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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKeshet International (KI) has closed a raft of sales on “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business,” the soapy Australian thriller mini-series originally produced for Australia’s Seven Network.The six-part action-packed series was written by Deirdre Shaw, and stars  Abbie Cornish “(Three Billboards Outside Ebbin”) , Katie McGrath” (Supergirl”), Georgina Haig (“Snowpiercer”) and Alexander England (“Little Monsters”).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBad Robot Games, the video games division of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot, said it closed a Series B funding round of more than $40 million.Bad Robot Games was formed in 2018 as a joint venture with Tencent, the Chinese internet and tech conglomerate, and Warner Bros.

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” initially purchased the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom property with his wife, Katie McGrath, in 2014 for $14.47 million. The purchase was around the time his blockbuster franchise hit began filming.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVThe Paley Center for Media has launched a new paid internship program named in honor of longtime television-studio chief Peter Roth. The new program has been endowed through grants from Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Alliance, the Berlanti Family Foundation, the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, and the Katie McGrath & J.J.

Naman Ramachandran NBC is developing “Ties That Bind,” a drama based on Seven Studios’ Australian miniseries “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business,” from writer Deirdre Shaw (“Jane The Virgin”), Keshet Studios and Universal Television.Starring Abbie Cornish (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri”), Katie McGrath (“Supergirl”) and Georgina Haig (“Once Upon A Time”) alongside Alexander England (“Covenant”), “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business” (pictured) is itself based on Elizabeth Coleman’s stage play

Ted Johnson Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath and other Los Angeles figures hosted a fundraiser on Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to raise money for the Senate Majority PAC, which aims to win back Democratic control this year.The virtual event also was co-hosted by Katzenberg’s wife Marilyn and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.McGrath, CEO of Bad Robot, said in a statement, “The battle for control of the Senate is going to come down to the wire.

Also Read: 12 Highest-Rated Broadcast TV Shows of Summer 2020 (Photos)Along with Benoist, Season 5 of “Supergirl” starred Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath, Jesse Rath, Nicole Maines, Azie Tesfai, Andrea Brooks, Julie Gonzalo, Staz Nair and David Harewood, with guest star Jon Cryer.Here’s the description for that batch of episodes, which ended in May:“In season five, Supergirl faces threats, both new and ancient.

Deadline reports.“We couldn’t be more excited for our friend Senator Kamala Harris to join the Democratic ticket and be our Vice Presidential Nominee,” an invite reads.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorBad Robot Games, the entity founded by J.J.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwo-year-old Bad Robot Games is getting its first CEO: Anna Sweet, a games industry veteran who formerly worked at PC games platform Valve and Facebook’s Oculus.Sweet will join president Dave Baronoff, the longtime Bad Robot exec who has led the division since it was created in 2018 by co-CEOs J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath, in a venture with China’s Tencent and Warner Bros.

The "Star Wars" director has joined hands with his wife Katie McGrath and production company Bad Robot to pledge the donation over the next five years to groups with anti-racist agendas, reports variety.com.

JJ Abrams and Katie McGrath, through Abrams’ production company Bad Robot, are pledging $10 million to organizations like Black Lives Matter LA.

JJ Abrams, his wife Katie McGrath, and his production company Bad Robot are committing $10 million to anti-racist agendas over the next five years.

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Addressing the importance of representation both on screen and in the office, writer-director J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot co-CEO Katie McGrath discussed at the 2020 Upfront Summit in Los Angeles on Thursday the decision to bring more diversity to the “Star Wars” franchise and to their company, Bad Robot Productions.