Netflix Circling Big Deal For Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial Of Chicago 7’

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has landed the rights to develop the 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist New York Times story and podcast “The Jungle Prince of Delhi” as a drama series, Variety has learned.The story, written by Ellen Barry, delved into the history of the royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats living in a ruined palace in the Indian capital claiming to be the heirs to a fallen kingdom.Mira Nair is attached to direct the project and will also executive produce.

Peter White Television EditorThe Jungle Prince of Delhi, a New York Times expose about the fake royal family of Oudh, is in development at Amazon.The streamer has secured the exclusive rights to the story, which was also profiled on the paper’s podcast The Daily and was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist.Mira Nair, who recently directed six-part BBC drama A Suitable Boy, is attached to direct and exec produce.

Dave McNary Film ReporterStreaming giant Netflix has closed a worldwide rights deal for Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded “The Trial of the Chicago 7” from Cross Creek Pictures for release later this year.Variety first reported on June 20 that Netflix was in negotiations for the property. The drama recaps the trial that followed what were intended to be peaceful protests that turned violent at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorNetflix has closed its big global deal for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and the price tag comes in at around $56M, we can reveal.Paramount was previously the domestic distributor and the film was due for theatrical release in a host of international markets but the coronavirus wrecked that plan.

“Ozark” will be back for an expanded fourth and final season.

Peter White Television EditorThe saga of the Byrde family will soon be coming to an end after Netflix renewed Ozark for an expanded fourth and final season.The drama, which stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner, has been renewed for 14 final episodes with the season split into two seven-episode parts.The new season will mark the final chapter in the Byrde family’s journey from suburban Chicago life to their criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, particularly after that season three

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Jenny Slate is stepping away from .The 38-year-old actress revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she will no longer be voicing Missy, as the character from the animated Netflix series is biracial, and she is white.«At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play 'Missy' because her mom is Jewish and white — as am I. But 'Missy' is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,» she said.

Jenny Slate is leaving Big Mouth.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, Antebellum) is set as a series regular opposite Katee Sackhoff on the second season of Netflix’s sci-fi space drama series Another Life.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, Antebellum) is set as a series regular opposite Katee Sackhoff on the second season of Netflix’s sci-fi space drama series Another Life.

With movie theaters around the globe still partially or fully closed, more and more movies are making the move to streaming for distribution. The latest one may be Aaron Sorkin‘s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” as Netflix is negotiating a deal to acquire the film’s distribution rights from Paramount Pictures.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix is negotiating a deal to acquire domestic rights to Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” from Paramount Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures, Variety has learned.The film follows the Chicago Seven, a group of seven activists who were charged by the federal government with conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other charges stemming from anti-Vietnam War protests that broke out during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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