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EXCLUSIVE: Lan Samantha Chang’s novel The Family Chao is getting a series adaptation after Sam Esmail and UCP optioned the rights to the book.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has ordered two seasons of an animated comedy from Ramy Youssef, Variety has learned exclusively. The series is part of new first-look deal Youssef and his Cairo Cowboy production banner have signed with the streamer.Youssef leads Cairo Cowboy with Andy Campagna, the former senior vice president of television for Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp.“Ramy has only scratched the surface of his incredible creative gifts,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon.

Selome Hailu Nick Offerman has been cast as Murray Thompson, the father of Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.”He joins previously announced leads William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol in the series, which is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. Noah (Harper) and Emma’s (Milioti) anniversary trip puts their marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.Offerman is best known for playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” Forest in the FX’s “Devs” and Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo.” Other prominent credits include “Colin in Black & White” on Netflix and films including “The Founder,” “The House of Tomorrow,” The Lego Movie” and “Sing.” He also co-hosts and executive produces NBC’s reality competition series “Making It” with Amy Poehler.

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Offerman, who currently stars in Hulu’s limited series Pam & Tommy, rounds out the lead cast opposite William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti in The Resort, Peacock’s comedic thriller from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP.

Sam Esmail’s adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 film Metropolis is finally coming to the small screen.

William Jackson Harper (Love Life) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) have been tapped to star in Peacock’s The Resort a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. The Righteous Gemstones‘ Skyler Gisondo also is set as a lead and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) and Parvesh Cheena (Mythic Quest) will recur in the ensemble series.

Privacy, please! While Emmy Rossum doesn’t give many glimpses of her daughter, the actress has posted rare pictures of the little one on occasion.

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime WME agent-turned-manager Brian DePersia has signed his first three clients under his new Cognition banner: Mahershala Ali, Caitriona Balfe and Tobias Menzies.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterStarz dropped the first teaser for its Sean Penn and Julia Roberts-led Watergate limited series “Gaslit” on Wednesday, revealing the actors’ on-screen transformations into Attorney General John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s most trusted advisor and best friend, and his whistleblower wife Martha Mitchell.Also announced was the show’s premiere date, which Starz has set for Sunday, April 24 at 9 p.m., the pay TV channel said during its Wednesday presentation at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour.Executive produced by Sam Esmail, “Gaslit” is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal — from Nixon’s bumbling and opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down, per Starz. Along with Penn (who rattled production with his insistence on strict enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on set) and Roberts, “Gaslit” also stars Dan Stevens (who replaced Armie Hammer on the series) as John Dean, Betty Gilpin as Mo Dean, Shea Whigham as G.

There have been some new additions to the cast of Netflix’s upcoming thriller, Leave the World Behind.

EXCLUSIVE: Ethan Hawke and Myha’la Herrold are set to join Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali in the Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail on board to direct and adapt Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name. Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Charlie Evans are also on board.

EXCLUSIVE: Lukas Gage, part of the ensemble cast of HBO’s hit series The White Lotus, has signed with WME for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Film and television production company Culture House is expanding its offices to Los Angeles along with two key new hires. 

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Kirschner, who was most recently SVP, Scripted Development at Peacock, has joined Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp as Head of Television.

EXCLUSIVE: With his upcoming Blade pic finding a director and his Apple Studios pic, Swan Song, setting a release date, Mahershala Ali doesn’t shows signs of slowing down and now he has found another exciting role to add to his dance card. Sources tell Deadline, the Oscar-winner is set to join Julia Roberts in the Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail on board to direct and adapt the script.

Emmy Rossum shared the first photo of her baby girl alongside a public health message. The actress, 34, debuted the inaugural snapshot of her daughter with husband Sam Esmail on Instagram on Sunday, July 25 and encouraged her followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, revealing that she received the shot while pregnant.

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Rom-com to real life! Emmy Rossum and Sam Esmail’s relationship began professionally — but it didn’t take long for it to blossom into something more.

Happy baby, happy mom! Emmy Rossum shared the first photo of her daughter after secretly giving birth in May 2021.

New mom Emmy Rossum shared an adorable photo of her baby daughter on Instagram, along with a special public service announcement.

Sam Esmail is teeing up his next development.

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Marks has joined Sony Pictures as VP of Casting, covering all of the studio’s labels including Columbia Pictures, 3000 Pictures, TriStar, Screen Gems, Affirm Films and Sony Pictures Animation.

True-crime love story The Resort, from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara and Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail has been ordered at Peacock.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeacock has ordered the series “The Resort” from writer Andy Siara with Sam Esmail set to executive produce.Titled “The Resort,” the eight-episode series is described as a darkly comic multi-generational exploration of love, marriage, and family vacations, set amidst one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries“Andy and Esmail Corp have a distinct point of view exploring off-kilter, genre-bending storytelling that is infused with humanity and compelling

Peacock has ordered the dark comedic mystery series “The Resort,” from Sam Esmail and “Palm Springs” scribe Andy Siara.“The Resort” is described as “a multi-generational exploration of love, marriage, and family vacations, set amidst one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries.”Siara will write and executive produce with Esmail, Allison Miller and Chad Hamilton. Sarah Matte of Esmail Corp serves as co-executive producer.

Congratulations are in order for Emmy Rossum and Sam Esmail.

Emmy Rossum and Sam Esmail are officially parents to their baby girl. The 34-year-old Shameless star and the 43-year-old Mr.