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Matthew Fox kept a mental checklist of things he’d like to accomplish in his career, and once every gig had been crossed out, he made a decision to “walk away from the storytelling business.”
Fox had starred in a pair of hit television shows in Party of Five and Lost, toplined a string of feature films, acted in a Western and jetted across the Atlantic to hit the stage for a play in London’s West End. Bucket list achieved. So, in 2015, the actor retired, taking what seemed like a final bow with back-to-back films Bone Tomahawk and Extinction before settling down in Oregon with his wife and two children.
Not so fast. Another small-screen challenge soon revealed itself. “One of the things that I had never done was executive produce and that was kind of, you know, haunting me a little bit like,...
Matthew Fox kept a mental checklist of things he’d like to accomplish in his career, and once every gig had been crossed out, he made a decision to “walk away from the storytelling business.”
Fox had starred in a pair of hit television shows in Party of Five and Lost, toplined a string of feature films, acted in a Western and jetted across the Atlantic to hit the stage for a play in London’s West End. Bucket list achieved. So, in 2015, the actor retired, taking what seemed like a final bow with back-to-back films Bone Tomahawk and Extinction before settling down in Oregon with his wife and two children.
Not so fast. Another small-screen challenge soon revealed itself. “One of the things that I had never done was executive produce and that was kind of, you know, haunting me a little bit like,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry have signed on to co-host the Roku Original series “The Great American Baking Show.” Kemper and Cherry will take audiences into the iconic tent to watch contestants vying to become the America’s top baker.
A U.S. adaptation of the popular British competition series “The Great British Baking Show,” the new show will feature six 60-minute episodes and will premiere in 2023. In addition to Kemper and Cherry, judges featured in the original British iteration, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood and famed restauranteur Prue Leith, will serve as judges on “The Great American Baking Show.”
Love Productions USA is handling production, which is underway in the United Kingdom. Executive producers for the series are Richard McKerrow, Al Edgington, Joe Labracio, Jeremy Finn and John Hesling.
Dates
• Mattel’s “Pictionary,” hosted by Jerry O’Connell, is set to premiere nationally on September 12. O’Connell hosts the family favorite game...
A U.S. adaptation of the popular British competition series “The Great British Baking Show,” the new show will feature six 60-minute episodes and will premiere in 2023. In addition to Kemper and Cherry, judges featured in the original British iteration, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood and famed restauranteur Prue Leith, will serve as judges on “The Great American Baking Show.”
Love Productions USA is handling production, which is underway in the United Kingdom. Executive producers for the series are Richard McKerrow, Al Edgington, Joe Labracio, Jeremy Finn and John Hesling.
Dates
• Mattel’s “Pictionary,” hosted by Jerry O’Connell, is set to premiere nationally on September 12. O’Connell hosts the family favorite game...
- 8/17/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Fox is coming out of a 7-year-long hibernation for the Peacock Original mini-series Last Light. This high-profile television event finds Joanne Froggatt joining the Lost alum for an intense thriller based on Alex Scarrow‘s best-selling novel of the same name. If deception, close calls, political intrigue, and death-defying escapes are your kink, prepare for the Last Light trailer, which depicts a journey about overcoming darkness with hope as your only light.
“Petro-chemist Andy Yeats knows how dependent the world is on oil; if something were to happen to the world’s oil supply, it would set off a chain reaction: transportation would grind to a halt, supplies would cease to be delivered, law enforcement would be overwhelmed,” reads the show’s official description. “While on a business trip to the Middle East, Andy realizes that his worst fears are coming true and his family is separated at this crucial moment.
“Petro-chemist Andy Yeats knows how dependent the world is on oil; if something were to happen to the world’s oil supply, it would set off a chain reaction: transportation would grind to a halt, supplies would cease to be delivered, law enforcement would be overwhelmed,” reads the show’s official description. “While on a business trip to the Middle East, Andy realizes that his worst fears are coming true and his family is separated at this crucial moment.
- 8/16/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Fresh out of retirement, former Lost star Matthew Fox is back on TV to prevent an ecological disaster… or at least help mitigate one for which he’s partially responsible.
The man formerly known as Jack Shepherd is starring in Last Light, Peacock’s forthcoming adaptation of Alex Scarrow’s apocalyptic novel of the same name. All five episodes of the limited series drop Thursday, Sept. 8.
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The man formerly known as Jack Shepherd is starring in Last Light, Peacock’s forthcoming adaptation of Alex Scarrow’s apocalyptic novel of the same name. All five episodes of the limited series drop Thursday, Sept. 8.
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- 8/16/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
After an 11-year hiatus, Matthew Fox is returning to TV.
The “Lost” and “Party of Five” star will join Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) in “Last Light,” an action-packed thriller mini-series adapted from Alex Scarrow’s bestselling novel. The show will be directed by Dennie Gordon (“Jack Ryan”).
The five-part series, which Fox will also executive produce, marks the actor’s first TV foray since ABC’s desert-island thriller “Lost.” Fox played Jack Shepard on the hit series across its six seasons until wrapping in 2010. He has since starred in a handful of feature films, including Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” and “Bone Tomahawk” alongside Kurt Russell.
MGM International TV Production, which is headed by former Studiocanal executive Rola Bauer, is producing “Last Light” in association with Nordic Entertainment Group’s streaming service Viaplay, NBC streamer Peacock and Entertainment 360 which is exec producing along with Fox. It’s believed...
The “Lost” and “Party of Five” star will join Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) in “Last Light,” an action-packed thriller mini-series adapted from Alex Scarrow’s bestselling novel. The show will be directed by Dennie Gordon (“Jack Ryan”).
The five-part series, which Fox will also executive produce, marks the actor’s first TV foray since ABC’s desert-island thriller “Lost.” Fox played Jack Shepard on the hit series across its six seasons until wrapping in 2010. He has since starred in a handful of feature films, including Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” and “Bone Tomahawk” alongside Kurt Russell.
MGM International TV Production, which is headed by former Studiocanal executive Rola Bauer, is producing “Last Light” in association with Nordic Entertainment Group’s streaming service Viaplay, NBC streamer Peacock and Entertainment 360 which is exec producing along with Fox. It’s believed...
- 9/17/2021
- by K.J. Yossman and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: MGM is looking to ramp up its Spanish-language originals after striking a first-look deal with Spanish talent manager Ruth Franco.
The multi-year deal will see Ruth Franco Talent and the Hollywood studio develop Spanish-language and English-language scripted series across platforms internationally and in the U.S.
Franco reps a slew of some of Spain’s biggest actors, directors and screenwriters and will develop shows under the deal in partnership with Talent on the Road and World Talent House.
It comes as MGM International Television Productions bolsters its global production slate, which includes projects such as Michael Hirst’s Billy the Kid, John Griffin’s sci-fi horror series From, Amazon YA pilot order Shelter from Harlan Coben and The Reunion, an adaptation of French author Guillaume Musso’s novel La Jeune Fille et la Nuit.
Franco said that the deal would be a “turning point” for Ibero-American talent and would...
The multi-year deal will see Ruth Franco Talent and the Hollywood studio develop Spanish-language and English-language scripted series across platforms internationally and in the U.S.
Franco reps a slew of some of Spain’s biggest actors, directors and screenwriters and will develop shows under the deal in partnership with Talent on the Road and World Talent House.
It comes as MGM International Television Productions bolsters its global production slate, which includes projects such as Michael Hirst’s Billy the Kid, John Griffin’s sci-fi horror series From, Amazon YA pilot order Shelter from Harlan Coben and The Reunion, an adaptation of French author Guillaume Musso’s novel La Jeune Fille et la Nuit.
Franco said that the deal would be a “turning point” for Ibero-American talent and would...
- 6/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
MGM International TV Productions is partnering with Make It Happen Studio (“No Second Chance”) and pubcaster France Televisions for “The Reunion,” a high-profile English-language series adapted from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel “La Jeune Fille et la Nuit.”
“The Reunion” is written by Marston Bloom and based on Musso’s novel, which revolves around a glamorous high school girl who went missing 25 years ago in the French Riviera, and three friends bound by a tragic secret. MGM International TV Productions is handling global distribution on the six-part series.
Initially commissioned by France Televisions, the series is expected to have wide international appeal. The novel “The Reunion,” published by Calmann-Lévy, has sold more than two million copies worldwide in more than 35 languages.
Set to begin filming in 2021, the series is produced by Sydney Gallonde’s production company Make It Happen Studio, with MGM co-producing as part of a slate of internationally-driven...
“The Reunion” is written by Marston Bloom and based on Musso’s novel, which revolves around a glamorous high school girl who went missing 25 years ago in the French Riviera, and three friends bound by a tragic secret. MGM International TV Productions is handling global distribution on the six-part series.
Initially commissioned by France Televisions, the series is expected to have wide international appeal. The novel “The Reunion,” published by Calmann-Lévy, has sold more than two million copies worldwide in more than 35 languages.
Set to begin filming in 2021, the series is produced by Sydney Gallonde’s production company Make It Happen Studio, with MGM co-producing as part of a slate of internationally-driven...
- 12/17/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
MGM International TV has snapped up worldwide distribution rights (excluding Svod in Latin America) to culture clash comedic series “Herederos Por Accidente,” a big hit on the Mexican streaming service Claro Video, a subsidiary of billionaire Carlos Slim’s telco, America Movil.
As part of the deal, the studio also secured worldwide format rights and is developing an adaptation of the series for the U.S. market.
“We’re incredibly proud to announce our first partnership with Claro Video, Mexico’s family entertainment powerhouse,” said MGM International TV’s Svp of International Development, Diego Piasek. “‘Herederos’ has all the right ingredients to travel the world as both tape and format, and we’re excited for all of the possibilities to come,” he added.
Created by writer and executive producer Frank Ariza,, “Herederos Por Accidente” (“Heirs by Accident”) revolves around two families, one Mexican, the other Spanish, who are forced to...
As part of the deal, the studio also secured worldwide format rights and is developing an adaptation of the series for the U.S. market.
“We’re incredibly proud to announce our first partnership with Claro Video, Mexico’s family entertainment powerhouse,” said MGM International TV’s Svp of International Development, Diego Piasek. “‘Herederos’ has all the right ingredients to travel the world as both tape and format, and we’re excited for all of the possibilities to come,” he added.
Created by writer and executive producer Frank Ariza,, “Herederos Por Accidente” (“Heirs by Accident”) revolves around two families, one Mexican, the other Spanish, who are forced to...
- 5/22/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Paz Vega To Star In & Produce Single Mom Immigrant Comedy Series ‘Tacowood’ For MGM International TV
Exclusive: MGM International TV is developing Tacowood, a comedy series headlined and produced by Spanglish star Paz Vega.
Based on an original idea by Spanish writer-producer-director Frank Ariza (Dreamland), Tacowood is a modern-day comedy that follows Guada (Vega), a 40-year-old single mother who spends her days running her family’s taco truck business in the outskirts of Mexico City as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime with her mother and 10-year-old daughter to pursue her dream of becoming a Hollywood actress.
MGM International TV will produce and distribute the project, which will be taken out shortly.
“Good ideas married with good talent knows no borders today,” said Diego Piasek, Svp International Development at MGM International TV. “As a first-generation immigrant myself, I’m so proud that MGM is supporting the new voices of our generation.”
Launched last year, MGM International TV is ramping up in key markets like UK,...
Based on an original idea by Spanish writer-producer-director Frank Ariza (Dreamland), Tacowood is a modern-day comedy that follows Guada (Vega), a 40-year-old single mother who spends her days running her family’s taco truck business in the outskirts of Mexico City as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime with her mother and 10-year-old daughter to pursue her dream of becoming a Hollywood actress.
MGM International TV will produce and distribute the project, which will be taken out shortly.
“Good ideas married with good talent knows no borders today,” said Diego Piasek, Svp International Development at MGM International TV. “As a first-generation immigrant myself, I’m so proud that MGM is supporting the new voices of our generation.”
Launched last year, MGM International TV is ramping up in key markets like UK,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Cancun, Mexico — Graced by the showrunners of “Narcos,” “Sr. Avila” and “Hernán” and multiple senior industry figures, MipCancun boasts a distribution market, co-production forum and powerful conference line-up – and for once the possibility for delegates to attend at least some of the presentations.
Based on 18 sessions, from Erik Barmack’s keynote to plenary and insight sessions, and on-stage conversations and presentations and other events, here are 20 takeaways from a robust 8th MipCancun, the first under new director Benedicte Touchard de Morant, with attendance up 20% on a first count, which caught Spain’s and Latin America’s scripted production sectors in an growth vortex:
1.Spanish Language: Production Builds
The big debating point at this year’s MipCancun was not if Spanish-language scripted production would grow. It was by how much. The answer came in various fashions: Prognostications by panelists, led by keynote speaker Erik Barmack, Netflix’s former head of international originals,...
Based on 18 sessions, from Erik Barmack’s keynote to plenary and insight sessions, and on-stage conversations and presentations and other events, here are 20 takeaways from a robust 8th MipCancun, the first under new director Benedicte Touchard de Morant, with attendance up 20% on a first count, which caught Spain’s and Latin America’s scripted production sectors in an growth vortex:
1.Spanish Language: Production Builds
The big debating point at this year’s MipCancun was not if Spanish-language scripted production would grow. It was by how much. The answer came in various fashions: Prognostications by panelists, led by keynote speaker Erik Barmack, Netflix’s former head of international originals,...
- 11/25/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Erika Halvorsen to serve as showrunner, Ep.
MGM International TV Productions has acquired Argentinian author Tamara Tenenbaum’s best-selling non-fiction book El Fin Del Amor: Querer y Coger (roughly translated to The End Of Love: Desire And Sex) to develop as a Spanish-language television series.
Argentinian singer-songwriter-actress Lali Esposito is attached to star in the TV version of the book, which explores the challenges faced by Millennials in matters of love and sex. Esposito has starred in several popular telenovelas and in 2018 Venice Film Festival entry The Accused (Acusada).
Author and TV writer Erika Halvorsen, known for series including Amar...
MGM International TV Productions has acquired Argentinian author Tamara Tenenbaum’s best-selling non-fiction book El Fin Del Amor: Querer y Coger (roughly translated to The End Of Love: Desire And Sex) to develop as a Spanish-language television series.
Argentinian singer-songwriter-actress Lali Esposito is attached to star in the TV version of the book, which explores the challenges faced by Millennials in matters of love and sex. Esposito has starred in several popular telenovelas and in 2018 Venice Film Festival entry The Accused (Acusada).
Author and TV writer Erika Halvorsen, known for series including Amar...
- 9/19/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
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