Exclusive: Richard Shepard has signed with Tfc. The move reunites the Emmy and DGA Award-winning director-writer with former WME partner David Stone who founded the management company in 2020 with UTA’s Ben Jacobson.
“I’m super psyched to be back in business with David Stone,” said Shepard who was a client of Stone’s at WME years ago. “He’s one of the smartest guys in the business, and along with Zach Carlisle and the rest of the folks at Tfc I’m excited for this next chapter.”
Shepard has directed 10 television pilots that have gone to series — or the tone-setting pilot episodes of shows with straight-to-series orders — including Criminal Minds, Ugly Betty, for which he won an Emmy, Rosewood, Salem, Sweetbitter, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Acapulco, now in its third season on Apple. Shepard also directed 12 episodes of HBO’s Girls, several episodes of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale,...
“I’m super psyched to be back in business with David Stone,” said Shepard who was a client of Stone’s at WME years ago. “He’s one of the smartest guys in the business, and along with Zach Carlisle and the rest of the folks at Tfc I’m excited for this next chapter.”
Shepard has directed 10 television pilots that have gone to series — or the tone-setting pilot episodes of shows with straight-to-series orders — including Criminal Minds, Ugly Betty, for which he won an Emmy, Rosewood, Salem, Sweetbitter, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Acapulco, now in its third season on Apple. Shepard also directed 12 episodes of HBO’s Girls, several episodes of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez are leaving Echo Lake Entertainment after a decade as partners to join Tfc Management where they also will be partners.
The high-profile arrival of Ward and Sanchez — who launched and built Echo Lake’s talent management division, with Sanchez also serving as the Co-President — marks an expansion into on-camera talent representation for Tfc, founded in 2020 by UTA and WME partners Ben Jacobson and David Stone with initial focus on literary clients, including creators, showrunners, novelists, producers, and filmmakers.
Ward and Sanchez’s formidable roster of clients include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Liz Hannah, Jd Pardo, Shira Haas, Ivana Milicevic, Marguerite Moreau, Phoebe Tonkin, Greg Smith, Alisha Wainwright, Momona Tamada, Golden Brooks, Colton Ryan, Marlo Kelly, Jordan Gavaris, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Jamila Gray, Maria Dragus, Lina El-Arabi, Tarryn Wyngaard and Floria Sigismondi. The majority of them are expected to follow them to Tfc.
During their stint at Echo Lake,...
The high-profile arrival of Ward and Sanchez — who launched and built Echo Lake’s talent management division, with Sanchez also serving as the Co-President — marks an expansion into on-camera talent representation for Tfc, founded in 2020 by UTA and WME partners Ben Jacobson and David Stone with initial focus on literary clients, including creators, showrunners, novelists, producers, and filmmakers.
Ward and Sanchez’s formidable roster of clients include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Liz Hannah, Jd Pardo, Shira Haas, Ivana Milicevic, Marguerite Moreau, Phoebe Tonkin, Greg Smith, Alisha Wainwright, Momona Tamada, Golden Brooks, Colton Ryan, Marlo Kelly, Jordan Gavaris, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Jamila Gray, Maria Dragus, Lina El-Arabi, Tarryn Wyngaard and Floria Sigismondi. The majority of them are expected to follow them to Tfc.
During their stint at Echo Lake,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Tfc has recruited Sugar23’s Kelly Wu to spearhead its production arm.
The new division, Tfc Productions, is an extension of the company’s ongoing management work, with Tfc beginning to selectively produce alongside its clients. The boutique firm, which was co-founded by former WME partner David Stone and former UTA partner Ben Jacobson early in the pandemic, has enlisted Wu to run the division day to day.
“We are so thrilled to have Kelly join us to spearhead our efforts across Tfc Productions,” the duo noted in a joint statement. “She’s a brilliant executive, a wonderful person, and a huge value-add for our company, our clients, and our entire film and television slate.”
Wu got her Hollywood start working for the head of TV at WME, where she was integral to the formation of the agency’s first company-wide Aapi Heritage Month programming initiative. From there, she moved...
The new division, Tfc Productions, is an extension of the company’s ongoing management work, with Tfc beginning to selectively produce alongside its clients. The boutique firm, which was co-founded by former WME partner David Stone and former UTA partner Ben Jacobson early in the pandemic, has enlisted Wu to run the division day to day.
“We are so thrilled to have Kelly join us to spearhead our efforts across Tfc Productions,” the duo noted in a joint statement. “She’s a brilliant executive, a wonderful person, and a huge value-add for our company, our clients, and our entire film and television slate.”
Wu got her Hollywood start working for the head of TV at WME, where she was integral to the formation of the agency’s first company-wide Aapi Heritage Month programming initiative. From there, she moved...
- 2/9/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Prolific film and television writer-producer-director Akiva Goldsman and his Weed Road Picture have signed with Tfc Management, the boutique lit management company launched in 2020 by WME’s David Stone and UTA’s Ben Jacobson.
Oscar winner Goldsman has four series currently on the air, which he created/co-created and executive produces: Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, whose first season is currently running, and Star Trek: Picard, whose second season was released earlier this year, Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room, which has started production, and HBO Max’s Titans, which is filming its fourth season. Goldsman also will exec produce the upcoming series The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
“Great partners are a rare find, and I feel tremendously fortunate to have connected with David,” said Goldsman. “Working in collaboration, Tfc is a force multiplier for us at Weed Road Pictures. We are thrilled by the prospect...
Oscar winner Goldsman has four series currently on the air, which he created/co-created and executive produces: Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, whose first season is currently running, and Star Trek: Picard, whose second season was released earlier this year, Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room, which has started production, and HBO Max’s Titans, which is filming its fourth season. Goldsman also will exec produce the upcoming series The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
“Great partners are a rare find, and I feel tremendously fortunate to have connected with David,” said Goldsman. “Working in collaboration, Tfc is a force multiplier for us at Weed Road Pictures. We are thrilled by the prospect...
- 6/22/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tfc Management, the company launched almost two years ago by David Stone and Ben Jacobson, has added The Fallout writer-director Megan Park, Hawkeye creator Jonathan Igla, and The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine to its growing roster of top writing and directing talent.
The Fallout, which marked Park’s feature directorial debut, premiered at SXSW before its debut on HBO Max earlier this year. Park is currently in pre-production on My Old Ass with Lucky Chap and Indian Paintbrush. She continues to be repped by Joannie Burstein at The Burstein Co. and Cohen Gardner.
Igla was the head writer, executive producer and showrunner of Disney+’s Marvel limited series Hawkeye, and he also worked on AMC’s Mad Men for several seasons. He continues to be repped by Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
Levine, along with Jon Steinberg, co-created (based on Thomas Perry’s novel) the upcoming FX series The Old Man,...
The Fallout, which marked Park’s feature directorial debut, premiered at SXSW before its debut on HBO Max earlier this year. Park is currently in pre-production on My Old Ass with Lucky Chap and Indian Paintbrush. She continues to be repped by Joannie Burstein at The Burstein Co. and Cohen Gardner.
Igla was the head writer, executive producer and showrunner of Disney+’s Marvel limited series Hawkeye, and he also worked on AMC’s Mad Men for several seasons. He continues to be repped by Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
Levine, along with Jon Steinberg, co-created (based on Thomas Perry’s novel) the upcoming FX series The Old Man,...
- 6/6/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Established TV Literary agent Zach Carlisle is leaving ICM Partners to join Tfc Management, the company launched in 2020 by senior TV lit agents Ben Jacobson and David Stone, which represents creators, showrunners, filmmakers and producers.
Carlisle’s exit from ICM is amicable, with many of his clients planning to remain at ICM and join Carlisle as a manager. It is the latest departure from the agency ahead of its pending acquisition by CAA.
Carlisle began his career at Verve, where he was one of the agency’s first employees. He was promoted to agent in 2011, and helped launch Verve’s television group. He left to join ICM in 2018.
While at ICM, Carlisle has built a solid roster of creators and filmmakers, including Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant), Jonathan Igla (Hawkeye), Megan Park (The Fallout), Nora Kirkpatrick (Daisy Jones & The Six), Robert Munic (Power: Force), Scott Gold (Chicago Pd), among others.
Carlisle’s exit from ICM is amicable, with many of his clients planning to remain at ICM and join Carlisle as a manager. It is the latest departure from the agency ahead of its pending acquisition by CAA.
Carlisle began his career at Verve, where he was one of the agency’s first employees. He was promoted to agent in 2011, and helped launch Verve’s television group. He left to join ICM in 2018.
While at ICM, Carlisle has built a solid roster of creators and filmmakers, including Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant), Jonathan Igla (Hawkeye), Megan Park (The Fallout), Nora Kirkpatrick (Daisy Jones & The Six), Robert Munic (Power: Force), Scott Gold (Chicago Pd), among others.
- 3/18/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.
Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.
Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.
“Grown-ish” will air its Season 4 finale, “Empire State of Mind,” on March 24, featuring Zoey’s college graduation from Cal U.
Scribner...
Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.
Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.
“Grown-ish” will air its Season 4 finale, “Empire State of Mind,” on March 24, featuring Zoey’s college graduation from Cal U.
Scribner...
- 3/7/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Grown-ish will return to Freeform for Season 5 with a familiar face and two new showrunners at the helm.
Freeform revealed that the fifth season of the Black-ish spinoff series will add Marcus Scribner to join his on-screen sister Yara Shahidi as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his journey to being “grown.” Zakiyyah Alexander (Russian Doll) and Black-ish executive producer Courtney Lilly will serve as co-showrunners for Season 5.
Season 4 of Grown-ish, which currently airs on Freeform, follows Zoey (Shahidi) and her classmates on the road to graduation.
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Grown-ish season 5 is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Zakiyyah Alexander, Courtney Lilly, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves. Alexander is represented by WME,...
Freeform revealed that the fifth season of the Black-ish spinoff series will add Marcus Scribner to join his on-screen sister Yara Shahidi as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his journey to being “grown.” Zakiyyah Alexander (Russian Doll) and Black-ish executive producer Courtney Lilly will serve as co-showrunners for Season 5.
Season 4 of Grown-ish, which currently airs on Freeform, follows Zoey (Shahidi) and her classmates on the road to graduation.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
Grown-ish season 5 is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Zakiyyah Alexander, Courtney Lilly, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves. Alexander is represented by WME,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Baratunde Thurston’s animated project “How to Be Black” has been put into development at ABC, hailing from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature. Thurston, author of the memoir of the same name and podcast host of “How to Citizen with Baratunde,” will write and executive produce alongside Courtney Lilly, producer and writer known for “Arrested Development” and “The Cleveland Show,” who recently renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature. The bestselling book “How to Be Black” focuses on the community and family that raised a young Thurston in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will also executive produce via Cinema Gypsy Productions, the production banner behind “Black-ish,” “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish.” The company, founded in 2000 with an eye toward developing projects that highlight cultural, racial and gender diversity issues in America, produced the hit podcast series, “Bronzeville,” as well as “Thurgood” (HBO), “Five Fingers” (Lionsgate), “Akeelah and the Bee...
Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will also executive produce via Cinema Gypsy Productions, the production banner behind “Black-ish,” “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish.” The company, founded in 2000 with an eye toward developing projects that highlight cultural, racial and gender diversity issues in America, produced the hit podcast series, “Bronzeville,” as well as “Thurgood” (HBO), “Five Fingers” (Lionsgate), “Akeelah and the Bee...
- 9/22/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has placed Baratunde Thurston’s animated project “How to Be Black” into development. The adaptation of Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same name will be produced by 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature.
Thurston and Courtney Lilly will write and executive produce the project. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will serve as executive producers via Cinema Gypsy Productions.
“How to Be Black” — both the book and the potential television series — focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Thurston is a TV host, author and the creator and host of podcast “How To Citizen with Baratunde.” He’s also a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. He is repped by Kara Baker at Avalon Management, Seth Horwitz at Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, UTA and ID.
Lilly, who this year renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature,...
Thurston and Courtney Lilly will write and executive produce the project. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will serve as executive producers via Cinema Gypsy Productions.
“How to Be Black” — both the book and the potential television series — focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Thurston is a TV host, author and the creator and host of podcast “How To Citizen with Baratunde.” He’s also a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. He is repped by Kara Baker at Avalon Management, Seth Horwitz at Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, UTA and ID.
Lilly, who this year renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Tfc Management has signed writers-producers Kyle Long (Unsolved), Taylor Elmore (The Stand), Sabaah Folayan (Betty) and Alison McDonald (Your Honor). Launched last summer by senior TV lit agents Ben Jacobson and David Stone, Tfc Management represents creators, showrunners, filmmakers and producers.
Long recently exited an overall deal at UCP where he created and executive produced the USA Network series Unsolved about the murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Prior to that, he worked on USA’s Suits and Fox’s The Good Guys. Long also has worked extensively as a feature writer, setting up projects at Disney, New Regency and recently just sold a pitch, with Jameal Turner and Will Packer producing, to Lionsgate.
Elmore is an executive producer on the Justified offshoot in the works at FX. He was most recently under an overall deal at CBS Studios where he was the co-showrunner of the...
Long recently exited an overall deal at UCP where he created and executive produced the USA Network series Unsolved about the murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Prior to that, he worked on USA’s Suits and Fox’s The Good Guys. Long also has worked extensively as a feature writer, setting up projects at Disney, New Regency and recently just sold a pitch, with Jameal Turner and Will Packer producing, to Lionsgate.
Elmore is an executive producer on the Justified offshoot in the works at FX. He was most recently under an overall deal at CBS Studios where he was the co-showrunner of the...
- 4/29/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rising Paradigm TV lit agent Ellie Klein is joining Tfc Management, the company launched last summer by senior TV lit agents Ben Jacobson and David Stone which represents creators, showrunners, filmmakers and producers. Klein is the first manager hire by Jacobson and Stone.
Klein’s departure from Paradigm was amicable, with many of her clients joining her at Tfc Management while continuing to be repped by the talent agency.
“As Ellie makes this transition, we wish her every success and look forward to continuing our fruitful relationship,” said Andrew Ruf, head of Paradigm’s Talent and Literary Department.
Klein’s clients joining her at Tfc include Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey (Mixed-ish), Shernold Edwards (Washington Black), Jared Frieder, Samir Mehta (Fear the Walking Dead), Dario & Damir Konjicija, Aadrita Mukerji (Jack Reacher), Thomas Brandon (Legacies), Howard Jordan Jr (The Unicorn), Francisca Hu (Dynasty), Dave...
Klein’s departure from Paradigm was amicable, with many of her clients joining her at Tfc Management while continuing to be repped by the talent agency.
“As Ellie makes this transition, we wish her every success and look forward to continuing our fruitful relationship,” said Andrew Ruf, head of Paradigm’s Talent and Literary Department.
Klein’s clients joining her at Tfc include Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey (Mixed-ish), Shernold Edwards (Washington Black), Jared Frieder, Samir Mehta (Fear the Walking Dead), Dario & Damir Konjicija, Aadrita Mukerji (Jack Reacher), Thomas Brandon (Legacies), Howard Jordan Jr (The Unicorn), Francisca Hu (Dynasty), Dave...
- 3/2/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Talent manager Nikola Barisic is parting ways with Untitled Entertainment to form a new venture.
Barisic’s Bond Artist Management will be based in New York, covering creative and talent management.
“The partners at Untitled Entertainment wish Barisic much success and look forward to collaborating and supporting him with his new endeavor,” Untitled leadership said in a statement.
Untitled is led by Jason Weinberg, and reps clients including Dakota Johnson, Zoë Kravitz, Emma Watson, Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Fonda. Barisic’s anchor clients were not immediately clear, though more details are expected in the coming days.
Bond joins a slew of emerging boutique representation firms geared toward client management across categories. This includes Range Media Partners, Pete Micelli’s upstart that led top Hollywood agents to pivot to management amid the war between the Writers Guild of American and the major agencies.
Other notables include the company formed by...
Barisic’s Bond Artist Management will be based in New York, covering creative and talent management.
“The partners at Untitled Entertainment wish Barisic much success and look forward to collaborating and supporting him with his new endeavor,” Untitled leadership said in a statement.
Untitled is led by Jason Weinberg, and reps clients including Dakota Johnson, Zoë Kravitz, Emma Watson, Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Fonda. Barisic’s anchor clients were not immediately clear, though more details are expected in the coming days.
Bond joins a slew of emerging boutique representation firms geared toward client management across categories. This includes Range Media Partners, Pete Micelli’s upstart that led top Hollywood agents to pivot to management amid the war between the Writers Guild of American and the major agencies.
Other notables include the company formed by...
- 2/1/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: WGA Award-nominated writer Jaquén Castellanos (The Affair) has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, Castellanos will develop and create content to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Castellanos is a fast-rising writer who has worked on four high-profile series over the past two years. She got her foot in the door as a script coordinator on Showtime’s The Affair. Castellanos went on to become a staff writer on the show and the very first script she co-wrote in Season 4 earned a WGA Award nomination. Since 2018, she also wrote for the Starz series Sweetbitter, worked with her friend Tarell Alvin McCraney on the first two seasons of his OWN series, David Makes Man, and was a writer-producer on Showtime’s upcoming drama series Rust, starring Jeff Daniels.
In addition to her work on staff, Castellanos is currently developing a limited...
Castellanos is a fast-rising writer who has worked on four high-profile series over the past two years. She got her foot in the door as a script coordinator on Showtime’s The Affair. Castellanos went on to become a staff writer on the show and the very first script she co-wrote in Season 4 earned a WGA Award nomination. Since 2018, she also wrote for the Starz series Sweetbitter, worked with her friend Tarell Alvin McCraney on the first two seasons of his OWN series, David Makes Man, and was a writer-producer on Showtime’s upcoming drama series Rust, starring Jeff Daniels.
In addition to her work on staff, Castellanos is currently developing a limited...
- 1/21/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Four months after TV lit agents David Stone, a partner at WME, and Ben Jacobson, a partner at UTA, left their respective agencies to launch The Framework Collective, the management company has solidified their roster of clients, I have learned. It ranges from established producers, creators and showrunners to next generation voices, a number of whom were former clients of Stone and Jacobson on the agency side. The list includes Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner and 13 Reasons Why creator Brian Yorkey and Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield.
Tfc’s client roster of established creators/showrunners is said to include Peter Saji, co-creator and co-showrunner of ABC’s Mixed-ish; Courtney Lilly, showrunner of ABC’s Black-ish and co-showrunner of Mixed-ish; Martin Gero, creator and showrunner of NBC’s Blindspot and co-creator of Connecting; Elwood Reid, creator and showrunner of FX’s The Bridge...
Tfc’s client roster of established creators/showrunners is said to include Peter Saji, co-creator and co-showrunner of ABC’s Mixed-ish; Courtney Lilly, showrunner of ABC’s Black-ish and co-showrunner of Mixed-ish; Martin Gero, creator and showrunner of NBC’s Blindspot and co-creator of Connecting; Elwood Reid, creator and showrunner of FX’s The Bridge...
- 11/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Saji, the co-creator of Mixed-ish and longtime Black-ish writer, is staying in the Disney family.
He has just signed another multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, the new name for what was known as ABC Studios.
Saji signed his last overall deal with the company in 2017 and since has co-created the spin-off, which tells the story of Rainbow Johnson’s childhood growing up in a mixed-race family and was renewed for a second season.
He has been with the studio since 2007, when he started on the Disney/ABC Writers program. He subsequently worked on ABC comedies Cougar Town and Cavemen and went on to spend five seasons as a writer on Black-ish, where he wrote episodes including “Juneteenth,” “Purple Rain” and the previously shelved “Please, Baby, Please,” which recently aired on Hulu.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of Black-ish, and hit a real...
He has just signed another multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, the new name for what was known as ABC Studios.
Saji signed his last overall deal with the company in 2017 and since has co-created the spin-off, which tells the story of Rainbow Johnson’s childhood growing up in a mixed-race family and was renewed for a second season.
He has been with the studio since 2007, when he started on the Disney/ABC Writers program. He subsequently worked on ABC comedies Cougar Town and Cavemen and went on to spend five seasons as a writer on Black-ish, where he wrote episodes including “Juneteenth,” “Purple Rain” and the previously shelved “Please, Baby, Please,” which recently aired on Hulu.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of Black-ish, and hit a real...
- 9/3/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Saji is staying put at Disney.
The “Black-ish” producer and “Mixed-ish” co-creator has signed a new multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, under which he will continue to create and develop TV projects for the studio.
Saji signed his first overall with what was then ABC Studios in 2017 (Disney rebranded its TV units earlier this month), and he in fact began his career at Disney as part of the ABC Writers program back in 2007. News of Saji’s deal was announced by ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of ‘Black-ish,’ and hit a real home run for us with ‘Mixed-ish,’” said Davis. “Keeping him at ABC Signature, where he started his career, was a huge priority for us and for me personally. He’s a spectacular talent and I’m so happy he’s staying in the family.”
Saji...
The “Black-ish” producer and “Mixed-ish” co-creator has signed a new multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, under which he will continue to create and develop TV projects for the studio.
Saji signed his first overall with what was then ABC Studios in 2017 (Disney rebranded its TV units earlier this month), and he in fact began his career at Disney as part of the ABC Writers program back in 2007. News of Saji’s deal was announced by ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of ‘Black-ish,’ and hit a real home run for us with ‘Mixed-ish,’” said Davis. “Keeping him at ABC Signature, where he started his career, was a huge priority for us and for me personally. He’s a spectacular talent and I’m so happy he’s staying in the family.”
Saji...
- 9/3/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
“Mixed-ish” co-creator Peter Saji has a new overall deal with the newly renamed ABC Signature, the television studio announced Thursday.
The multi-year agreement keeps Saji at the studio where he first launched his career back in 2007 via the Disney/ABC Writers program.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of ‘black-ish,’ and hit a real home run for us with ‘mixed-ish,'” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said in a statement. “Keeping him at ABC Signature, where he started his career, was a huge priority for us and for me personally. He’s a spectacular talent and I’m so happy he’s staying in the family.”
Saji, who was a writer on the Kenya Barris-created “Black-ish” for five seasons before going on to co-create the spinoff series last year, signed his first overall deal at ABC Studios in 2017. Saji was the writer behind several of “Black-ish’s” most acclaimed episodes,...
The multi-year agreement keeps Saji at the studio where he first launched his career back in 2007 via the Disney/ABC Writers program.
“Peter has written some of the most evocative and important episodes of ‘black-ish,’ and hit a real home run for us with ‘mixed-ish,'” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said in a statement. “Keeping him at ABC Signature, where he started his career, was a huge priority for us and for me personally. He’s a spectacular talent and I’m so happy he’s staying in the family.”
Saji, who was a writer on the Kenya Barris-created “Black-ish” for five seasons before going on to co-create the spinoff series last year, signed his first overall deal at ABC Studios in 2017. Saji was the writer behind several of “Black-ish’s” most acclaimed episodes,...
- 9/3/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
WME agent David Stone and UTA partner Ben Jacobson are branching off from the respective agencies to launch their own management company, The Framework Collective.
Jacobson and Stone both started in the mailroom at UTA in 2005 — one week apart from one another and became fast friends before eventually becoming competitors. Together as partners they bring a combined 30 years of experience to their new venture.
“We are so excited to launch this company together. The Framework Collective is a startup that is singularly focused on delivering excellent management to our clients through passionate advocacy, strategic thinking, and meaningful collaboration,” Stone and Jacobson said in a statement. “We have a deep appreciation for our time spent at UTA and WME and greatly value the relationships we formed over the years and look forward to continuing those relationships in our new roles.”
Also Read: Inside UTA's Writers Guild Deal: No Packaging Fees -...
Jacobson and Stone both started in the mailroom at UTA in 2005 — one week apart from one another and became fast friends before eventually becoming competitors. Together as partners they bring a combined 30 years of experience to their new venture.
“We are so excited to launch this company together. The Framework Collective is a startup that is singularly focused on delivering excellent management to our clients through passionate advocacy, strategic thinking, and meaningful collaboration,” Stone and Jacobson said in a statement. “We have a deep appreciation for our time spent at UTA and WME and greatly value the relationships we formed over the years and look forward to continuing those relationships in our new roles.”
Also Read: Inside UTA's Writers Guild Deal: No Packaging Fees -...
- 7/17/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Respected TV lit agents David Stone, a partner at WME, and Ben Jacobson, a partner at UTA, are leaving their respective agencies to launch a management company together, The Framework Collective.
Stone and Jacobson’s careers had been on parallel tracks since they started in the mailroom at UTA — one week apart from one another — in 2005. They became fast friends, then competitors for many years until they recently decided to partner up, bringing together a combined 30 years of experience.
Stone’s exit from WME and Jacobson’s from UTA were both amicable; I hear both agents had time left on their contracts but were released so their can pursue their vision and start the new venture.
“We are so excited to launch this company together,” Jacobson and Stone said in a statement. “The Framework Collective is a startup that is singularly focused on delivering excellent management to our clients through passionate advocacy,...
Stone and Jacobson’s careers had been on parallel tracks since they started in the mailroom at UTA — one week apart from one another — in 2005. They became fast friends, then competitors for many years until they recently decided to partner up, bringing together a combined 30 years of experience.
Stone’s exit from WME and Jacobson’s from UTA were both amicable; I hear both agents had time left on their contracts but were released so their can pursue their vision and start the new venture.
“We are so excited to launch this company together,” Jacobson and Stone said in a statement. “The Framework Collective is a startup that is singularly focused on delivering excellent management to our clients through passionate advocacy,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The United Talent Agency has appointed six men and two women as new partners, the agency’s board of directors announced Friday.
Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, Ophir Lupu, John Sacks, Bec Smith and Mark Subias have been appointed from across UTA’s businesses, accounting for a 13 percent expansion of the company’s partnership. The agents come from the world of theatre, music, TV, movies, video games and more. Between them they have nearly 70 years of experience at the agency.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” the UTA Board of Directors said in a statement. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
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Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, Ophir Lupu, John Sacks, Bec Smith and Mark Subias have been appointed from across UTA’s businesses, accounting for a 13 percent expansion of the company’s partnership. The agents come from the world of theatre, music, TV, movies, video games and more. Between them they have nearly 70 years of experience at the agency.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” the UTA Board of Directors said in a statement. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
Also Read: Veteran Agent David Lubliner...
- 1/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The UTA board of directors said Friday that the agency has promoted eight agents to partner, repping a 13% expansion of the group. The promotions come from across UTA’s businesses including theater, music, TV, movies and video games.
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
- 1/25/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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