Exclusive: CBS is developing St. Marks, a medical drama from David Marshall Grant (A Million Little Things), Megan King Kelly (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Studios.
Kelly penned the teleplay from a story she co-wrote with Grant. In St. Marks, a Muslim Chaplain reeling from a crisis of faith and a science-focused elite surgeon lead a team of doctors and hospital chaplains in their attempts to heal the bodies and souls of the people of Minneapolis.
Kelly and Grant, who is expected to serve as showrunner, executive produce with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein for PatMa. Daniel Simon, who originally brought in the project, will oversee for PatMa. CBS Studios is the studio.
Grant previously served as executive producer on all three seasons of CBS/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black. He most recently worked on ABC’s A Million Little Things,...
Kelly penned the teleplay from a story she co-wrote with Grant. In St. Marks, a Muslim Chaplain reeling from a crisis of faith and a science-focused elite surgeon lead a team of doctors and hospital chaplains in their attempts to heal the bodies and souls of the people of Minneapolis.
Kelly and Grant, who is expected to serve as showrunner, executive produce with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein for PatMa. Daniel Simon, who originally brought in the project, will oversee for PatMa. CBS Studios is the studio.
Grant previously served as executive producer on all three seasons of CBS/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black. He most recently worked on ABC’s A Million Little Things,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: NCIS: Hawai’i, Walker: Independence and Nancy Drew executive producer Larry Teng has set up two drama projects at CBS. The network is developing Teng’s military drama Eagle Eye with FBI co-creator Craig Turk, and crime drama Mastermind from Sallie Patrick (Dynasty), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and Cj Entertainment’s K-drama producer and distributor Studio Dragon (Netflix’s Crash Landing on You). CBS Studios, where Teng is under an overall deal, is the studio for both projects, executive produced and to be directed by Teng.
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Written and executive produced by Turk,...
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Written and executive produced by Turk,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ICM Partners has signed Nicholas Bruckman, director of the SXSW award-winning and IDA-nominated documentary “Not Going Quietly,” for representation.
ICM will also represent People’s Television, Bruckman’s production company, which produces independent films and branded storytelling focused on national social impact. Their clients for advertising work have included Airbnb, Ted, Greenpeace and Black Lives Matter. Along with “Not Going Quietly,” People’s Television produced the 2012 Sundance award-winning narrative feature “Valley of Saints.”
“ICM took a chance on my work and career, in a shared belief that storytelling has the power to create social change,” Bruckman said of the new partnership. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner to do that with.”
“Not Going Quietly” tells the story of Ady Barkan, the 37-year-old lawyer known for his activism for universal healthcare while living with the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als. The film debuted to critical acclaim, winning an audience award...
ICM will also represent People’s Television, Bruckman’s production company, which produces independent films and branded storytelling focused on national social impact. Their clients for advertising work have included Airbnb, Ted, Greenpeace and Black Lives Matter. Along with “Not Going Quietly,” People’s Television produced the 2012 Sundance award-winning narrative feature “Valley of Saints.”
“ICM took a chance on my work and career, in a shared belief that storytelling has the power to create social change,” Bruckman said of the new partnership. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner to do that with.”
“Not Going Quietly” tells the story of Ady Barkan, the 37-year-old lawyer known for his activism for universal healthcare while living with the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als. The film debuted to critical acclaim, winning an audience award...
- 11/22/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
‘Never Tell’: Adaptation Of Stacey Abrams Book From PatMa Being Redeveloped At CBS With Barbara Hall
Exclusive: CBS has put drama Never Tell back in development with a new writer, Madam Secretary creator Barbara Hall. Based on the book by Selena Montgomery (nom de plume for Stacey Abrams), the project is from Abrams; Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions; and CBS Studios, where the company is based. It originally was set at CBS in November 2019 with Talicia Raggs as writer.
In Never Tell, penned by Hal based on the novel, in an effort to escape the dark secrets of her past, a brilliant linguist assumes a new identity as a professor in New Orleans and joins forces with an intrepid journalist and a local detective to tackle the toughest crimes in the city.
Hall and Abrams executive produce for CBS Studios alongside PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein. Daniel Simon is the PatMa exec overseeing the project.
A voting-rights activist, Abrams...
In Never Tell, penned by Hal based on the novel, in an effort to escape the dark secrets of her past, a brilliant linguist assumes a new identity as a professor in New Orleans and joins forces with an intrepid journalist and a local detective to tackle the toughest crimes in the city.
Hall and Abrams executive produce for CBS Studios alongside PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein. Daniel Simon is the PatMa exec overseeing the project.
A voting-rights activist, Abrams...
- 10/28/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vice News has acquired international distribution rights to Not Going Quietly, a documentary feature about activist Ady Barkan that screened at the 2021 SXSW and Tribeca film festivals.
The movie is now available via Vice News outside of the U.S.. The film is currently on domestic theatrical release via Greenwich Entertainment.
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman, the doc follows father and activist Ady Barkan after a video of him confronting a powerful senator on a plane goes viral, sparking a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare. The Duplass Brothers were executive producers on the film.
“I grew up reading Vice Magazine in skate shops and followed their journey into a documentary powerhouse with a truly global footprint,” shared Bruckman. “I’m incredibly stoked to partner with them in bringing Not Going Quietly to audiences worldwide.”
The film won the Audience Award and Special Jury prize at SXSW, and was chosen for...
The movie is now available via Vice News outside of the U.S.. The film is currently on domestic theatrical release via Greenwich Entertainment.
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman, the doc follows father and activist Ady Barkan after a video of him confronting a powerful senator on a plane goes viral, sparking a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare. The Duplass Brothers were executive producers on the film.
“I grew up reading Vice Magazine in skate shops and followed their journey into a documentary powerhouse with a truly global footprint,” shared Bruckman. “I’m incredibly stoked to partner with them in bringing Not Going Quietly to audiences worldwide.”
The film won the Audience Award and Special Jury prize at SXSW, and was chosen for...
- 10/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz is developing a drama series about Texan citizen journalist “Lagordiloca” (an alias for Priscilla Villarreal) penned by playwright and filmmaker Hilary Bettis, Variety has confirmed.
Inspired by Texas Monthly’s coverage about Villarreal, the show centers on the titular protagonist’s rise as a street journalist and modern-day folk hero in her border-town of Laredo, as she seized the power of social media and pushed the boundaries of the first amendment to expose corruption, cartels and other ills in her beloved community. The raw footage that she live-streamed to her whopping 190K followers made her a lead news source and a popular figure in Laredo and beyond— but, Villarreal was arrested for posting the names of two deceased victims before they had been made public by authorities.
The project hails from Bettis, Nina Tassler and Denise Dinovi’s PatMa Productions banner, as well as CBS Studios. Its executive producers include Bettis,...
Inspired by Texas Monthly’s coverage about Villarreal, the show centers on the titular protagonist’s rise as a street journalist and modern-day folk hero in her border-town of Laredo, as she seized the power of social media and pushed the boundaries of the first amendment to expose corruption, cartels and other ills in her beloved community. The raw footage that she live-streamed to her whopping 190K followers made her a lead news source and a popular figure in Laredo and beyond— but, Villarreal was arrested for posting the names of two deceased victims before they had been made public by authorities.
The project hails from Bettis, Nina Tassler and Denise Dinovi’s PatMa Productions banner, as well as CBS Studios. Its executive producers include Bettis,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Starz has put in development Lagordiloca, a drama series that chronicles the rise of street journalist Priscilla Villarreal as she capitalizes on the power of livestream reporting to expose corruption, cartels, and serial killers in the border town of Laredo, Texas. The project, Inspired by Skip Hollandsworth’s and Leif Reigstad’s articles about Villarreal in Texas Monthly, comes from playwright, film/TV writer and filmmaker Hilary Bettis, who is penning the adaptation, Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Studios where the company is based.
A modern-day Folk Hero Tale, Priscilla’s use of social media pushes the boundaries of freedom of speech and press to the extreme, shaking the community’s foundation to its core. But above all else, this is the story of one woman’s unconditional love for her family and community.
Bettis executive produces with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein...
A modern-day Folk Hero Tale, Priscilla’s use of social media pushes the boundaries of freedom of speech and press to the extreme, shaking the community’s foundation to its core. But above all else, this is the story of one woman’s unconditional love for her family and community.
Bettis executive produces with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein...
- 9/21/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pov, PBS’ showcase of independent nonfiction films, has acquired Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly and added the documentary to its season 34 lineup.
Centered on disabled activist Ady Barkan, Not Going Quietly debuted at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and won its Audience Award for Documentary Feature and the Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
The film follows Barkan, a lawyer and rising star in the world of progressive activism who’s diagnosed with Als at age 32. After a chance encounter with a senator on an airplane, Ady assembles a motley crew of activists to travel across the country and campaign for a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare access for all Americans.
Amanda Roddy produced the film for People’s Television, and Jay and Mark Duplass, Bradley Whitford, Mel Eslyn, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Bisbee, Wendy Neu, Nina Tassler, Joan Boorstein, Denise DeNovi, Ryder Haske, and Bruckman serve as executive producers.
Centered on disabled activist Ady Barkan, Not Going Quietly debuted at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and won its Audience Award for Documentary Feature and the Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
The film follows Barkan, a lawyer and rising star in the world of progressive activism who’s diagnosed with Als at age 32. After a chance encounter with a senator on an airplane, Ady assembles a motley crew of activists to travel across the country and campaign for a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare access for all Americans.
Amanda Roddy produced the film for People’s Television, and Jay and Mark Duplass, Bradley Whitford, Mel Eslyn, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Bisbee, Wendy Neu, Nina Tassler, Joan Boorstein, Denise DeNovi, Ryder Haske, and Bruckman serve as executive producers.
- 6/7/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly, with plans to release the film in theaters on August 13.
The documentary, which won the Audience Award and Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action at SXSW, offers an intimate and inspiring look at the life of political activist Ady Barkan.
“If you didn’t already know that Ady Barkan is an incredible badass who has overcome every possible obstacle to transform our democracy for the better, soon you will thanks to Greenwich Entertainment,” said director Nicholas Bruckman in a statement. “We’re beyond excited to be working with the passionate team at Greenwich on the release of Not Going Quietly, and to share Ady’s story nationwide at this profound and hopeful moment for our country.”
A progressive hero and loving father, Barkan was diagnosed with Als at age 32. In spite of his declining physical abilities,...
The documentary, which won the Audience Award and Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action at SXSW, offers an intimate and inspiring look at the life of political activist Ady Barkan.
“If you didn’t already know that Ady Barkan is an incredible badass who has overcome every possible obstacle to transform our democracy for the better, soon you will thanks to Greenwich Entertainment,” said director Nicholas Bruckman in a statement. “We’re beyond excited to be working with the passionate team at Greenwich on the release of Not Going Quietly, and to share Ady’s story nationwide at this profound and hopeful moment for our country.”
A progressive hero and loving father, Barkan was diagnosed with Als at age 32. In spite of his declining physical abilities,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has given out a pair of pilot orders to comedy projects from Sarah Cooper and Mark Gross.
Cooper’s untitled single-camera project is inspired by her book, “How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.” It follows three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their professional and personal lives.
Cooper will serve as co-writer and executive producer, with Cindy Chupack also co-writing, executive producing, and showrunning. Nina Tassler, Denise Di Novi, and Joan Boorstein of PatMa Productions will also executive produce. CBS Studios will produce. CBS purchased an ownership stake in PatMa in 2019.
Cooper shot to fame on TikTok when her lip sync impressions of President Donald Trump went viral. Her first video, “How to Medical,” has been viewed over 20 million times. She has since made appearances on “The Ellen Show,” “The Tonight Show,...
Cooper’s untitled single-camera project is inspired by her book, “How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.” It follows three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their professional and personal lives.
Cooper will serve as co-writer and executive producer, with Cindy Chupack also co-writing, executive producing, and showrunning. Nina Tassler, Denise Di Novi, and Joan Boorstein of PatMa Productions will also executive produce. CBS Studios will produce. CBS purchased an ownership stake in PatMa in 2019.
Cooper shot to fame on TikTok when her lip sync impressions of President Donald Trump went viral. Her first video, “How to Medical,” has been viewed over 20 million times. She has since made appearances on “The Ellen Show,” “The Tonight Show,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sarah Cooper's How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings Adaptation Among CBS Pilot Orders
CBS has ordered a pair of comedy pilots for the 2021 development season, including one inspired by viral comedian Sarah Cooper‘s 2018 book How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, TVLine has learned.
The untitled pilot, which Cooper is co-writing with showrunner Cindy Chupack follows “three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company [as they] help each other navigate modern gender politics in their professional and personal lives,” according to the official logline.
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The untitled pilot, which Cooper is co-writing with showrunner Cindy Chupack follows “three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company [as they] help each other navigate modern gender politics in their professional and personal lives,” according to the official logline.
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- 3/2/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: CBS is developing Teachable, a drama series from writer-producer Bridget Carpenter (Westworld), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Prods. and CBS Studios where Carpenter and PatMa are based.
Written by Carpenter based on the novel “Adequate Yearly Progress” by Roxana Elden, Teachable revolves around a group of dedicated, caring teachers and administrators who take on the extraordinary task of confronting the absurd bureaucracies of the American public school system while working to inspire a new generation of students.
Carpenter executive produces with PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on NBC’s Parenthood and as a consulting producer on HBO/Bad Robot’s Westworld and wrote.
Written by Carpenter based on the novel “Adequate Yearly Progress” by Roxana Elden, Teachable revolves around a group of dedicated, caring teachers and administrators who take on the extraordinary task of confronting the absurd bureaucracies of the American public school system while working to inspire a new generation of students.
Carpenter executive produces with PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on NBC’s Parenthood and as a consulting producer on HBO/Bad Robot’s Westworld and wrote.
- 12/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: WME talent agent Arielle Mesirow has joined Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s CBS Studios-based production company, PatMa Productions, as Vice President, Comedy. In her new role, Mesirow will shepherd development of projects that fit PatMa’s strategy for producing premium comedy content. As part of PatMa’s partnership with CBS Studios, ViacomCBS platforms have a first look at all projects developed by the production company. In addition to Tassler and Di Novi, at PatMa Mesirow joins President Joan Boorstein.
The hire comes on the heels of PatMa’s high-profile comedy sale of How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, inspired by TikTok star Sarah Cooper’s book, to CBS. It signifies PatMa’s expansion into comedy. The company’s development so far has skewed toward drama, including current CBS pilot Ways & Means starring Patrick Dempsey.
Mesirow moves to PatMa from WME, where she...
The hire comes on the heels of PatMa’s high-profile comedy sale of How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, inspired by TikTok star Sarah Cooper’s book, to CBS. It signifies PatMa’s expansion into comedy. The company’s development so far has skewed toward drama, including current CBS pilot Ways & Means starring Patrick Dempsey.
Mesirow moves to PatMa from WME, where she...
- 12/1/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Breakout TikTok star Sarah Cooper is developing a single-camera comedy at CBS inspired by her book “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.”
In a competitive situation with a penalty attached, Cooper is attached to co-write and executive produce the potential series, with Cindy Chupack onboard as co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Nina Tassler, Denise Di Novi, and Joan Boorstein will executive produce under their PatMa Productions banner. CBS Television Studios, where PatMa is under an overall deal, will produce.
The series would follow three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company as they help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
“I was so excited when PatMa approached me about my book,” Cooper said. “I met with Cindy soon after and we immediately connected to this idea of sharing the experiences of women in their careers...
In a competitive situation with a penalty attached, Cooper is attached to co-write and executive produce the potential series, with Cindy Chupack onboard as co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Nina Tassler, Denise Di Novi, and Joan Boorstein will executive produce under their PatMa Productions banner. CBS Television Studios, where PatMa is under an overall deal, will produce.
The series would follow three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company as they help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
“I was so excited when PatMa approached me about my book,” Cooper said. “I met with Cindy soon after and we immediately connected to this idea of sharing the experiences of women in their careers...
- 8/20/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, CBS has given a script commitment with penalty to How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, a single-camera comedy inspired by TikTok star Sarah Cooper’s bestselling book of the same name. The project hails from Cooper, Cindy Chupack (Sex and the City), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Television Studios.
Thanks to her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, Cooper has emerged as the “it” comedy talent of the moment. She just set her first comedy special at Netflix, which is slated to premiere this fall.
Co-written by Cooper and Chupack, How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings revolves around three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
Cooper and Chupack, who also serves as showrunner,...
Thanks to her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, Cooper has emerged as the “it” comedy talent of the moment. She just set her first comedy special at Netflix, which is slated to premiere this fall.
Co-written by Cooper and Chupack, How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings revolves around three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
Cooper and Chupack, who also serves as showrunner,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions’ has optioned podcast Cold from Ksl to develop into a TV series that tackles the issue of domestic abuse.
Cold chronicles the tragic circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a young Mormon wife and mother of two, Susan Powell.
Using actual case files, journal entries, and recordings, Cold examines Powell’s seemingly perfect marriage only to reveal harrowing details of domestic abuse. After deciding to escape the violence with her children, Susan suspiciously vanishes without explanation, without her children, in 2009 and remains missing to this day.
Her husband, who had been named a person of interest but never charged, subsequently killed himself and their young sons in a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute with Sudan’s parents.
Tassler, Di Novi, Joan Boorstein, Dave Cawley and Ksl Podcasts will executive produce the project, possibly a limited series, which will be taken out to the marketplace shortly.
Cold chronicles the tragic circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a young Mormon wife and mother of two, Susan Powell.
Using actual case files, journal entries, and recordings, Cold examines Powell’s seemingly perfect marriage only to reveal harrowing details of domestic abuse. After deciding to escape the violence with her children, Susan suspiciously vanishes without explanation, without her children, in 2009 and remains missing to this day.
Her husband, who had been named a person of interest but never charged, subsequently killed himself and their young sons in a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute with Sudan’s parents.
Tassler, Di Novi, Joan Boorstein, Dave Cawley and Ksl Podcasts will executive produce the project, possibly a limited series, which will be taken out to the marketplace shortly.
- 4/30/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is back in business with its former entertainment chief, Nina Tassler.
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has taken an ownership stake in and struck a first-look deal with PatMa Productions, the production company set up by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler and Heathers and Batman Returns producer Denise Di Novi. The indie has set its first project through the deal – an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ abortion novel A Book of American Martyrs for Showtime.
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has bought an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, the production company led by Denise Di Novi and former CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler.
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
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“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
Also Read: Joan Boorstein Named President of Former CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler's PatMa Productions
“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
- 7/17/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler’s PatMa Productions has tapped former Showtime programming executive Joan Boorstein as President of the multiplatform independent production company.
“We’re very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team,” said Tassler and Di Novi. “There’s no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades.”
Boorstein began her career at Showtime where she ultimately became Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs. Originally a movie executive, she worked on more than 100 movies, including Golden Globe winner Dirty Pictures, as well as Soldier’s Girl, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and Paris Trout. She then moved over to series, where she worked on such shows as Brotherhood, The United States of Tara, The Borgias, Episodes and Penny Dreadful created by John Logan.
Boorstein also focused on feature documentaries including Listen to Me Marlon, which was...
“We’re very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team,” said Tassler and Di Novi. “There’s no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades.”
Boorstein began her career at Showtime where she ultimately became Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs. Originally a movie executive, she worked on more than 100 movies, including Golden Globe winner Dirty Pictures, as well as Soldier’s Girl, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and Paris Trout. She then moved over to series, where she worked on such shows as Brotherhood, The United States of Tara, The Borgias, Episodes and Penny Dreadful created by John Logan.
Boorstein also focused on feature documentaries including Listen to Me Marlon, which was...
- 6/10/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Showtime programming executive Joan Boorstein has been tapped to serve as president of PatMa Productions, the newly-launched company by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler and film/TV producer Denise Di Novi.
Boorstein began her career at Showtime, eventually rising to senior vice president of creative affairs. She was initially a movie executive, working on over 100 films before shifting over to TV. During her tenure, Boorstein worked on such shows as “Brotherhood,” “The United States of Tara,” “The Borgias,” “Episodes,” and “Penny Dreadful.”
Boorstein also focused on feature documentaries including “Listen to Me Marlon,” “The World According to Dick Cheney,” “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic” and the “This American Life” documentary series.
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After leaving Showtime, Boorstein joined John Logan and Desert Wolf Productions, working on several projects including “The Nix.” She went on...
Boorstein began her career at Showtime, eventually rising to senior vice president of creative affairs. She was initially a movie executive, working on over 100 films before shifting over to TV. During her tenure, Boorstein worked on such shows as “Brotherhood,” “The United States of Tara,” “The Borgias,” “Episodes,” and “Penny Dreadful.”
Boorstein also focused on feature documentaries including “Listen to Me Marlon,” “The World According to Dick Cheney,” “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic” and the “This American Life” documentary series.
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After leaving Showtime, Boorstein joined John Logan and Desert Wolf Productions, working on several projects including “The Nix.” She went on...
- 6/10/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Former Showtime programming executive Joan Boorstein has been named president of PatMa Productions, the banner founded by producer Denise Di Novi and former CBS chairman Nina Tassler.
Boorstein began her career at Showtime where she ultimately rose to the position of Svp of creative affairs. She was originally a film executive, working on over 100 movies, before moving over to the series department, where she worked on such shows as “Brotherhood,” “The United States of Tara,” “The Borgias,” “Episodes” and “Penny Dreadful.”
“We’re very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team,” said Tassler and Di Novi in a joint statement. “There’s no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades.”
PatMa Productions, launched in January 2019 by Di Novi and Tassler, is named after their mothers, Pat and Norma. The company is aiming to create content across multiple platforms.
Boorstein began her career at Showtime where she ultimately rose to the position of Svp of creative affairs. She was originally a film executive, working on over 100 movies, before moving over to the series department, where she worked on such shows as “Brotherhood,” “The United States of Tara,” “The Borgias,” “Episodes” and “Penny Dreadful.”
“We’re very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team,” said Tassler and Di Novi in a joint statement. “There’s no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades.”
PatMa Productions, launched in January 2019 by Di Novi and Tassler, is named after their mothers, Pat and Norma. The company is aiming to create content across multiple platforms.
- 6/10/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
PatMa, the production company founded by veteran producer Denise Di Novi and former CBS head Nina Tassler, has tapped ex-Showtime and Film 44 executive Joan Boorstein as president.
Boorstein will oversee the operations of the relatively new independent company, which has a focus on diversity and inclusion.
“We're very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team," Tassler and Di Novi said Monday in a joint statement. "There's no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades."
Boorstein began her career at Showtime ...
Boorstein will oversee the operations of the relatively new independent company, which has a focus on diversity and inclusion.
“We're very lucky to have such a seasoned and talented executive join our team," Tassler and Di Novi said Monday in a joint statement. "There's no substitute for experience and relationships in this business and Joan possesses both in spades."
Boorstein began her career at Showtime ...
- 6/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Peter Berg’s Film 44 To Produce Limited Series ‘Amity And Prosperity’ Based On Pulitzer-Winning Book
Peter Berg and Michael Lombardo’s Film 44 is set to produce a limited series based on Eliza Griswold’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America. Kristina Lauren Anderson, who is adapting Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist for TriStar and a screenplay based on Swan Lake for Universal, has been tapped to write.
The book, published last year, is an exposé on how fracking shattered the rural Pennsylvania town of Amity and how one lifelong resident, Stacey Haney, brought the story into the national spotlight. The paperback edition hits stands tomorrow.
Haney, a lifelong resident of Amity, was struggling to support her children when the fracking boom came to town. Like most of her neighbors, she saw the energy companies’ payments as a windfall. Soon trucks are rumbling down her unpaved road and a fenced-off fracking site rises on adjacent land. But her annoyance...
The book, published last year, is an exposé on how fracking shattered the rural Pennsylvania town of Amity and how one lifelong resident, Stacey Haney, brought the story into the national spotlight. The paperback edition hits stands tomorrow.
Haney, a lifelong resident of Amity, was struggling to support her children when the fracking boom came to town. Like most of her neighbors, she saw the energy companies’ payments as a windfall. Soon trucks are rumbling down her unpaved road and a fenced-off fracking site rises on adjacent land. But her annoyance...
- 6/3/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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