FOX ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS SIGNS PRODUCER JEFFREY LEVINE AND HIS BRONSON CANYON PICTURES TO MULTI-YEAR FIRST-LOOK DEAL

First Projects Include Adaptations of the Upcoming Thriller Rifle Season and Critically Praised Historical Noir Novel Darktown, both from Simon & Schuster

Los Angeles, CA - December 17, 2025 - FOX Entertainment Studios has signed accomplished producer and entertainment executive Jeffrey Levine and his production company Bronson Canyon Pictures to a multi-year first-look deal. Under the agreement, Levine will develop and produce scripted television series for the studio across broadcast, streaming, and emerging digital storytelling platforms.

The collaboration between Levine and FOX Entertainment Studios has already gained momentum, having secured major literary properties for development.

· The studio has acquired the rights to Rifle Season, the debut thriller from Pat Kelly (A Perfect Murder, Don't Say a Word), represented by CAA and to be published by Simon & Schuster's Emily Bestler Books imprint in January 2026. The book marks the first installment in Kelly's Mace Winters series. Levine to serve as executive producer.

· FOX has also acquired rights to Darktown, the critically acclaimed novel by Thomas Mullen, as well as the book trilogy's Lightning Men and Midnight Atlanta. Mullen is represented by Gotham Group and Writer's House and published by Simon & Schuster in 2016. Levine will executive produce Darktown adaptation alongside Len Amato and his production company Crash & Salvage, which are represented by Yorn Levine.

"Jeffrey is a proven creative talent with exceptional taste, extensive industry relationships, and a producer's instinct for finding stories audiences want to see," said Hannah Pillemer, Head of Scripted at FOX Entertainment Studios. "He's already identified his first two adaptations based on incredible literary IP, and we're thrilled to collaborate with him as he builds a bold, talent-driven slate under his Bronson Canyon banner."

"It's an exciting moment to be part of FOX Entertainment Studios' growth and vision for scripted storytelling," said Levine. "Hannah and the entire team have been incredibly supportive and collaborative as we begin to acquire, develop, and package projects for the streaming and global marketplace and build distinctive, high-quality content together."

Rifle Season by Pat Kelly is about Mason "Mace" Winters, a legendary big-game hunting guide in Colorado. But after a tragic accident leaves him with an involuntary manslaughter conviction, his life spirals into ruin. When two mysterious clients lure him back into the mountains under the guise of a photography hunt on opening day of Colorado's rifle season, he soon realizes the trip's true purpose is far deadlier. Thrust into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse in the wilderness he knows better than anyone, Mace must summon the hunter he used to be to protect his family, outwit ruthless operatives, and reclaim his life, before the mountain doesn't let him walk away.

Darktown by Thomas Mullen is a historical crime thriller set in Atlanta in 1948. It follows two of the city's first Black police officers - Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith - who are assigned to patrol the historically Black neighborhood of "Darktown" under the most restrictive, segregated conditions. Despite being officially powerless and facing entrenched racism within the force, they witness a white ex-cop crash into a lamppost, allow the suspect to walk free, and then discover that the young Black woman in his car has been murdered. As Boggs and Smith dig deeper, they uncover a web of corruption, bigotry, and conspiracy stretching across the police department and the city's elite. The novel combines a gripping procedural with a searing examination of race, authority, and justice in post-war America.

Before launching Bronson Canyon Pictures, Levine served as Senior Vice President of Scripted Development at Fremantle, where he was responsible for acquiring, packaging, and selling series to major streaming platforms. His projects there included American Gods, Little Bird, and the upcoming Amazon U.K. series Kill Jackie, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Previously, Levine was a producer at Paula Weinstein's Spring Creek Productions, where he developed and executive produced HBO's Emmy(R)-nominated and WGA Award-winning film Too Big to Fail, and produced This Is Where I Leave You for Warner Bros.

Earlier in his career, he held executive positions at Castle Rock Entertainment, Turner Network Television, and The Zanuck Company, beginning his career at The Goldwyn Company.

Levine is represented by Seth Michael at Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light.

About FOX Entertainment Studios

FOX Entertainment Studios division includes its in-house unscripted studio with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and its scripted content studio, featuring comedies Animal Control, Going Dutch and Best Medicine and signature drama series The Faithful, The Way Home and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with award-winning releases including Ponyboi and Slanted, which were featured at Sundance and SXSW, respectively; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring food-themed original series on FOX such as Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite, No Taste Like Home on Disney+, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars coming this fall on Apple+ and a new untitled Gordon Ramsay documentary series on Netflix in early 2026.

As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime, TelevisaUnivision, UK's Channel 4, France's TF1, German's ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi, among others.

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