Jason Winer, who directed the pilots for such 20th Century Fox TV comedy series as Modern Family, Don’t Trust The B—- and the upcoming 1600 Penn, is extending and expanding his relationship with the studio. Winer has signed a new three-year deal with 20th TV. Under the pact, he will continue to serve as executive producer and producing director of NBC’s 1600 Penn, which was just slotted for a January 10 launch on Thursday night. He also will continue to develop new projects for the studio, now through his own production company, Small Dog Picture Co., which he is launching under the new deal. “We made this deal with with the intention of building a production company for him here at 20th TV to take all those great relationships he has established with writers, actors and other directors and catapult him to next level,” said 20th TV chairman Dana Walden.
- 10/30/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Fox has given a put pilot commitment to a drama from hot young feature writer Zach Helm, from Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Additionally, the network has given a put pilot commitment to another project from 20th TV, a single-camera comedy based on the short film The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend. The untitled Zach Helm project is described as a psychological family drama with a major twist. "It is a family drama in the vein of 'In the Bedroom' and 'A History of Violence' in a sense that there are elements of normalcy in it but countered with some dark elements," Helm said.
- 12/8/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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