“The Silician Inheritance” may be lauded as “the book on everyone’s summer must-read list” but it could possibly pave a way to the unearthing of the mysterious death of a family matriarch.
It’s already gone further than a simple novel that’s supposed to inspire readers with the thrill of Sicily, there’s a true crime podcast aiming to answer the questions about why a Silician woman was mysteriously murdered and who did so.
Jo Piazza – On The Drive To Uncover The Real Truth About Her Ancestor’s Murder
Jo Piazza is serious about uncovering the details surrounding the mysterious death of her ancestor. The spark was first ignited when she explored said death in her book, “The Silician Inheritance.”
It may have started off as a fictional work, but it may yet solve a real-world mystery.
Writing for People, Piazza wrote: “When I first started writing a...
It’s already gone further than a simple novel that’s supposed to inspire readers with the thrill of Sicily, there’s a true crime podcast aiming to answer the questions about why a Silician woman was mysteriously murdered and who did so.
Jo Piazza – On The Drive To Uncover The Real Truth About Her Ancestor’s Murder
Jo Piazza is serious about uncovering the details surrounding the mysterious death of her ancestor. The spark was first ignited when she explored said death in her book, “The Silician Inheritance.”
It may have started off as a fictional work, but it may yet solve a real-world mystery.
Writing for People, Piazza wrote: “When I first started writing a...
- 4/4/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Get ready for a jaw-dropping episode of ABC’s 20/20, airing on March 22, 2024. This special installment delves into the shocking case of Ruby Franke, once a celebrated momfluencer whose idyllic family videos on YouTube garnered millions of followers. However, beneath the surface of her seemingly perfect life lay a disturbing reality of abuse and neglect.
The program, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, unveils the harrowing details of Ruby Franke’s descent from social media darling to accused felon. Through never-before-seen body camera footage, recorded calls, and Ruby’s own journal entries, viewers will witness the unraveling of the unimaginable abuse suffered by her children.
Additionally, 20/20 features exclusive interviews with key figures involved in the case, including Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece, Jessi Hildebrandt, and individuals directly impacted by the abuse. Expert insights from crime writer Emily Palmer, attorney Randy Kester, and podcast host Jo Piazza provide further context and analysis.
The program, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, unveils the harrowing details of Ruby Franke’s descent from social media darling to accused felon. Through never-before-seen body camera footage, recorded calls, and Ruby’s own journal entries, viewers will witness the unraveling of the unimaginable abuse suffered by her children.
Additionally, 20/20 features exclusive interviews with key figures involved in the case, including Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece, Jessi Hildebrandt, and individuals directly impacted by the abuse. Expert insights from crime writer Emily Palmer, attorney Randy Kester, and podcast host Jo Piazza provide further context and analysis.
- 3/22/2024
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and legacy will be examined in a new iHeartPodcasts’ series debuting Thursday at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
Hosted by Glynnis MacNicol, podcast editor and author of No One Tells You This, Wilder is an eight-part series looking at the work and impact of the American storyteller and scribe behind the famous Little House on The Prairie books. Wilder will release its 42-minute premiere episode on Thursday as part of the festival, with new episodes to follow every Thursday.
Published beginning in 1932, the books follow the Ingalls’ family as they settle the Western frontier, their popularity inspiring a TV show, pageants and fashion lines. “This is my childhood fantasy come to life. Laura’s books have been read by millions,” MacNicol teases in the podcast’s premiere episode. “In many ways, her story is the American story of being on the road. As a young girl, she...
Hosted by Glynnis MacNicol, podcast editor and author of No One Tells You This, Wilder is an eight-part series looking at the work and impact of the American storyteller and scribe behind the famous Little House on The Prairie books. Wilder will release its 42-minute premiere episode on Thursday as part of the festival, with new episodes to follow every Thursday.
Published beginning in 1932, the books follow the Ingalls’ family as they settle the Western frontier, their popularity inspiring a TV show, pageants and fashion lines. “This is my childhood fantasy come to life. Laura’s books have been read by millions,” MacNicol teases in the podcast’s premiere episode. “In many ways, her story is the American story of being on the road. As a young girl, she...
- 6/8/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tribeca Studios is dipping its toe into podcasting in partnership with iHeartMedia, teaming up on a new series called Fierce about formidable women from history.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
- 5/6/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alexandra Machinist has been named Head of the Media Rights department at ICM Partners. She will continue to be one of the agency’s top literary agents.
“In addition to being a phenomenal literary agent,” said ICM Publishing Department Co-Heads Jennifer Joel and Newberg in a joint statement. Alexandra is known to have surpassingly sharp instincts for identifying the kinds of high concept commercial material that not only tops bestseller lists, but also translates to the box office.”
Some of the current highlights of the ICM Partners’ Media Rights department include: the Emmy Award winning Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel; Apple’s launch series The Morning Show based on Brian Stelter’s Top of the Morning starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon; an adaptation of the #1 Nyt bestselling novel The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn at Fox 2000 with Scott Rudin producing,...
“In addition to being a phenomenal literary agent,” said ICM Publishing Department Co-Heads Jennifer Joel and Newberg in a joint statement. Alexandra is known to have surpassingly sharp instincts for identifying the kinds of high concept commercial material that not only tops bestseller lists, but also translates to the box office.”
Some of the current highlights of the ICM Partners’ Media Rights department include: the Emmy Award winning Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel; Apple’s launch series The Morning Show based on Brian Stelter’s Top of the Morning starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon; an adaptation of the #1 Nyt bestselling novel The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn at Fox 2000 with Scott Rudin producing,...
- 11/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: ABC has put in development two dramas from Mandeville Television: Committed, an anthology series based on the iHeartMedia original podcast, from writers Jerome Schwartz (Once Upon a Time) and Shannon Goss (The Terror), and an untitled family restaurant drama (working title Rice) from writer Zahir McGhee (For the People). Both hail from ABC Studios.
The projects fall under a new three-year deal Mandeville closed with ABC Studios, part of Disney TV Studios, in late spring. The pact brings Mandeville’s tenure at ABC Studios to two decades. Laurie Zaks continues as President of TV for Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman’s Mandeville Films, a position she has held since 2013.
Written by Schwartz and Goss, Committed, based on the podcast of the same name hosted by Jo Piazza, is an anthology series that explores modern life through the lens of contemporary marriage in America.
Schwartz and Goss, who are under...
The projects fall under a new three-year deal Mandeville closed with ABC Studios, part of Disney TV Studios, in late spring. The pact brings Mandeville’s tenure at ABC Studios to two decades. Laurie Zaks continues as President of TV for Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman’s Mandeville Films, a position she has held since 2013.
Written by Schwartz and Goss, Committed, based on the podcast of the same name hosted by Jo Piazza, is an anthology series that explores modern life through the lens of contemporary marriage in America.
Schwartz and Goss, who are under...
- 9/18/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
by Murtada Elfadl
Marielle Heller has built quite a reputation as a director based on two films; Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) and Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018). We attended a talk at the Tribeca Film Festival in which she was interviewed by the writer Jo Piazza. They talked about how she started as an actor and her transition to writing and directing. Of course she mentioned her next project, scheduled to come out later this year, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers in the film, but Heller was adamant that it’s not a biopic. She said it's a story about fathers and sons and based on journalist Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys) profile of Mr. Rogers.
“Mr. Rogers is not the lead character. You can’t create a narrative around Mr. Rogers because he’s too good...”...
Marielle Heller has built quite a reputation as a director based on two films; Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) and Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018). We attended a talk at the Tribeca Film Festival in which she was interviewed by the writer Jo Piazza. They talked about how she started as an actor and her transition to writing and directing. Of course she mentioned her next project, scheduled to come out later this year, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers in the film, but Heller was adamant that it’s not a biopic. She said it's a story about fathers and sons and based on journalist Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys) profile of Mr. Rogers.
“Mr. Rogers is not the lead character. You can’t create a narrative around Mr. Rogers because he’s too good...”...
- 5/6/2019
- by Murtada Elfadl
- FilmExperience
The Tribeca Film Festival is entering the podcast space with a project highlighting Fierce women throughout history.
Tribeca and iHeartRadio are partnering to co-produce Fierce, which aims to reclaim the stories of badass women that history has forgotten. The eight-episode podcast will be hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jo Piazza, and will launch with a live preview event during the annual New York City-set Tribeca Film Festival on May 3.
Fierce will tell the little-known stories of incredible adventurers and women of influence. The narratives are described as stories that "everyone should know about the women left out of our ...
Tribeca and iHeartRadio are partnering to co-produce Fierce, which aims to reclaim the stories of badass women that history has forgotten. The eight-episode podcast will be hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jo Piazza, and will launch with a live preview event during the annual New York City-set Tribeca Film Festival on May 3.
Fierce will tell the little-known stories of incredible adventurers and women of influence. The narratives are described as stories that "everyone should know about the women left out of our ...
- 4/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival is entering the podcast space with a project highlighting Fierce women throughout history.
Tribeca and iHeartRadio are partnering to co-produce Fierce, which aims to reclaim the stories of badass women that history has forgotten. The eight-episode podcast will be hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jo Piazza, and will launch with a live preview event during the annual New York City-set Tribeca Film Festival on May 3.
Fierce will tell the little-known stories of incredible adventurers and women of influence. The narratives are described as stories that "everyone should know about the women left out of our ...
Tribeca and iHeartRadio are partnering to co-produce Fierce, which aims to reclaim the stories of badass women that history has forgotten. The eight-episode podcast will be hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jo Piazza, and will launch with a live preview event during the annual New York City-set Tribeca Film Festival on May 3.
Fierce will tell the little-known stories of incredible adventurers and women of influence. The narratives are described as stories that "everyone should know about the women left out of our ...
- 4/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: All day we’ve been hearing of the misgivings numerous writers are having over the recent brass knuckle negotiations on packaging and affiliated production companies that led the WGA to demand that its members fire their agents. Some writers with close ties to their longtime reps want everyone WGA and Ata back at the bargaining table, with less rancor and a mindset to find a solution. Jon Robin Baitz, the playwright/screenwriter/TV producer — who just signed on to adapt the Jo Piazza novel Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win as a series for Julia Roberts to star in and produce with Baitz and wiip — has become the first major WGA member writer to publicly declare to his union that he will not fire his agents. Baitz is the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright who created the ABC series Brothers & Sisters and the NBC miniseries The Slap.
He has...
He has...
- 4/15/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jana Kramer and her husband Mike Caussin are speaking publicly about one of the most personal subjects in any relationship: sex. Kramer and Caussin discussed the topic on Kramer's podcast Whine Down with Jana Kramer where they also talked to author and journalist Jo Piazza about their marriage. One of the most revelatory aspects of the podcast episode was Caussin admitting that he is a sex addict. He also got into detail about seeking treatment for it and what it means to be one year sober. Right at the beginning of the episode, the former NFL player revealed that he "sought treatment for sex addiction in an inpatient treatment facility," but that decision wasn't an easy one. "Jana kind...
- 3/26/2019
- E! Online
Actress Julia Roberts is in talks for Amazon's limited series Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win. The Homecoming star is currently in talks to star in and executive produce a limited series based on the book "Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win" by Jo Piazza. The book follows Walsh, a candidate in the most hotly contested midterm Senate race in the Us. A former Silicon Valley executive, Walsh and her family return to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown to run for office, but she is unprepared for just how dirty her opponent, her peers, and the media are willing to get.
Jon Robin Baitz will pen the series? adaptation and executive produce. Roberts will executive produce the project under her Red Om banner along with Lisa Gillan and Marisa Gill.
News of the new potential TV starring vehicle for Roberts comes after she starred in Season 1 of Homecoming, based on the podcast of the same name.
Jon Robin Baitz will pen the series? adaptation and executive produce. Roberts will executive produce the project under her Red Om banner along with Lisa Gillan and Marisa Gill.
News of the new potential TV starring vehicle for Roberts comes after she starred in Season 1 of Homecoming, based on the podcast of the same name.
- 3/1/2019
- GlamSham
Julia Roberts may not be returning to “Homecoming” as Heidi Bergman, but it looks like she might be staying in the Amazon family. Deadline reported on Thursday that the actress is in talks to star in and executive produce an adaptation of “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” which would hit Amazon as a limited series. It’s her second major foray into TV, following her acclaimed turn in the Sam Esmail-directed “Homecoming,” an adaptation of the Gimlet scripted podcast of the same name. Though the show was renewed for a second season, Roberts will not be returning to the series.
“Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” the first novel from Current and In Touch Weekly alum Jo Piazza was released last summer. The book’s official synopsis reads:
“Charlotte Walsh is running for Senate in the most important race in the country during a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
“Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” the first novel from Current and In Touch Weekly alum Jo Piazza was released last summer. The book’s official synopsis reads:
“Charlotte Walsh is running for Senate in the most important race in the country during a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
- 2/28/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Julia Roberts may be headed back to Amazon: The actress — who starred in the first season of the streamer’s Homecoming — is in talks to headline and executive-produce the Amazon limited series Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, our sister site Deadline reports.
Based on the bestselling novel by Jo Piazza, the project focuses on a woman who leaves her job as a high-powered Silicon Valley exec and moves with her family to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown so that she can run for Senate in a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
The adaptation hails...
Based on the bestselling novel by Jo Piazza, the project focuses on a woman who leaves her job as a high-powered Silicon Valley exec and moves with her family to her downtrodden Pennsylvania hometown so that she can run for Senate in a midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
The adaptation hails...
- 2/28/2019
- TVLine.com
Amazon Studios could be keeping Julia Roberts in the fold.
The retail giant is in talks with the actress, who just starred in the first season of “Homecoming,” to star and executive produce a limited series adaption of “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” knowledgeable individuals told TheWrap. Amazon declined to comment.
The series is being adapted by Jon Robin Baitz, who created ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” and NBC’s “The Slap.”
Also Read: Amazon Studios Head Says Russo Brothers' Franchise Will Connect Through Spies - And Their Double Lives
The novel, written by Jo Piazza, centers on Charlotte Walsh, a woman who wants it all — political power, a happy marriage, and happiness — then has to decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for all that. Walsh leaves her job as a high-powered Silicon Valley executive to move back with her husband and three daughters to her downtrodden Pennsylvania...
The retail giant is in talks with the actress, who just starred in the first season of “Homecoming,” to star and executive produce a limited series adaption of “Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win,” knowledgeable individuals told TheWrap. Amazon declined to comment.
The series is being adapted by Jon Robin Baitz, who created ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” and NBC’s “The Slap.”
Also Read: Amazon Studios Head Says Russo Brothers' Franchise Will Connect Through Spies - And Their Double Lives
The novel, written by Jo Piazza, centers on Charlotte Walsh, a woman who wants it all — political power, a happy marriage, and happiness — then has to decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for all that. Walsh leaves her job as a high-powered Silicon Valley executive to move back with her husband and three daughters to her downtrodden Pennsylvania...
- 2/28/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Julia Roberts is in discussions to star in and executive produce Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, a limited series at Amazon based on the bestselling novel by Jo Piazza. The project is backed by wiip and Roberts’ Red Om Films production company, along with Amazon Studios. The series is being adapted by Jon Robin Baitz, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright who created the ABC series Brothers & Sisters and the NBC miniseries The Slap.
This is a coup for Amazon Studios. It comes after Roberts starred in the first season of Amazon’s Homecoming and continues to serve as an executive producer on that series. Roberts will be executive producing Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win alongside her Red Om compatriots Lisa Gillan and Marisa Gill, ScratchPad’s Baitz, Rebelle Media’s Laura Lewis, and wiip’s Paul Lee and Mark Roybal.
Published to acclaim last summer by Simon & Schuster,...
This is a coup for Amazon Studios. It comes after Roberts starred in the first season of Amazon’s Homecoming and continues to serve as an executive producer on that series. Roberts will be executive producing Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win alongside her Red Om compatriots Lisa Gillan and Marisa Gill, ScratchPad’s Baitz, Rebelle Media’s Laura Lewis, and wiip’s Paul Lee and Mark Roybal.
Published to acclaim last summer by Simon & Schuster,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Julia Roberts may be on her way back to Amazon.
The Oscar winner, who starred in the first season of Homecoming on the tech giant's streaming service, is in talks for another limited series: to star in and executive produce Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, an adaptation of the novel by Jo Piazza, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Brothers & Sisters creator Jon Robin Baitz is adapting the novel about a Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.
Amazon declined comment.
Amazon picked up Homecoming, adapted from the fiction podcast of the same name, with a two-season order in July 2017. It premiered in November 2018, and Roberts ...
The Oscar winner, who starred in the first season of Homecoming on the tech giant's streaming service, is in talks for another limited series: to star in and executive produce Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, an adaptation of the novel by Jo Piazza, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Brothers & Sisters creator Jon Robin Baitz is adapting the novel about a Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.
Amazon declined comment.
Amazon picked up Homecoming, adapted from the fiction podcast of the same name, with a two-season order in July 2017. It premiered in November 2018, and Roberts ...
- 2/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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