More than two years after Amazon ordered a pilot for improv comedy series DINKS, the streamer has handed the project fronted by June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer a greenlight. DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Deadline revealed the pilot order in April 202…

Paramount+ has greenlighted a third series from Jez Butterworth and 101 Studios, the team behind the streamer’s MobLand and The Agency. Titled Laird, it stars Kenneth Branagh (Mayday, Oppenheimer), who also executive produces. Laird was created by Butterworth and his brother, fellow writer…

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to Dungeon Crawler Carl, a live-action series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular science fantasy LitRPG (role-playing game) books. The project, which had been in development at the streamer, comes from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Te…

Netflix has given a series order to adult animated comedy series Dealies, from Joe Bennett, Ted Travelstead and Green Street Pictures (Common Side Effects, Scavenger's Reign).  Per the logline: A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul…

EXCLUSIVE: Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen is bringing some forbidden romance to Calabasas. Netflix has greenlighted Calabasas, a YA drama series from executive producer/showrunner Van Dusen and executive producers Kim Kardashian, Alexandra Milchan and Emma Roberts. The series falls under an…

Amazon MGM Studios' adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' bestselling novel Fourth Wing is moving forward with a series order by Prime Video. Series executive producer and newly minted Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan made the announcement onstage at the Amazon upfront presentation Monday. He then…

Netflix has given a series order to Minimum Wage, a 28-episode series from Jeremy Garelick’s American High, based on the breakout American High Shorts series of the same name. The viral short-form series has drawn over 30 million views across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram since launching in May 2024…

Bass X Machina, a new adult animated series from Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated Brian Tyree Henry (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) is set at Netflix for a fall premiere. Starring and executive produced by Henry, Bass X Machina will premiere October 6 on the streaming network. Bass X…

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, who wrote The Big Sick, are turning their attention to Sex Criminals. The married couple, along with Tze Chun, who has written on series including Gotham and Once Upon A Time, are behind a series adaptation of Image Comics' Sex Criminals, which has landed a…

Damon Lindelof is getting back into showrunning with a new kidnap thriller at HBO. The Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable network has handed The Chain a straight-to-series order. Based on Adrian McKinty's 2019 novel, the project marks the first time that Lost co-creator Lindelof is getting back…

Prime Video continues to expand its adult animated series slate with the greenlight of Lore Olympus, based on Rachel Smythe’s popular Webtoon webcomic. Lore Olympus will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series hails from Webtoon…

Fox’s long-gestating Baywatch reboot has landed a 12-episode straight-to-series order from the broadcast network for a premiere during the 2026-27 season. The new iteration of the lifeguard action drama comes from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, Fremantle and Fox Entertainment. Baywatch, which had…