Country Star Walker Hayes’ Life Story to Be Adapted Into a TV Drama Series by Untitled Entertainment
Country music star Walker Hayes is getting the the small screen treatment. The musician, who earned the Sync of the Year award from Variety‘s 2021 Hitmakers event for his song “Fancy Like,” will be the inspiration behind a scripted drama in development from Untitled Entertainment. Untitled has acquired the life rights of Hayes, who will also exec produce the project along with Untitled.
Screenwriter Justin D. James will write and exec produce the project. James also has several other projects in development through Untitled, including an action thriller and a soap drama series.
The Hayes project will follow an aspiring musician inspired by Hayes’ journey. Hayes himself rose from “addiction, poverty, loss and a crisis of faith” to becoming a Nashville sensation thanks to “Fancy Like,” a shout-out to Applebee’s restaurants that became a hit thanks in part to a TikTok video of him dancing with his daughter Lela to the song.
Screenwriter Justin D. James will write and exec produce the project. James also has several other projects in development through Untitled, including an action thriller and a soap drama series.
The Hayes project will follow an aspiring musician inspired by Hayes’ journey. Hayes himself rose from “addiction, poverty, loss and a crisis of faith” to becoming a Nashville sensation thanks to “Fancy Like,” a shout-out to Applebee’s restaurants that became a hit thanks in part to a TikTok video of him dancing with his daughter Lela to the song.
- 12/1/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A contemporary scripted drama series inspired by the life of country music sensation Walker Hayes is headed to the small screen. The production arm of Untitled Entertainment has acquired Hayes’ life rights for the project, with Hayes set to executive produce alongside Untitled.
After hustling for nearly 20 years trying to make it in Nashville, Grammy-nominated Hayes’ 2021 song “Fancy Like” went viral after he performed a TikTok dance with his daughter Lela to the song. Since then, Hayes has cemented his place in the country music landscape and as a staple on social media. You can watch a video of the song below.
Per Untitled, before his success, Walker’s journey was one of great adversity involving addiction, poverty, loss and a crisis of faith all while being a husband to his high school sweetheart and a father to a growing brood of children. Borrowing from the details of his unconventional real-life journey,...
After hustling for nearly 20 years trying to make it in Nashville, Grammy-nominated Hayes’ 2021 song “Fancy Like” went viral after he performed a TikTok dance with his daughter Lela to the song. Since then, Hayes has cemented his place in the country music landscape and as a staple on social media. You can watch a video of the song below.
Per Untitled, before his success, Walker’s journey was one of great adversity involving addiction, poverty, loss and a crisis of faith all while being a husband to his high school sweetheart and a father to a growing brood of children. Borrowing from the details of his unconventional real-life journey,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chris Diamantopoulos, who starred in HBO’s Silicon Valley and is currently on Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, has co-created and is set to star in a new family comedy series that is being taken out to market.
Diamantopoulos has teamed up with Aircraft Pictures and Untitled Entertainment, which also reps him, for half-hour series Mapletown. The producers have set the project up in Canada and are preparing to shop for a U.S. partner.
Set on a small Canadian island, the series follows the brilliant teenage mayor who, after being elected to run her hometown of Mapletown, asks her opponent, the smart middle-aged Detwile (Diamantopoulous) to be her Chief of Staff.
Described as Malcolm in the Middle meets Northern Exposure, it will capture the tension between old-school islanders and brand-new transplants who come to need one another against all odds.
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Diamantopoulos has teamed up with Aircraft Pictures and Untitled Entertainment, which also reps him, for half-hour series Mapletown. The producers have set the project up in Canada and are preparing to shop for a U.S. partner.
Set on a small Canadian island, the series follows the brilliant teenage mayor who, after being elected to run her hometown of Mapletown, asks her opponent, the smart middle-aged Detwile (Diamantopoulous) to be her Chief of Staff.
Described as Malcolm in the Middle meets Northern Exposure, it will capture the tension between old-school islanders and brand-new transplants who come to need one another against all odds.
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- 4/24/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Award-winning star and executive producer Angie Harmon will be back on TV screens this summer.
Lifetime has confirmed Buried in Barstow, a new movie series will bow Saturday, June 4th at 8/7c.
The first installment of the movie series features Harmon as a single mother and former hit woman, Hazel King, now a diner owner whose very dark past keeps coming back to haunt her, despite her desire for a quiet life.
The movie is directed by iconic director, Howie Deutch. Development on the second movie is currently underway.
In Buried in Barstow, Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can't protect themselves.
Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprising pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind.
Now over a decade later,...
Lifetime has confirmed Buried in Barstow, a new movie series will bow Saturday, June 4th at 8/7c.
The first installment of the movie series features Harmon as a single mother and former hit woman, Hazel King, now a diner owner whose very dark past keeps coming back to haunt her, despite her desire for a quiet life.
The movie is directed by iconic director, Howie Deutch. Development on the second movie is currently underway.
In Buried in Barstow, Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can't protect themselves.
Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprising pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind.
Now over a decade later,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Lifetime has rounded out cast for both installments of Toni Braxton’s Fallen Angels Murder Club, and Angie Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies. The movies fall under previously signed deals with Braxton and Harmon, in which they will star in and executive produce multiple films for Lifetime.
Eddie Cibrian has joined the first installment of Braxton’s Fallen Angels, while Kelly Hu joins the cast of the second film. Both films are based on the Hollis Morgan mystery book series by author R. Franklin James.
Cibrian stars as Avery Mitchell, Hollis Morgan’s (Braxton) charismatic boss, while Hu will make her debut in the second installment as the mysterious Joelle. Both productions have started filming and will premiere in 2022. Additionally, Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies has added Kristoffer Polaha as Elliot, a mysterious stranger with a troubling past.
In the first installment of Fallen Angels Murder Club (wt), members of the Club must have two things in common – a love for books and have a criminal record. Hollis Morgan (Braxton) meets both requirements. Left holding the bag in an insurance fraud scheme concocted by her ex-husband, Hollis served her time and now hopes the court will pardon her conviction so she can return to law school and fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. But when a member of her book club is murdered in a scene straight out of the previous night’s novel, Hollis once again becomes the subject of police scrutiny. Refusing to get stuck with another bad rap, Hollis sets out to investigate her fellow club members and after a second book-inspired murder, she races to identify the killer before she becomes the next victim.
Cast also includes Keith D. Robinson, Lisa Berry, Yanic Truesdale (Gilmore Girls), Kaitlyn Leeb (Spinning Out), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia), Rainbow Sun Francks (Umbrella Academy), Henderson Wade, Rob Stewart, Raoul Bhaneja and Shawn Ahmed.
The Fallen Angels Murder Club films fall in line with Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative which supports the hiring of women in key production roles. The movies are produced for Lifetime by Brain Power Studio and executive produced by Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Toni Braxton and Rhonda Baraka. The films are written and directed by Baraka.
In Barstow (wt),Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can’t protect themselves. Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprisng pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind. Living as a single mother running a diner in Barstow with her teenage daughter, Hazel’s past eventually catches up with her and she’s pulled back in for one more hit.
Additional cast include Lauren Richards, George Paez, Tim Granaderos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Casey Mills, Ben Cain, Anthony Reynolds and Nelson Bonilla.
The Barstow movies are produced for Lifetime by Untitled Entertainment and executive produced by Angie Harmon, Michael Rosenberg, Laura Notarianni, Stan Spry and Eric Scott Woods. The first film is written by Tom Evans and directed by Howie Deutch.
Eddie Cibrian has joined the first installment of Braxton’s Fallen Angels, while Kelly Hu joins the cast of the second film. Both films are based on the Hollis Morgan mystery book series by author R. Franklin James.
Cibrian stars as Avery Mitchell, Hollis Morgan’s (Braxton) charismatic boss, while Hu will make her debut in the second installment as the mysterious Joelle. Both productions have started filming and will premiere in 2022. Additionally, Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies has added Kristoffer Polaha as Elliot, a mysterious stranger with a troubling past.
In the first installment of Fallen Angels Murder Club (wt), members of the Club must have two things in common – a love for books and have a criminal record. Hollis Morgan (Braxton) meets both requirements. Left holding the bag in an insurance fraud scheme concocted by her ex-husband, Hollis served her time and now hopes the court will pardon her conviction so she can return to law school and fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. But when a member of her book club is murdered in a scene straight out of the previous night’s novel, Hollis once again becomes the subject of police scrutiny. Refusing to get stuck with another bad rap, Hollis sets out to investigate her fellow club members and after a second book-inspired murder, she races to identify the killer before she becomes the next victim.
Cast also includes Keith D. Robinson, Lisa Berry, Yanic Truesdale (Gilmore Girls), Kaitlyn Leeb (Spinning Out), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia), Rainbow Sun Francks (Umbrella Academy), Henderson Wade, Rob Stewart, Raoul Bhaneja and Shawn Ahmed.
The Fallen Angels Murder Club films fall in line with Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative which supports the hiring of women in key production roles. The movies are produced for Lifetime by Brain Power Studio and executive produced by Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Toni Braxton and Rhonda Baraka. The films are written and directed by Baraka.
In Barstow (wt),Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can’t protect themselves. Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprisng pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind. Living as a single mother running a diner in Barstow with her teenage daughter, Hazel’s past eventually catches up with her and she’s pulled back in for one more hit.
Additional cast include Lauren Richards, George Paez, Tim Granaderos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Casey Mills, Ben Cain, Anthony Reynolds and Nelson Bonilla.
The Barstow movies are produced for Lifetime by Untitled Entertainment and executive produced by Angie Harmon, Michael Rosenberg, Laura Notarianni, Stan Spry and Eric Scott Woods. The first film is written by Tom Evans and directed by Howie Deutch.
- 12/1/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
U.S. production, finance and management firm The Cartel is teaming up with management and production company Untitled Entertainment to develop and produce 10 movies for television and theatrical release as well as international distribution over the next two years.
The Cartel and Untitled Entertainment will jointly develop and produce the titles and The Cartel will finance and operate as the production service company. Untitled TV executive Laura Notarianni, formerly of Temple Street Productions, will be creative point on the deal.
The Cartel, which has produced and financed more than 90 movies and series, is in pre-production on “Creepshow” season 2 for AMC’s horror streaming platform Shudder, and Syfy’s new 10-episode series “Day of the Dead.”
“Untitled is a tremendous management company and represents exceptional actors, writers and directors,” Stan Spry, co-ceo, The Cartel, said. “Michael Rosenberg has been a friend and colleague for over a decade and has impeccable taste,...
The Cartel and Untitled Entertainment will jointly develop and produce the titles and The Cartel will finance and operate as the production service company. Untitled TV executive Laura Notarianni, formerly of Temple Street Productions, will be creative point on the deal.
The Cartel, which has produced and financed more than 90 movies and series, is in pre-production on “Creepshow” season 2 for AMC’s horror streaming platform Shudder, and Syfy’s new 10-episode series “Day of the Dead.”
“Untitled is a tremendous management company and represents exceptional actors, writers and directors,” Stan Spry, co-ceo, The Cartel, said. “Michael Rosenberg has been a friend and colleague for over a decade and has impeccable taste,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Untitled Entertainment and The Cartel, the production company behind AMC’s Creepshow, have struck a deal to develop ten movies over the next two years.
The two companies will launch the films for television and theatrical release as well as international distribution.
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The Cartel, which is also producing Syfy’s Day of the Dead, will finance the films and operate as the production service company, while Untitled TV exec Laura Notarianni, who previously worked at Orphan Black producer Temple Street Productions, will oversee the creative.
“Untitled is a tremendous management company and represents exceptional actors, writers and directors,” said Stan Spry, Co-CEO, The Cartel. “Michael Rosenberg has been a friend and colleague for over a decade and has impeccable taste, and great development and production experience.
The two companies will launch the films for television and theatrical release as well as international distribution.
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The Cartel, which is also producing Syfy’s Day of the Dead, will finance the films and operate as the production service company, while Untitled TV exec Laura Notarianni, who previously worked at Orphan Black producer Temple Street Productions, will oversee the creative.
“Untitled is a tremendous management company and represents exceptional actors, writers and directors,” said Stan Spry, Co-CEO, The Cartel. “Michael Rosenberg has been a friend and colleague for over a decade and has impeccable taste, and great development and production experience.
- 4/27/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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