Emmy-nominated film and TV writer-director Sydney Freeland has signed on to direct “Rez Ball,” a coming-of-age drama about Native American basketball for Netflix. Described as “Friday Night Lights” meets “Hoosiers,” “Rez Ball”...

Actor and activist Kendrick Sampson has signed with M88, the independently operated representation firm founded in 2020 by Phillip Sun and Macro’s Charles D. King. Alongside M88, the star will also be...

Emmy winner Kerry Washington is gearing up for a new adventure, set to star in and produce “Rockaway” for Netflix. The feature film adaptation of Diane Cardwell’s memoir, “Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into...

Peabody and Golden Globe winner Prentice Penny has signed a new eight-figure, multi-year overall deal with Disney General Entertainment’s Onyx Collective. Under the new deal, Penny will produce, write and direct new...

As director Brian Taylor (“Crank,” “Crank: High Voltage,” “Mom and Dad”) watched the NFT market expand from digital paintings and photography to musical projects and beyond, the filmmaker decided to get in...

United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed Alexis Ohanian, the founder of the software-enabled venture firm Seven Seven Six and former executive chair of Reddit, for representation in all areas. Ohanian is best...

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched Season 2 of “Never Have I Ever,” on Netflix. Within hours of the second season debut of Netflix’s “Never Have I...

Stepping into the director’s chair for the first time is always a challenge, but for veteran TV and movie producer Randall Emmett that challenge was amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. What...