Starz to premiere Ridley Scott-produced epic Pillars of the Earth this summer
Starz is set to premiere a ground-breaking eight-hour adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was produced by Tandem Communications and Ridley and Tony Scott, this summer on the cable network. The $40 million series is directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Into the West) and was shot on location in ….
New J.J. Abrams spy series close to finding a network home
NBC is said to be close to landing a spy drama spec series written by J.J. Abrams and Josh Reims – who most recently worked on ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and Dirty Sexy Money – that sparked a bidding war when it entered the marketplace last week, according to THR, with ABC, NBC and CBS ….