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[08/17/21 - 09:09 AM] AMC Studios Opens Writers' Room for Development of New Genre-Defying Project "Demascus" The half-hour series is executive produced by Mark Johnson's Gran Via Productions and created by accomplished writer and playwright, Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm. |
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[via press release from AMC Networks] |
AMC STUDIOS OPENS WRITERS' ROOM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GENRE-DEFYING PROJECT "DEMASCUS"
New York, NY - August 17, 2021 - AMC Studios announced today that it has opened a writers' room for development of potential new series "Demascus." The half-hour series is executive produced by Mark Johnson's Gran Via Productions ("Better Call Saul," "Breaking Bad") and created by accomplished writer and playwright, Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm ("Boomerang"). The project is being developed as part of AMC's "scripts-to-series" model, which opens writers' rooms to develop prospective series that, in success, move straight-to-series.
An irreverent, comedic sci-fi series, "Demascus" follows Demascus, a 33-year-old Black man on a mission of self-discovery and the burgeoning field of digital psychiatry that may be the key to defining his truest self. The series is a comedic genre-fluid coming-of-age story with a reality-bending premise that explores the gulf between Black male perspectives, while also attempting to answer Demascus' personal question: "Who am I?"
"The universal question of 'who am I?' is taken to the next level in this exciting and innovative project from Tearrance Chisholm and Gran Via Productions," said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. "We're thrilled to give Tearrance the opportunity to explore this visionary project and further develop Demascus' heartfelt story in the writers' room, and obviously our long history of successful collaborations with Mark Johnson add another layer of excitement and anticipation to this development."
About AMC Studios
AMC Studios is the in-house studio, production and distribution operation for AMC Networks Inc. AMC Studios' first series, The Walking Dead, is the highest-rated series in cable history. Since then, AMC Studios has produced several critically acclaimed, award-winning and culturally distinctive originals for AMC including scripted series Fear the Walking Dead, The Terror anthology, Lodge 49, NOS4A2, Dispatches From Elsewhere, Soulmates, and the upcoming 61st Street and Kevin Can F**k Himself, as well as unscripted series: Ride with Norman Reedus, James Cameron's Story Of Science Fiction, Eli Roth's History of Horror and Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America. The Studio has also produced for SundanceTV the Peabody Award-winning Rectify, original series Hap and Leonard, as well as the unscripted true crime franchise including Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders and The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park.
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[11/21/24 - 09:08 AM] Food Network's After-Hours Culinary Poker Game "Wildcard Kitchen" Raises the Stakes with Brand-New Season of All-Star Battles In the season premiere on Tuesday, January 7, Vegas big spenders Jet Tila and siblings Michael and Bryan Voltaggio up the ante by bringing double the cash to the table, while serving up delectable dishes and lots of trash talk to determine who will be crowned king of the high-stakes kitchen.
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[11/21/24 - 08:01 AM] Max Original Drama Series "The Pitt" Debuts This January The series is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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[11/21/24 - 08:00 AM] Hallmark Channel and Sixthman Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas with the Hallmark Christmas Cruise 2025 Fans, their loved ones, and friends both old and new will have a unique opportunity to create lasting traditions and unwrap unforgettable new memories.
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[11/21/24 - 08:00 AM] Rejoice in the Holiday Spirit at the "National Christmas Tree Lighting," Hosted by Four-Time Grammy Nominated Country Music Artist Mickey Guyton, Friday, Dec. 20 on CBS This beloved American tradition, presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, will feature musical performances of holiday classics by Adam Blackstone, Muni Long, Stephen Sanchez, Trombone Shorty, James Taylor, The War And Treaty and Trisha Yearwood.
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[11/21/24 - 07:01 AM] Video: "XO, Kitty" Season 2 - Date Announcement - Netflix Kitty is back! "XO, Kitty" Season 2 arrives on Netflix January 16.
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[11/21/24 - 06:31 AM] Video: "Polo" - Official Trailer - Netflix From executive producers Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, comes an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced and glamorous world of Polo.
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[11/21/24 - 05:01 AM] Video: "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" - Official Trailer - Netflix In this next installment, Gromit's concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a "smart" gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own.
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[11/21/24 - 01:11 AM] Isak Ferriz and Veronica Echegui Star "Ciudad de Sombras," The New Netflix Thriller Series A gruesome crime has occurred in La Pedrera - Casa Milà: a burning body appears on the façade of Gaudi's emblematic building.
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[11/21/24 - 12:26 AM] Video: "Marry YOU" - Official Trailer - Netflix A civil servant skeptical of marriage on a government team tasked with promoting marriage struggles to find a partner for a rural bachelor in order to escape the team.
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[11/20/24 - 12:30 PM] Slam Dunk! Disney, ESPN and the NBA Team Up to Present "Dunk the Halls" - the First Real-Time, Animated NBA Game: San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks on Christmas Day "Dunk the Halls" will be presented on ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.
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[11/20/24 - 12:06 PM] Australian Hulu Original Scripted Drama Series "The Artful Dodger" Is Back for Season 2 The eight-episode Season 2 has an all-star returning cast including Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Fagin, and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox.
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