Max Seeck’s Thriller Novel ‘The Faithful Reader’ In The Works For TV By Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has acquired best-selling author Max Seeck’s thriller novel The Faithful Reader for a TV series adaptation. The novel, which was published in August in Finland, has been creating buzz internationally ahead of its U.S. release, with rights sold in 35+ countries. The Faithful Reader will be published as The Witch Hunter in the U.S., one of multiple countries where deals […]
Music Drama From the Chainsmokers in the Works at Freeform
The Grammy-winning DJs will executive produce ‘Demo,’ about an aspiring songwriter. Dance music stars the Chainsmokers are breaking into TV. The Grammy-winning duo, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, will executive produce a drama project in development at Freeform. Demo will follow an aspiring songwriter as she tries to make her way in the music business. The show […]
The Chainsmokers to Produce Music Drama in Development at Freeform
The Chainsmokers are set to executive produce a drama series currently in development at Freeform, Variety has learned. The series is titled “Demo.” It follows a 20-something musician who dares to leave behind her struggling indie rock band and her working class family to try writing pop songs in Los Angeles. Though at first she’s eager to shed her […]
The Chainsmokers Have a TV Show in the Works at Freeform
Freeform has put into development a drama series produced by The Chainsmokers, the network announced on Monday. Titled “Demo,” the series follows a 20-something musician who “dares to leave behind her struggling indie rock band and her working class family to try writing pop songs in Los Angeles,” according to the network. “Though at first […]
USC’s Middle East Initiative to Join TV Pitching Session at Cairo Film Festival (Exclusive)
Arab TV creators will get the chance to pitch to executives from Netflix, AMC and CAA during the Cairo Film Festival. With the demand for premium localized content continuing to rise thanks to the growth of streaming platforms, a group of Arab TV creators are now being given the chance to pitch their projects directly […]
Freeform Buys Music Drama ‘Demo’ Produced By The Chainsmokers & Greg Silverman’s Stampede
Freeform has put into development Demo, a music drama from writer Joy Gregory (Madam Secretary, Switched at Birth), The Chainsmokers’ Kick The Habit Productions and Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures. Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersSEE ALL Written by Gregory, Demo follows a 20-something musician who dares to leave behind her struggling indie rock band and her working class family to try […]
AFM: ‘The Current War’ Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Joins ‘Newsflash’
Chris Pine plays legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite in a story set on the day Cronkite must report the assassination of President Kennedy. The Current War helmer Alfonso Gomez-Rejon has signed on to direct Newsflash, a biographical drama about legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite and the day he reported to the nation on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Chris […]
Greg Silverman’s Stampede, School of Rock Team for Unscripted Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Former president of Warner Bros. Pictures Greg Silverman is partnering with School of Rock through his content creation company Stampede. The collaboration with the music school will create exclusive content, starting with the development of an unscripted series. School of Rock operates a network of performance-based education franchises that offer students of all ages guidance and instruction as they aim […]
Krystin Ver Linden to Direct Slavery Drama ‘Alice’ for Stampede, Steel Springs
Krystin Ver Linden is set to write and direct “Alice,” a slavery drama that will be produced and co-financed by Greg Silverman’s Stampede and Peter Lawson’s Steel Springs Pictures. Alice” tells the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree […]
Stampede & Steel Springs Pictures Team On Slave Period Drama ‘Alice’ With Krystin Ver Linden Directing
Stampede and Steel Springs Pictures have partnered up to produce and co-finance Alice, a period drama based on the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. Krystin Ver Linden wrote the screenplay and will also direct the film, which is slated […]
