Mark Andrews, formerly of Creative Management Partners’ Los Angeles office, has opened independent repping firm Where’s the Boards?, Los Angeles. Andrews’ clients for West Coast and Texas representation include Santa Monica-based Plum Productions and FuelA.Independent rep firm Char & Associates, Santa Monica, has been named to cover the West Coast and Texas for bicoastal Original Film. Char Noonan and his associate, John Moore, will be handling OriginalA.Bicoastal ICM has secured DPs Walter Lindenlaub and John Anderson, as well as production designer Patrick Tatopolous, for commercial representation.A Bicoastal Innovative Artists has signed DP Jim O’Dea and costume designer Leesa Evans for exclusive representation in spots, videos and featuresA.
HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with BAFTA-winning and Emmy®-nominated actor, writer, and producer Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters,” “Catastrophe”) and her multi award-winning production company Merman. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal, from Horgan and produced by Merman, with Horgan serving as writer, star, and executive producer.
This comedy series follows a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love while juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son.
Amy Gravitt, executive VP, HBO & Max Comedy Programming, said, “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon. Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all feel a little less lonely, that is what sets her comedy apart so brilliantly. She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd other people’s stories, we’re looking forward to the new talent she will bring into the fold.”
Horgan said, “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey [Bloys], Amy, Francesca [Orsi] and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”
Horgan has created and starred in such series as “Pulling,” “Catastrophe,” “Motherland,” “Amandaland” and BAFTA and Peabody winning series “Bad Sisters,” which recently released its second season. She received Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (“Catastrophe”), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (“Bad... Read More
