John Goldwyn and Karen Rosenfelt Form Goldwyn/Rosenfelt Productions





Emmy-Nominated Producers John Goldwyn and Karen Rosenfelt Form Goldwyn/Rosenfelt Productions and Sign First-Look Deal with Warner Bros. Television Group
Most recently, Rosenfelt and Goldwyn were executive producers of the acclaimed Hulu limited series “Dopesick,” which received 14 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
EMMY(R)-Nominated Producers John Goldwyn and Karen Rosenfelt Form Goldwyn/Rosenfelt Productions and Sign First-Look Deal with Warner Bros. Television Group

Emmy(R)-nominated producers John Goldwyn (Dopesick, Dexter) and Karen Rosenfelt (Dopesick, The Summer I Turned Pretty) have reunited to form a new production company, Goldwyn/Rosenfelt Productions, and have signed a new first-look deal with the Warner Bros. Television Group. Most recently, Rosenfelt and Goldwyn were executive producers of the acclaimed Hulu limited series Dopesick, which received 14 Emmy(R) nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

Under the terms of the first-look agreement, the financials of which were not disclosed, Rosenfelt and Goldwyn will develop original scripted programming – including dramas, comedies, limited series, and more – to be produced through Warner Bros. Television for all platforms. This includes Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, external streaming services, cable, and the five broadcast networks.

The formation of the production company marks a formal reunion for Goldwyn and Rosenfelt, who previously worked together for nearly 15 years at Paramount Pictures before they both became independent producers.

Per Studio practice, financial terms were not disclosed. WBTV can confirm it is a multi-year deal. This marks the producers’ first pact with the Studio.

Goldwyn was previously an executive producer of television series such as Dexter and the revival Dexter: New Blood, the Manhunt franchise, MacGruber, Gracepoint, and more. He produced the feature films The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, starring Ben Stiller; Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler; and Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, about the many lives of Bob Dylan, among many others. Prior to becoming an independent producer, Goldwyn was a highly accomplished motion picture executive for more than 20 years. As President and then Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, he oversaw award-winning hit films such as Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, Mission: Impossible, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, and many others.

Rosenfelt was previously a producer on The Twilight Saga series of films based on the books by Stephanie Meyer. The five pictures in The Twilight Saga have grossed nearly $3.5 billion at the global box office. She is also currently executive producing the hit Amazon series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, which is currently in production on its second season. Her many motion picture producing credits include The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, the four movies in the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, both Percy Jackson films, Me Before You, and Yogi Bear, among others. Before becoming an independent producer, Rosenfelt was Co-President of Production at Paramount Pictures.

Goldwyn is represented by TFC Management and Tom Hansen and Don Steele of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.

Rosenfelt is represented by John Diemer of Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson, and Christopher.



Warner Bros. Television’s “Ted Lasso” Wins Four Emmy Awards





Warner Bros. Television’s “Ted Lasso” Wins Four Emmy Awards, Including Outstanding Comedy Series for the Second Year in a Row
Plus: “Abbott Elementary” made the grade with three Emmys total, including Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for creator/star Quinta Brunson and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Sheryl Lee Ralph this evening.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
WARNER BROS. TELEVISION’S “TED LASSO” WINS FOUR EMMY(R) AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

“ABBOTT ELEMENTARY” WINS THREE EMMYS, INCLUDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES FOR QUINTA BRUNSON AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS FOR SHERYL LEE RALPH

BURBANK, Calif. (September 12, 2022) – Goooaaalll! Warner Bros. Television’s Ted Lasso once again took top honors at the 74th Emmy Awards, with the global hit comedy winning four Emmys tonight, including Outstanding Comedy Series for the second year in a row. And WBTV’s Abbott Elementary made the grade with three Emmys total, including Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for creator/star Quinta Brunson and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Sheryl Lee Ralph this evening.

Topline highlights include:

· Ted Lasso means (repeat) business. For the second year in a row, Ted Lasso scored the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, Jason Sudeikis won once again for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Brett Goldstein again took home the trophy for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. And MJ Delaney won her first Emmy for Directing.

· With her win for Writing for a Comedy Series, Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson becomes only the second Black woman in television history to be honored in this category, after Lena Waithe in 2017 for Master of None.

· And with her win for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph received her first Emmy in her distinguished 45-year career. Sheryl becomes only the second Black woman in television history to be honored in this category and the first in 35 years, since Jackée Harry in 1987 for 227.

Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey said: “We are thrilled for the Ted Lasso team on their richly deserved Emmy wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Through their brilliant storytelling, they continue to entertain and inspire viewers all over the world. Ted Lasso is a special show, and we are so incredibly fortunate to be a part of making the world ‘Believe.'”

Dungey continued: “And we are also incredibly excited for Quinta Brunson, winner for comedy writing tonight. With Abbott Elementary, Quinta shines a spotlight on a group of everyday heroes working at a public school, while never missing a single comedic beat. And last but certainly not least, what can you say about the incomparable Sheryl Lee Ralph?! I am overjoyed that the Television Academy has recognized Sheryl with her first Emmy Award tonight. Her portrayal of Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary was an instant classic in a career full of indelible performances. We are so thankful that she is part of the incredible Abbott Elementary ensemble, and we look forward to going back to school with them next week.”

Following is a complete list of Warner Bros. Television Group winners at the 2022 Emmy Awards:

TED LASSO (WBTV for Apple TV+): 4 Wins

· Outstanding Comedy Series

· Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis

· Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein

· Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (WBTV and 20th Television for ABC): 3 Wins

· Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson

· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph

· Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

THE VOICE (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television for NBC): 1 Win

· Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series

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Warner Bros. Television Group Signs Overall Deal with Quinta Brunson





Warner Bros. Television Group Signs Overall Deal with Emmy-Nominated “Abbott Elementary” Creator and Star Quinta Brunson
Brunson is currently nominated for three Emmy Awards – Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress, and Writing – for her work on the first season of Abbott, which received a total of seven nominations.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP SIGNS OVERALL DEAL WITH EMMY(R)-NOMINATED “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY” CREATOR AND STAR QUINTA BRUNSON

· Warner Bros. Television Group announced today that it has signed an overall deal with Emmy(R)-nominated Abbott Elementary creator/executive producer/star Quinta Brunson. Brunson is currently nominated for three Emmy Awards – Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress, and Writing – for her work on the first season of Abbott, which received a total of seven nominations.

· In keeping with Studio policy, financial terms were not disclosed. WBTVG can confirm that it is an exclusive multiyear agreement that makes WBTVG Brunson’s studio home for new television productions. This marks Brunson’s first overall pact with Warner Bros. or any studio.

· Under the terms of the deal, Brunson will continue to serve as executive producer, writer, and star of Abbott Elementary. She developed the acclaimed hit comedy at Warner Bros. Television, which produces the show in association with 20th Television. The series returns for season two on Wednesday, September 21, at 9/8c on ABC. Brunson will also create, develop, and produce original programming for all platforms, including but not limited to Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, external streaming platforms, cable channels, and the U.S. broadcast networks.

· Quinta Brunson said: “I’m excited to expand my long-running creative partnership with Warner Bros. With Abbott as our anchor, I look forward to what we’ll create next.”

· Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey said: “Quinta Brunson is a tour de force and a powerhouse talent, and we are beyond thrilled to be continuing our partnership with her through this new overall deal. What Quinta and her Abbott Elementary team have achieved in the first season is just extraordinary. We cannot wait for season two, and to explore many future projects with her in the coming years. I’m so grateful that Quinta is part of our WBTV family, and I look forward to many more years of successful collaboration.”

· The deal continues a relationship with Brunson and the Studio that extends back to 2018, when she was cast in the WBTV pilot The End of the World as We Know It for The CW, from executive producers/writers Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker, who later reunited with Brunson for Abbott Elementary. She also recurred in the WBTV/DC drama iZOMBIE for The CW.

· Brunson is represented by Authentic Talent & Literary Management, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang, and Persona PR.



Grammy-Winning Music Icon Missy Elliott to Guest Star on “Craig of the Creek”





Grammy-Winning Music Icon Missy Elliott to Guest Star on “Craig of the Creek”
Plus: Zack Snyder will make his “Teen Titans Go!” debut, while Anderson .Paak will return for season two of “We Baby Bears.”
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
Grammy-Winning Music Icon Missy Elliott to Guest Star on “Craig of the Creek”

Additional Guest Stars Coming to Hit Cartoon Network Series Teen Titans Go!, Craig of the Creek, and We Baby Bears

Cartoon Network announced today at San Diego Comic-Con that Grammy-winning hip hop icon Missy Elliott will make her debut on the Emmy-, GLAAD, and NAACP Image Award-nominated series, Craig of the Creek. The news was announced during the “Cartoon Network: Winner Takes All” panel.

In the episode, “The Jump Off,” Craig challenges a group of Creek kids to a double dutch jump rope competition, even though he has no idea how to double dutch. Elliott plays Carla Frazier, the 1989 Double Dutch Champion, and rival to Craig’s mom, Nicole, who was the previous Double Dutch Queen.

More news from today’s panel included acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder who will make his Teen Titans Go! debut, guest starring on an upcoming episode of the hit Cartoon Network series. Snyder will appear as himself in the series’ 365th episode titled, “365!” premiering this fall. Influential rap trio De La Soul also returns to Teen Titans Go! for another guest appearance during the series’ upcoming eighth season. The band previously appeared as themselves in a season six episode titled, “Don’t Press Play,” that parodied their real-life music rights battle.

Additionally, Grammy-winning singer, Anderson .Paak will return for season two of the hit Cartoon Network series, We Baby Bears, along with his son, Soul Rasheed, as the Triple T Tigers music group.

Willow Smith is also on board to join the adorable bears and reprise her role as Unica, magical unicorn and forest protector.

Teen Titans Go! is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Craig of the Creek and We Baby Bears are produced by Cartoon Network Studios.



Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Rebooting “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”





Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Rebooting “The Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”
Emmy Award-winning creator, producer, and director Craig McCracken, who first began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons 30 years ago in 1992, is attached to develop both projects.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
HANNA-BARBERA STUDIOS EUROPE REBOOTING “THE POWERPUFF GIRLS” AND “FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS”

Animated Projects in Development With Emmyâ Award-Winning Producer Craig McCracken

Burbank, CA (July 18, 2022) – Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (HBSE) has begun development work to reboot The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Emmy(R) Award-winning creator, producer, and director Craig McCracken, who first began his career at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons 30 years ago in 1992, is attached to develop both projects.

Sam Register, President of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe said: “The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up. Along with his unparalleled sense of fun and imagination, he’s bringing two of his greatest works in The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and we are so excited for these characters to be a part of the new legacy taking shape at the studio.”

The Powerpuff Girls reboot revisits and expands upon the world of the original series as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup face off against a gallery of villains comprised of familiar foes and new threats. The original series debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998, earned two Emmyâ Awards and countless animation honors throughout its 78-episode run. The Powerpuff Girls centers on three sugar-coated superheroes – Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup – whose mission in life alternates between going to school, fighting crime, winning at hopscotch, and saving the world before bedtime.

The beloved Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends will return as an original preschool animated series welcoming a new cast of preschool-aged imaginary friends. But don’t let their young age fool you, this new lot is just as silly and playful as the original bunch. The original series ran for six critically acclaimed and award-winning seasons on Cartoon Network. During its run it earned six Emmyâ awards and has since been acknowledged by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best shows that aired on Cartoon Network.

Sarah Fell (VP, Original Kids and Family Animation, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe) will oversee development of both projects at the studio which is currently in production on The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe and the highly anticipated The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! (wt) and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series (wt) for HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Recently announced development include a stop-motion animated reboot of Wacky Races starring Dastardly and Muttley.

About Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe is WarnerMedia’s flagship animation studio within EMEA. Based in London, the studio is home to quality local productions distributed worldwide including The Amazing World of Gumball, The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe, and Elliott from Earth. Its content has been honored with BAFTA, Emmy, Emile, Annie, Prix Jeunesse, Rockie and Annecy awards.



Warner Bros. Television Group Receives 44 Nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards





Warner Bros. Television Group Receives 44 Nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards
This includes Outstanding Comedy Series nominations for “Abbott Elementary” and “Ted Lasso,” both produced by Warner Bros. Television.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP RECEIVES 44 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 EMMY(R) AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES FOR TED LASSO AND ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

THE VOICE NOMINATED FOR OUSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM, AND HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

BURBANK, Calif. (July 12, 2022) – Programs produced by the Warner Bros. Television Group received 44 nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards today. This includes Outstanding Comedy Series nominations for Abbott Elementary and Ted Lasso, both produced by Warner Bros. Television. Ted Lasso led all comedy series with 20 nominations for its second season. Abbott Elementary led all network comedies with seven nominations, and Abbott creator/star Quinta Brunson – nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress, and Writing – made history by becoming the first Black woman to receive three Emmy nominations for the same comedy series in a single year. Warner Bros. Unscripted Television’s The Voice was nominated for Outstanding Competition Program, and Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is a nominee for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). The announcement was made this morning by the Television Academy.

Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey said: “While it is true that every day is a blessing, let’s face it, some days are better than others! This is one of those days for all the incredibly talented writers, producers, casts, and crew members responsible for Warner Bros. Television Group’s nominated programs. We are so thrilled that Emmy voters have honored their outstanding work with a total of 44 nominations. Everyone at the Studio is so proud to have the opportunity to tell inclusive and innovative stories, and we are honored to work with the artists and network partners that helped to make these shows possible. And I’d also like to take a moment to salute the incomparable Quinta Brunson. With Abbott Elementary, she has created a beautiful and heartfelt tribute to public school teachers. Quinta had a singular vision for this show: to tell authentic stories of everyday heroes for a network television audience. And today she made history as the first Black woman to receive three Emmy nominations for a comedy series in a single year! We couldn’t be more excited for her accomplishments and for the entire Abbott team.”

Select topline highlights of WBTVG’s 2022 Emmy(R) nominations include:

· Ted Lasso (Warner Bros. Television for Apple TV+) shot and scored with 20 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, acting nominations for Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh, Nick Mohammed, Sarah Niles, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, James Lance, Sam Richardson, and Harriet Walter, one for directing, one for writing, and more.

· Abbott Elementary (Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television for ABC) earned seven nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series; acting nominations for Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James, and Tyler James Williams; writing for Brunson; and casting.

· Limited series Maid (Warner Bros. Television for Netflix) received a lead acting nomination for Margaret Qualley, writing for Molly Smith Metzler, and directing for John Wells.

· The Voice (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television for NBC) received three nominations, including Outstanding Competition Program.

· Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television for HBO Max) conjured up two nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).

· Kaley Cuoco nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for The Flight Attendant (Warner Bros. Television for HBO Max).

Here is the complete list of Emmy(R) nominations for Warner Bros. Television Group-produced programming:

TED LASSO (WBTV for Apple TV+): 20 Nominations
· Outstanding Comedy Series
· Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Jane Becker
· Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney
· Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis
· Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein
· Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Toheeb Jimoh
· Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nick Mohammed
· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sarah Niles
· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Juno Temple
· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Waddingham
· Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: James Lance
· Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Sam Richardson
· Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Harriet Walter
· Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
· Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
· Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
· Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
· Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
· Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
· Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (WBTV and 20th Television for ABC): 7 Nominations
· Outstanding Comedy Series
· Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson
· Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson
· Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tyler James Williams
· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Janelle James
· Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sheryl Lee Ralph
· Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

THE VOICE (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television for NBC): 3 Nominations
· Outstanding Competition Program
· Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
· Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (WBTV for HBO Max): 3 Nominations
· Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Kaley Cuoco
· Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
· Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)

MAID (WBTV for Netflix): 3 Nominations
· Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Margaret Qualley
· Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Molly Smith Metzler
· Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: John Wells

HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS (Warner Bros. Unscripted Television for HBO Max): 2 Nominations
· Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
· Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

B POSITIVE (WBTV for CBS): 1 Nomination
· Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series

BOB♥ABISHOLA (WBTV for CBS): 1 Nominations
· Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

CALL ME KAT (WBTV for FOX): 1 Nominations
· Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

LISEY’S STORY (WBTV for Apple TV+): 1 Nomination
· Outstanding Main Title Design

PEACEMAKER (WBTV for HBO Max): 1 Nominations
· Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program

UNITED STATES OF AL (WBTV for CBS): 1 Nomination
· Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

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Melissa Benoist Renews WBTV Overall Deal, Set to Star in “The Girls on the Bus”





Melissa Benoist Renews WBTV Overall Deal, Set to Star in “The Girls on the Bus”
Benoist will also serve as a producer on the Berlanti Productions-produced project.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]
Melissa Benoist Renews WBTV Overall Deal, Set to Star in “The Girls on the Bus”

Warner Bros. Television Group announced today that it has renewed its overall deal with Supergirl star Melissa Benoist and her production company, Three Things Productions.

Under terms of the overall deal, Benoist and the Three Things Productions team – including Sahar Kashi, Vice President of Development – will continue to develop and produce new television programming for all platforms. This includes dramas, comedies, limited series, and more for Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, as well as external streaming services, cable, and the broadcast networks.

In addition to renewing her producing pact with the Studio, Benoist is now confirmed to star in the upcoming HBO Max/Warner Bros. Television series The Girls on the Bus, from executive producers/writers Amy Chozick and Julie Plec, inspired by a chapter in Chozick’s book. Benoist will play Sadie McCarthy, a journalist who romanticizes the original “Boys on the Bus” and who scrapped her whole life for her own shot at covering a presidential campaign for the paper of record. Sadie hits the trail and eventually bonds with three female competitors. Despite their differences, these women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town: the battle for the White House.

Benoist will also serve as a producer on the Berlanti Productions-produced project. Chozick and Plec developed The Girls on the Bus and serve as executive producers alongside showrunner Rina Mimoun, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter.

The agreement extends Benoist’s long-standing partnership with the Studio. She previously starred in the title role of WBTV’s long-running, groundbreaking hit DC drama series Supergirl, which concluded its six-season run on The CW in November 2021.

Financial terms were not disclosed, per Studio policy. WBTVG can confirm that it is an exclusive, multiyear agreement.

About Melissa Benoist: Melissa Benoist is a critically acclaimed film, television, and theatre actress. She most recently starred in The CW and WBTV’s DC Super Hero series Supergirl. Her role on Supergirl allowed her to appear in other DC series, including Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Batwoman. Benoist’s prior television credits include Glee, Waco, Homeland, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In film, Benoist has starred in the Oscar(R)-winning Whiplash and other movies including Sun Dogs, Lowriders, Patriots Day, Band of Robbers, The Longest Ride, and Danny Collins. Benoist also has acted on stage, starring in the Broadway production of BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical for a limited run in the titular role of legendary singer, songwriter, and musician Carole King.

Reps: Benoist is represented by UTA, Anonymous Content, and Frankfurt Kurnit.



Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction





Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction
The combination creates a premier standalone global media and entertainment company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., which will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on Monday, April 11, under the new ticker symbol “WBD.”
[via press release from Discovery, Inc.]

Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction

Combination of Discovery and WarnerMedia Creates Warner Bros. Discovery, Global Leader in Entertainment and Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery to Begin Trading on the Nasdaq as “WBD” on Monday, April 11

NEW YORK and DALLAS, April 8, 2022 – Today Discovery, Inc. and AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) announced that they have closed their transaction to combine the WarnerMedia business with Discovery. The combination creates a premier standalone global media and entertainment company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., which will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on Monday, April 11, under the new ticker symbol “WBD.”

Warner Bros. Discovery will create and distribute the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film and streaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses, including Discovery Channel, discovery+, Warner Bros. Entertainment, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.

“Today’s announcement marks an exciting milestone not just for Warner Bros. Discovery but for our shareholders, our distributors, our advertisers, our creative partners and, most importantly, consumers globally,” said David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer. “With our collective assets and diversified business model, Warner Bros. Discovery offers the most differentiated and complete portfolio of content across film, television and streaming. We are confident that we can bring more choice to consumers around the globe while fostering creativity and creating value for shareholders. I can’t wait for both teams to come together to make Warner Bros. Discovery the best place for impactful storytelling.”

“We are at the dawn of a new age of connectivity, and today marks the beginning of a new era for AT&T,” said John Stankey, AT&T chief executive officer. “With the close of this transaction, we expect to invest at record levels in our growth areas of 5G and fiber, where we have strong momentum, while we work to become America’s best broadband company. At the same time, we’ll sharpen our focus on returns to shareholders. We expect to invest for growth, strengthen our balance sheet and reduce our debt, all while continuing to pay an attractive dividend that puts us among the top dividend paying stocks in America.

“In WarnerMedia, Discovery inherits a talented and innovative team and a dynamic growing and global company that is well positioned to lead the transformation that’s taking place across media and entertainment, direct-to-consumer distribution and technology. The combination of the two companies will strengthen WarnerMedia’s established and leading position in media and streaming. And our shareholders will now have a significant stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and its future successes. We look forward to seeing what the WBD team accomplishes with these industry-leading assets.”

Under terms of the agreement, which was structured as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, at close AT&T received $40.4 billion in cash and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt. Additionally, shareholders of AT&T received 0.241917 shares of WBD for each share of AT&T common stock they held at close. As a result, AT&T shareholders received 1.7 billion shares of WBD, representing 71% of WBD shares on a fully diluted basis. Discovery’s existing shareholders own the remainder of the new company. In addition to their new shares of WBD common stock, AT&T shareholders continue to hold the same number of shares of AT&T common stock they held immediately prior to close.

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About Discovery

Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About AT&T

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Information set forth in this communication, including any financial estimates and statements as to the expected timing, completion and effects of the transaction between AT&T, Magallanes, Inc. (“Spinco”), and Discovery constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These estimates and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. Such estimates and statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the transaction, including future financial and operating results, the combined Spinco and Discovery company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of AT&T and Discovery and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of our control. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements are the following: risks that the anticipated tax treatment of the transaction is not obtained; risks related to litigation brought in connection with the transaction; the risk that the integration of Discovery and Spinco being more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected; risks related to financial community and rating agency perceptions of each of AT&T and Discovery and its business, operations, financial condition and the industry in which it operates; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the merger; failure to realize the benefits expected from the merger; effects of the announcement, pendency or completion of the merger on the ability of AT&T, Spinco or Discovery to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers, and on their operating results and businesses generally; and risks related to the potential impact of general economic, political and market factors on the companies or the transaction. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may give rise to risks that are currently unknown or amplify the risks associated with the foregoing factors.

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Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television to Debut “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai”





Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television to Debut “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The first episode of the animated prequel series of the popular film franchise will have its world premiere at the Grande Salle de Bonlieu.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Television]
Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television to Debut “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Producers Tze Chun, Brendan Hay, and Joe Dante to Attend World Premiere of the Highly Anticipated HBO Max Series

BURBANK, CA, March 18, 2022 – Gizmo and the mischievous Mogwai are set to run wild through the streets of Annecy when Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai premieres at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The first episode of the animated prequel series of the popular film franchise will have its world premiere at the Grande Salle de Bonlieu. Date and time of the screening will be announced at a later time.

Executive Producers Tze Chun and Brendan Hay, along with Joe Dante, director of the Gremlins films and Consulting Producer for the series, will be in attendance to participate in a post screening Q&A discussion covering the making of the highly anticipated series coming soon to HBO Max.

In Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, we travel back to 1920s Shanghai to reveal the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Presidents of Amblin Television are executive producers. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer with Dan Krall serving as Supervising Producer.

About Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham and Wings of Fire for Netflix, Batman: Caped Crusader, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Tom and Jerry Time, Tom and Jerry in New York, Velma and Young Justice for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls and Teen Titans Go! for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA is also in production on a series of animated longform movie specials for ACME Night, WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s family programming block on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Programs include Did I Do that to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story, Merry Little Batman and an Untitled Looney Tunes Cartoonsmovie. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films – including the DC Universe Movies – for DVD, Blu-ray(R) and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards(R), 40 Emmy(R) Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

About Amblin Television

Amblin Television, a long-time leader in quality programming, is a division of Amblin Partners, a content creation company led by Steven Spielberg. Amblin Television’s Presidents, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, oversee all development, production and programming for the company. Amblin Television currently has twelve projects in various stages of production and release including season two of Resident Alien for SYFY, Halo and Fatal Attraction for Paramount+, Billy the Kid for Epix, Masters of the Air for Apple, a third season of Animaniacs for Hulu, season four of Roswell, New Mexico for The CW, two seasons of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai for HBO Max, two seasons of Tiny Toons Looniversity for HBO Max and Cartoon Network, and documentaries Big Vape for Netflix, Good Night Oppy for Amazon Prime Video, and Mama’s Boy, an adaptation of Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black’s autobiography.

Amblin Television also produced the Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning drama The Americans for FX, the Golden Globe-nominated and double Emmy Award-winning mini-series Into the West for TNT, Emmy-winning documentary series Why We Hate for Discover, the Emmy-nominated HBO movie All The Way starring Bryan Cranston, Smash for NBC, Under the Dome for CBS, Falling Skies for TNT, The Borgias and The United States of Tara for Showtime, and Las Vegas for NBC.



Warner Bros. Television Group and Kaley Cuoco Extend Long-Standing Creative Partnership





Warner Bros. Television Group and Kaley Cuoco Extend Long-Standing Creative Partnership with New Overall Deal
Through her Warner Bros. deal, Cuoco developed, executive produced, and starred in the acclaimed HBO Max hit series “The Flight Attendant,” which debuted on Thanksgiving 2020 and has been renewed for a second season.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Television]
Warner Bros. Television Group and Kaley Cuoco Extend Long-Standing Creative Partnership With New Overall Deal

Warner Bros. Television Group and Kaley Cuoco are extending their long-standing creative partnership with an expansive new overall deal for The Flight Attendant star and executive producer Cuoco and her production company, Yes, Norman Productions.

WBTVG can confirm that it is an exclusive, multiyear pact. Financial terms were not disclosed, per Studio policy.

Cuoco and her Yes, Norman Productions team – led by Executive Vice President Suzanne McCormack – will continued to develop new original programming for all platforms: streaming services (including WarnerMedia’s HBO Max), cable, and the broadcast networks.

Kaley Cuoco said: “Warner Bros. has been my home away from home for as long as I can remember which makes this partnership so special on every level. I look forward to much continued success with my extended family!!!!!”

This is Cuoco’s third overall agreement with the Studio. In 2017, she formed Yes, Norman Productions and signed her first WBTVG deal to develop new original programming, and followed that with a new pact in 2019. Cuoco’s relationship with the Studio dates back to 2007 and the debut of The Big Bang Theory. The blockbuster hit comedy ran for 12 seasons and 279 episodes, making it the longest-running multicamera series in television history.

Through her Warner Bros. deal, Cuoco developed, executive produced, and starred in the acclaimed HBO Max hit series The Flight Attendant, which debuted on Thanksgiving 2020 and has been renewed for a second season. All eight episodes of the first season are now streaming on HBO Max.

After collaborating on The Flight Attendant, Cuoco recently re-teamed with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television to land the rights to Doris Day: Her Own Story, the legendary singer’s official biography/autobiography, by A.E. Hotchner. The project is currently in development, with Cuoco slated to star.

And through the Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults, and Classics division, Cuoco is an executive producer and voices the title character of Warner Bros. Animation’s critically acclaimed adult animated comedy series Harley Quinn. HBO Max has ordered a third season of the hit series, and the first two seasons are now streaming on the service.

Most recently, Cuoco and Yes, Norman acquired rights to A Season with Mom, by author Katie Russell Newland. Book summary: Cancer survivor and baseball enthusiast Katie Russell embarks on the adventure of a lifetime: visiting all thirty Major League Baseball parks in one season. Along the way, Katie shares memories and reflections of her baseball-loving mother, who died of cancer before she and Katie could check this item off their bucket list together.

The Flight Attendant delivered the strongest launch for an original series on HBO Max, including HBO Original Series titles and Max Originals. The first season of the comedic thriller saw week-over-week growth and ranked as HBO Max’s #1 series overall during its eight-episode run. Season one has a 98% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes based on more than 60 critics’ reviews.

For her work on the first season of The Flight Attendant, Cuoco received multiple nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards (Female Actor in a Comedy Series, as well as Ensemble in a Comedy Series), Critics Choice Awards (Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as Best Comedy Series), and the Golden Globe Awards (Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy, as well as TV Series – Musical or Comedy). She was also nominated for a Producers Guild Award (Producer of Episodic TV, Comedy).

In addition to those nominations for Cuoco, the show has received nominations from the Directors Guild Awards (Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series), Writers Guild Awards (New Series), Art Directors Guild Awards (Single-Camera TV Series), and the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards (Sound Editing, Episodic Short Form, Dialogue and ADR), among others.

Cuoco is represented by SDB Partners, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman