Julie Plec: Last News

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMelissa Benoist could soon be returning to the Berlanti-verse.Variety has confirmed with sources that Benoist is in talks to star in the series “Girls on the Bus” at HBO Max, which is executive produced by Greg Berlanti. Berlanti previously executive produced The CW series “Supergirl,” which starred Benoist in the title role.Reps for HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television declined to comment.It was announced on Thursday that “Girls on the Bus” has received a straight-to-series order at HBO Max after previously having been set up at The CW and Netflix.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJulie Plec and Amy Chozick’s “The Girls on the Bus” is on the move again, this time to HBO Max.The streamer has given the drama series a straight-to-series order. It was most recently set up at The CW for development, having moved to the broadcaster from Netflix. Netflix had originally given the show a series order back in 2019, but it was previously reported that they had dropped the show after the pandemic pushed back the start of production.“The Girls on the Bus” is inspired by a chapter in Chozick’s book “Chasing Hillary.” The show is described as a comedic character-driven drama that chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.

The Girls On The Bus‘ long journey to the small screen has come to a successful conclusion with a straight-to-series order at HBO Max. The drama series adaptation of Amy Chozick’s best-selling book Chasing Hillary, from Julie Plec, Chozick, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV, originally landed at Netflix with a series order three years and moved to the CW for development earlier in this broadcast cycle.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Vampire Diaries” creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are teaming up again on the supernatural drama series “Dead Day” at Peacock.Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service. Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series.“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a TV adaptation of Ryan Parrott’s comic book Dead Day.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorPeter Roth started his career in show business fresh out of Tufts University with the dream of becoming another Harold Prince or Joe Papp in theater. He couldn’t have known back in 1973 that he was destined to become the Peter Roth of television executives.“If you had a problem, you called Peter.

EXCLUSIVE: The Originals alum Andrew Lees and Zoe Cipres (Grown-ish) are set for recurring roles on the upcoming fourth season of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico.

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After featuring as the central character on The Vampire Diaries for years, Nina Dobrev left the popular supernatural teen drama for good at the end of Season 6. Based on L.J. Smith's popular book series of the same name, the show was one of the most-watched series in CW history. Developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, the series came out in 2009 and ran for 8 seasons. The show revolved around Nina’s character Elena, who loses both her parents in a car accident, and eventually falls in love with a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (played by Paul Wesley).

Nina Dobrev left her fans high and dry after she decided to leave The Vampire Diaries. The actress, who played the lead character of Elena Gilbert in the show, suddenly left the series after season 6.

“Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman got emotional as she admitted to not being diverse enough on her shows during an appearance at the virtual 2020 ATX Festival.