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LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 6:15:27 PM #1261 08/26 issue one thousand two hundred sixty-one thursday, august twenty-six, mmxxi “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY” Series / ABC 05-20-21 ê PRODUCTION OFFICE 1149 N. Gower St., Suite 271, Hollywood, CA 90038 [email protected] [email protected] PHONE: 323-785-2255 STATUS: August 16 LOCATION: Los Angeles PRODUCER: Justin Halpern - Patrick Schumacker WRITER/PRODUCER: Quinta Brunson DIRECTOR: Randall Einhorn LP: Werner Walian PM: Jeffrey Schwartz 1AD: Shahrzad Davani CAST: Tyler James Williams - Janelle James - Chris Perfetti - Lisa Ann Walter - Sheryl Lee Ralph CD: Wendy O'Brien WARNER BROS. TELEVISION 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522 818-954-6000 [email protected] 20TH TELEVISION 10201 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-369-1000 A workplace comedy about a Group of teachers brouGht toGether in one of the worst public schools in the country, simply because they love teachinG. The teachers will rely on each other to make it through the day, and find a way to counteract the school district’s bullshit attitude toward educating children. The eternally optimistic Janine is in her second year teaching at an underfunded, underserved elementary school in her hometown of Philadelphia, where she comes up aGainst jaded but devoted teachers, children in challenGinG situations and a principal who's basically out to lunch. (AuGust 16 - November 5) “ACKLEY BRIDGE” 05 Series / Channel 4 06-24-21 ê THE FORGE // THE FORGE ENTERTAINMENT (AB5) LIMITED 2nd Floor, The Zeppelin Building 59-61 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB [email protected] PHONE: +44 020 8104 2200 STATUS: November 2021 LOCATION: Yorkshire, UK PRODUCER: Alex Lamb - George Faber - George Ormond - Jade Taylor WRITER/PRODUCER: Ayub Khan Din - Kevin Erlis - Malcolm Campbell DIRECTOR: Jordan Hogg - Jon East LP: Matthew Hamilton CD: Beverley Keogh - David Martin Ackley BridGe is a small Yorkshire town, home to larGely divided white and Asian populations. The two sides of the community have been previously served by separate schools. However, as the formerly isolated comprehensives are merGed into a brand new academy, the lives and cultures of each community collide, GivinG us a Gritty, truthful and humorous insiGht into modern Britain. “ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING” Series / CW 08-19-21 ê WARNER BROS. TELEVISION 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 28, Burbank, CA 91522 [email protected] PHONE: 818-977-8810 STATUS: September 27 LOCATION: Los Angeles PRODUCER: Greg Berlanti - Sarah Schechter - John A. Norris - David Madden - Robbie Roger WRITER/PRODUCER: Nkechi Okoro Carroll DIRECTOR: Michael Schultz LP: Ed Tapia ([email protected]) CAST: Geffri Maya - Peyton Alex Smith - Cory Hadrict - Kelly Jenrette - Sylverser Powell - Netta Walker - Camille Hyde WRITERS’ ROOM 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522 818-954-4656 BERLANTI PRODUCTIONS 4000 Warner Blvd. Building 142, Burbank, CA 91522 818-954-2929 [email protected] CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 818-655-1500 All American, All American: HomecominG is a younG adult sports drama set aGainst the backdrop of the HBCU (Historically Black ColleGes and Universities) experience at BrinGston University, where Black excellence is a way of life. The series follows Simone (Maya), a younG tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills who is tryinG to fight her way back to Great after some time away from the court, and Damon (Smith), an elite baseball player from ChicaGo who is carryinG the weiGht of the world on his shoulders. After Simone’s aunt Amara Patterson (Jenrette), a journalism teacher and activist, exposes a scandal that threatens to derail the school’s beloved baseball program, new coach Turner (Hardrict) is determined to bring a championship back to Bringston the honest way — with Damon’s help. Damon will adjust to his new normal with fellow baseball player and childhood friend JR (Powell) by his side. Meanwhile, as Simone struGGles to find her footinG, she will Get a little Guidance from Thea (Hyde), the super-competitive queen bee of the Bringston tennis team, and Keisha (Walker), the school’s unofficial mayor, who will help Simone learn how to live her best life. As they contend with the hiGh stakes of colleGe sports, Simone and Damon will also naviGate the hiGhs, lows, and sexiness of unsupervised early adulthood at a prestigious HBCU. (September 27 - March 10) Production Weekly - Issue 1261 - Thursday, August 26, 2021 Page 1 © copyright production weekly 2021 [email protected] http://www.productionweekly.com “ALL IS BRIGHT” Telefilm / Hallmark 08-19-21 ê PRODUCTION OFFICE 15269 104th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3R 1N5 [email protected] PHONE: 604-587-6103 STATUS: September 7 LOCATION: Vancouver PRODUCER: Michael G. Larkin - Michael R. Goldstein - Ben Silverman - Shel Piercy - Theresa Piercy DIRECTOR: David Bercovici-Artieda LP: Alexandre Coscas PM: Cynthia Chapman - Catherine Falcon CAST: Carlo Marks CD: Bim Narine MICHAEL G. LARKIN PRODUCTIONS 310-994-0797 [email protected] TIMELESS PICTURES 196 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 102, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1E9 [email protected] INFINITY FILMED ENT. GROUP 5589 Byrne Road, Unit 217, Burnaby, BC V5J 3J1 604-505-3616 [email protected] Grace and Tony are from two separate families who are in the business of decoratinG homes for Christmas. Unfortunately they have also been in feud for as lonG as anyone can remember. But this holiday season they must try to find a way to Get everyone to work toGether in order to win a town competition that could save their livelihoods. “ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK” Feature Film BEACON PICTURES 2900 Olympic Blvd., 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90404 [email protected] PHONE: 310-260-7000 FAX: 310-260-7096 STATUS: October 25 LOCATION: Los Angeles PRODUCER: Armyan Bernstein - Colleen Camp - Paulo Torres - Jhanvi Motla WRITER/DIRECTOR: Augustus Meleo Bernstein CD: Ed Johnston - Emily Schweber COLLEEN CAMP PRODUCTIONS 6464 Sunset Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90028 323-463-1434 [email protected] FIVE TOWERS 1330 Factory Place #106, Los Angeles, CA 90013 323-745-9337 [email protected] PICTUREHOUSE 20700 Ventura Blvd., Suite 328, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 [email protected] All the Colors of the Dark is a dramatic thriller set in 2025. Ana Ibarra works as a housekeeper at the home of Marianne and Peter Barris. Ana's son Nico is hired on for a few weeks to work alonGside his mother before headinG off to colleGe. When ICE aGents show up at the door looking for Ana and Nico, Marianne and Peter make the decision to hide the Ibarras behind a locked door in the basement before the agents return with a search warrant. Confined to a windowless, secluded wine cellar, only cominG out for a few hours at a time, Ana and Nico, live in fear of what will happen next. However, Nico has a feelinG that somethinG is not riGht - and that there may be something decidedly off about the Barris family. “THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES” Feature Film MAGIC SOCIETY LLC 110 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 STATUS: Active Development LOCATION: Ventura, CA WRITER/DIRECTOR: Kobi Libii Omar, a younG black man, is recruited into an undercover society of MaGical NeGroes who secretly conjure literal maGic to make white people’s lives easier. Once he realizes they are using supernatural means to do the very thing he’s felt obligated to do his whole life, he attempts to buck the system and put his own dreams first. “ANEMONE” Feature Film ARCLIGHT FILMS // AFI MEDIA HOLDINGS INC 8730 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 [email protected] PHONE: 310-777-8855 FAX: 310-777-8882 STATUS: Active Development LOCATION: Riverside, CA PRODUCER: Gary Hamilton WRITER/DIRECTOR: Anna Chazelle ZERO GRAVITY MANAGEMENT 11110 Ohio Ave, Ste 100, LA, CA 90025 310-694-3800 [email protected] A psycholoGical thriller. (HopinG for a late-summer or early-fall shoot.) “ANNIE LIVE!” Telefilm / NBC 07-08-21 ê ZADAN/MERON PRODUCTIONS / THE GREEN ROOM 100 Universal City Plaza Bldg 9128, Suite E, Universal City, CA 91608 PHONE: 818-684-6752 STATUS: December 2 LOCATION: Grumman Studios, Bethpage, NY PRODUCER: Bob Greenblatt - Neil Meron - Gregory Sills DIRECTOR: Lear deBessonet - Alex Rudzinski (Live) PM: Brett Ostro CAST: Taraji P. Henson - Harry Connick Jr - Nicole Scherzinger - Tituss Burgess - Celina Smith CD: Bernard Telsey - Kristian Charbonier CHLOE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 250 W 54th St., Ste 705, New York, NY 10019 212-523-0100 | 212-523-0042 [email protected] HUTSON COMPANY 600 Wilshire Boulevard, #640, Los Angeles, CA 90017 310-566-0400 [email protected] In the depths of the 1930s, Annie is a fiery younG orphan Girl who must live in a miserable orphanaGe run by the tyrannical Miss AGatha Hannigan. Her seeminGly hopeless situation chanGes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful Girl. He decides to help Annie find her lonG-lost parents by offerinG a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss AGatha Hannigan (Henson), her evil brother, Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves, which puts Annie in great danger. Production Weekly - Issue 1261 - Thursday, August 26, 2021 Page 2 © copyright production weekly 2021 [email protected] http://www.productionweekly.com “ARGYLE” HB SVOD Feature / Apple TV+ 08-05-21 ê MARV QUINN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED West London Business Park, 426 Long Drive, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 8UH STATUS: August 23 LOCATION: London PRODUCER: Adam Bohling - David Reid - Zygi Kamasa - Carlos Peres - Claudia Vaughn - Adam Fishbach WRITER/PRODUCER: Jason Fuchs DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn PM: Iain Mackenzie PC: Robin Hall DP: George Richmond 1AD: Toby Hefferman CAST: Bryce Dallas Howard - Sam Rockwell - Samuel L.