
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Writer Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason) will executive-produce alongside Stephanie Allain...
- 11/13/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The CW has put in development Modern Austen, a contemporary reimagining of Jane Austen’s novels, from writer Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason), Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures and Warner Bros TV, where Allain is under a deal.
Written by Burgess, Modern Austen is a one-hour anthology series that reimagines Austen’s beloved novels as six modern stories, offering a kaleidoscopic look at love and family in our time of inequality and disconnection. Each season is a different novel, beginning with Pride and Prejudice, set in contemporary San Francisco.
Burgess executive produces with Homegrown Pictures’ Allain. Gabrielle Ebron, creative executive at Homegrown, serves as a producer. Warner Bros TV is the studio.
Burgess is a writer on HBO’s Perry Mason reboot, which has been renewed for a second season. She is eith Management 360 and attorney Rob Szymanski.
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor and made history...
Written by Burgess, Modern Austen is a one-hour anthology series that reimagines Austen’s beloved novels as six modern stories, offering a kaleidoscopic look at love and family in our time of inequality and disconnection. Each season is a different novel, beginning with Pride and Prejudice, set in contemporary San Francisco.
Burgess executive produces with Homegrown Pictures’ Allain. Gabrielle Ebron, creative executive at Homegrown, serves as a producer. Warner Bros TV is the studio.
Burgess is a writer on HBO’s Perry Mason reboot, which has been renewed for a second season. She is eith Management 360 and attorney Rob Szymanski.
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor and made history...
- 11/13/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW is developing an anthology series inspired by the works of Jane Austen, Variety has learned.
Titled “Modern Austen,” the one-hour series reimagines Austen’s novels as six modern stories. Each season is a different novel, beginning with “Pride and Prejudice,” set in contemporary San Francisco.
The series hails from Eleanor Burgess, who will serve as writer and executive producer. Burgess most recently wrote on the HBO series “Perry Mason.” Stephanie Allain and Gabrielle Ebron will executive produce via Homegrown Pictures. Warner Bros. Television will produce.
Austen’s works have been frequently adapted for both film and television over the years. “Pride and Prejudice” alone has been adapted into multiple television miniseries as well as features. Most recently it was turned into a feature in 2005 starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Rupert Friend as Mr. Wickham, and Matthew Macfayden as Mr. Darcy. There have also been more free spirited approaches to Austen’s work,...
Titled “Modern Austen,” the one-hour series reimagines Austen’s novels as six modern stories. Each season is a different novel, beginning with “Pride and Prejudice,” set in contemporary San Francisco.
The series hails from Eleanor Burgess, who will serve as writer and executive producer. Burgess most recently wrote on the HBO series “Perry Mason.” Stephanie Allain and Gabrielle Ebron will executive produce via Homegrown Pictures. Warner Bros. Television will produce.
Austen’s works have been frequently adapted for both film and television over the years. “Pride and Prejudice” alone has been adapted into multiple television miniseries as well as features. Most recently it was turned into a feature in 2005 starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Rupert Friend as Mr. Wickham, and Matthew Macfayden as Mr. Darcy. There have also been more free spirited approaches to Austen’s work,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Shirley Chisholm's influential story is getting the big screen recognition it deserves. On Nov. 11, Variety confirmed that Danai Gurira will portray the political pioneer in the film The Fighting Shirley Chisholm. The movie will detail Chisholm's barrier-breaking 1972 presidential run, which took place four years after she became the first Black congresswoman. According to Variety, the project is not a biopic, but it will focus on Chisholm's campaign and how it "was populated by young people who sought social and political change during one of the most turbulent times in American history." The film will also capture Chisholm's endeavor to "make real change by challenging the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak for the people at the Democratic Convention."
Cherien Dabis is set to direct the project and Adam Countee will pen the script. Additionally, Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner with...
Cherien Dabis is set to direct the project and Adam Countee will pen the script. Additionally, Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner with...
- 11/12/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
UTA Independent Film Group packaged the project.
Danai Gurira from Black Panther will play the first African American US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in a package that UTA Independent Film Group has put together.
Cherien Dabis will direct The Fighting Shirley Chisholm from a screenplay by Adam Countee.
The feature is being positioned not as a biopic but according to sources a “rousing campaign movie” that speaks to current US politics and chronicles Chisholm’s historic 1972 run for the presidency.
She became the first African American candidate for a major party’s presidential nomination, and the first woman to run for...
Danai Gurira from Black Panther will play the first African American US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in a package that UTA Independent Film Group has put together.
Cherien Dabis will direct The Fighting Shirley Chisholm from a screenplay by Adam Countee.
The feature is being positioned not as a biopic but according to sources a “rousing campaign movie” that speaks to current US politics and chronicles Chisholm’s historic 1972 run for the presidency.
She became the first African American candidate for a major party’s presidential nomination, and the first woman to run for...
- 11/11/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Danai Gurira has been set to star in The Fighting Shirley Chisholm, a feature film that will tell the story behind Chisholm’s historical 1972 run for the U.S. presidency. Cherien Dabis has been set to direct the pic, based on a script by Adam Countee, and refreshes the project after Viola Davis had been attached to star and executive produce it for Amazon back in 2018, with Maggie Betts directing it at the time.
The script from Countee, the Emmy-nominated writer with credits including Silicon Valley, Community and The Mindy Project, is less a biopic than a snapshot of Chisholm’s groundbreaking campaign, as the first Black female in Congress became the first woman and the first person of color to seek a major American political party’s presidential nomination. Her run challenged the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak for the people at the Democratic National Convention.
The script from Countee, the Emmy-nominated writer with credits including Silicon Valley, Community and The Mindy Project, is less a biopic than a snapshot of Chisholm’s groundbreaking campaign, as the first Black female in Congress became the first woman and the first person of color to seek a major American political party’s presidential nomination. Her run challenged the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak for the people at the Democratic National Convention.
- 11/11/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The story of the first Black congresswoman is heading to the big screen.
Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the titular political trailblazer in a story that follows Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential run.
Cherien Dabis will direct the film, from a script written by Adam Countee. Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron as an executive producer.
Though Gurira will play Chisholm, the movie is not a biopic, instead focused more centrally on the campaign and how “the Chisholm Trail was populated by young people who sought social and political change during one of the most turbulent times in American history.” At the time, Chisholm had already made history as the first Black congresswoman, and according to a description of the piece, “recognized that she could make real change by challenging the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates...
Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the titular political trailblazer in a story that follows Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential run.
Cherien Dabis will direct the film, from a script written by Adam Countee. Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron as an executive producer.
Though Gurira will play Chisholm, the movie is not a biopic, instead focused more centrally on the campaign and how “the Chisholm Trail was populated by young people who sought social and political change during one of the most turbulent times in American history.” At the time, Chisholm had already made history as the first Black congresswoman, and according to a description of the piece, “recognized that she could make real change by challenging the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates...
- 11/11/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
“Black Panther” star Danai Gurira is set to play the title role in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” a film about pioneering presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm.
Cherien Dabis will direct the indie about the historic 1972 campaign for the highest office in the land. Adam Countee wrote the screenplay.
“The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” won’t be a biopic, but rather a rousing campaign movie that mirrors today’s unprecedented politics. The Chisholm Trail was populated by young people who sought social and political change during one of the most turbulent times in American history. As the first Black female in Congress, Chisholm recognized that she could make real change by challenging the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak for the people at the Democratic Convention.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner. Gabrielle Ebron will executive produce the project.
UTA Independent Film Group packaged the project,...
Cherien Dabis will direct the indie about the historic 1972 campaign for the highest office in the land. Adam Countee wrote the screenplay.
“The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” won’t be a biopic, but rather a rousing campaign movie that mirrors today’s unprecedented politics. The Chisholm Trail was populated by young people who sought social and political change during one of the most turbulent times in American history. As the first Black female in Congress, Chisholm recognized that she could make real change by challenging the status quo through her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak for the people at the Democratic Convention.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner. Gabrielle Ebron will executive produce the project.
UTA Independent Film Group packaged the project,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Danai Gurira will play boundary-breaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a new movie about Chisholm’s 1972 presidential run titled The Fighting Shirley Chisholm.
The first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, Chisholm became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Her boundary-breaking campaign was marked by its youth engagement and her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak at the Democratic Convention. (Chisholm was recently portrayed by Uzo Aduba in Hulu miniseries Mrs. America.)
Cherien Dabis is set to direct from a script by Adam Countee.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron set to executive ...
The first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, Chisholm became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Her boundary-breaking campaign was marked by its youth engagement and her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak at the Democratic Convention. (Chisholm was recently portrayed by Uzo Aduba in Hulu miniseries Mrs. America.)
Cherien Dabis is set to direct from a script by Adam Countee.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron set to executive ...
- 11/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Danai Gurira will play boundary-breaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a new movie about Chisholm’s 1972 presidential run titled The Fighting Shirley Chisholm.
The first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, Chisholm became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Her boundary-breaking campaign was marked by its youth engagement and her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak at the Democratic Convention. (Chisholm was recently portrayed by Uzo Aduba in Hulu miniseries Mrs. America.)
Cherien Dabis is set to direct from a script by Adam Countee.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron set to executive ...
The first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, Chisholm became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Her boundary-breaking campaign was marked by its youth engagement and her efforts to gain enough delegates to speak at the Democratic Convention. (Chisholm was recently portrayed by Uzo Aduba in Hulu miniseries Mrs. America.)
Cherien Dabis is set to direct from a script by Adam Countee.
Stephanie Allain will produce through her Homegrown Pictures banner, with Gabrielle Ebron set to executive ...
- 11/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stephanie Allain, who most recently co-produced the 2020 Academy Awards, has closed a multi-year first-look deal at Warner Horizon Scripted Television, marking her first TV studio deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the pact, Allain will develop new scripted programming for cable and on-demand/streaming services, as well as broadcast networks through the divisions of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor and made history as the first African American woman in the Academy’s 92-year history to do so.
Allain, a champion of diverse voices in cinema, founded female-led Homegrown Pictures in 2003, a company which produces content by and about women and people of color. She has since produced award-winning titles including Hustle & Flow, Something New, Peeples, Beyond The Lights, Dear White People, French Dirty, Burning Sands, Juanita and The Weekend. Collectively, Homegrown Pictures projects have been nominated for over 100 awards...
Allain produced the 2020 Academy Awards alongside Lynette Howell Taylor and made history as the first African American woman in the Academy’s 92-year history to do so.
Allain, a champion of diverse voices in cinema, founded female-led Homegrown Pictures in 2003, a company which produces content by and about women and people of color. She has since produced award-winning titles including Hustle & Flow, Something New, Peeples, Beyond The Lights, Dear White People, French Dirty, Burning Sands, Juanita and The Weekend. Collectively, Homegrown Pictures projects have been nominated for over 100 awards...
- 2/11/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephanie Allain has inked a first-look deal with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, fresh off her recent gig producing the Oscars.
The multi-year agreement marks Allain’s first TV studio deal. Under the pact, Allain will develop new scripted programming for cable and broadcast networks, as well as streaming services, via the various divisions of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Allain just made history as the first African American woman to produce the Academy Awards in the awards show’s history. She is credited with helping launch the careers of directors John Singleton, Robert Rodriguez, Craig Brewer, Sanaa Hamri and Justin Simien. In 2003, she founded her female-led production banner Homegrown Pictures, and has gone on to produce around a dozen features inclduing “Dear White People,” “Hustle & Flow,” “Peeples” “Beyond The Lights,” “Burning Sands” and most recently “Juanita.”
In 2019, Homegrown closed an overall deal with Adrienne Becker and Abigail Disney’s...
The multi-year agreement marks Allain’s first TV studio deal. Under the pact, Allain will develop new scripted programming for cable and broadcast networks, as well as streaming services, via the various divisions of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Allain just made history as the first African American woman to produce the Academy Awards in the awards show’s history. She is credited with helping launch the careers of directors John Singleton, Robert Rodriguez, Craig Brewer, Sanaa Hamri and Justin Simien. In 2003, she founded her female-led production banner Homegrown Pictures, and has gone on to produce around a dozen features inclduing “Dear White People,” “Hustle & Flow,” “Peeples” “Beyond The Lights,” “Burning Sands” and most recently “Juanita.”
In 2019, Homegrown closed an overall deal with Adrienne Becker and Abigail Disney’s...
- 2/11/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Oscars telecast producer Stephanie Allain has signed a first-look deal with Warner Horizon Scripted Television.
The multiyear agreement is the first TV studio deal for Allain and her Homegrown Pictures. Under the pact, Allain and development executive Gabrielle Ebron will develop scripted projects for cable and streaming outlets, as well as for broadcast networks through divisions of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Allain produced Sunday's Oscars on ABC with Lynette Howell Taylor, becoming the first African American woman to do so in the 92-year history of the awards ceremony. Her credits as a producer include the feature films Hustle ...
The multiyear agreement is the first TV studio deal for Allain and her Homegrown Pictures. Under the pact, Allain and development executive Gabrielle Ebron will develop scripted projects for cable and streaming outlets, as well as for broadcast networks through divisions of the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Allain produced Sunday's Oscars on ABC with Lynette Howell Taylor, becoming the first African American woman to do so in the 92-year history of the awards ceremony. Her credits as a producer include the feature films Hustle ...
- 2/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Female-led production company Homegrown Pictures is joining startup studio Level Forward as a producing pod.
Homegrown, led by Stephanie Allain, Mel Jones and Gabrielle Ebron, will collaborate with Level Forward to continue extending the influence of their creative work by upholding the company’s inclusion rider, gun-neutral commitment, and impact programming across its properties. Homegrown is known for telling stories across multiple platforms, grounded in authentic representation and diverse points of view.
Level Forward has been investing in inclusion- and innovation-focused entertainment-related companies and properties since it launched, born from a partnership forged late last year between Killer Content and Abigail Disney.
In addition to Homegrown, Level Forward announced a similar deal with Maximum Entertainment, award-winning producers and managers of commercial theater.
Homegrown’s 2019 release slate features the third season of Justin Simien’s Dear White People, and on the film side Stella Meghie’s The Weekend, as well...
Homegrown, led by Stephanie Allain, Mel Jones and Gabrielle Ebron, will collaborate with Level Forward to continue extending the influence of their creative work by upholding the company’s inclusion rider, gun-neutral commitment, and impact programming across its properties. Homegrown is known for telling stories across multiple platforms, grounded in authentic representation and diverse points of view.
Level Forward has been investing in inclusion- and innovation-focused entertainment-related companies and properties since it launched, born from a partnership forged late last year between Killer Content and Abigail Disney.
In addition to Homegrown, Level Forward announced a similar deal with Maximum Entertainment, award-winning producers and managers of commercial theater.
Homegrown’s 2019 release slate features the third season of Justin Simien’s Dear White People, and on the film side Stella Meghie’s The Weekend, as well...
- 12/20/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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