Editorial Staff
Tracy Oliver’s small-screen spin-off of “First Wives Club” is moving from Paramount Network to Viacom sibling BET. The half-hour scripted dramedy — based on the 1996 movie that starred Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn — was originally developed by Keith Cox for TV Land but moved to broader-skewing Paramount Network when the executive’s purview expanded to both networks. “We are thrilled that Tracy Oliver and Paramount Television’s First Wives Club will be coming to BET Networks,” BET Networks president Scott Mills said Tuesday in a statement. “We have been big fans of Tracy, the project and its incredible cast all along. The concept she has for the series fits perfectly with our programming strategy of character-driven content anchored in the black experience, and it aligns seamlessly with our core audience. We are currently working closely with Paramount Television on Boomerang and are excited to continue working with them on this project.” [More…]
Today, Netflix and Millarworld announced their third comic book collaboration, ”Sharkey the Bounty Hunter”, from writer and creator Mark Millar. Millar has named comic book artist Simone Bianchi to bring Sharkey to life on the printed page. This is the third Millarworld franchise since Mark Millar joined Netflix on staff, following the best-selling ”The Magic Order” and the upcoming ”Prodigy”, which is set to be released on December 5. ”Sharkey the Bounty Hunter” will be available from Image Comics in comic book stores and online on February 20th, 2019.
