Jack Cohn has resigned from Lovinger/Cohn & Associates, New York; more news to comeA.Director Geoffrey Barish is no longer with bicoastal HSI Productions, confirmed company executive producer Bill Sandwick. At press time, there was no word where Barish might be headed…..A Band Apart Commercials, bicoastal and Minneapolis, contends that news of director Geoff McGanns departure is inaccurate and that he still has contractual obligations to the companyA.New York-based Compass Films has added director Kenan Moran to its rosterA.Rumors of tabletop director Mathew Bradys retirement are unfounded. Brady continues to direct via Mathew Brady Films/JAM Productions, New York. He conjectured that retirement scuttlebutt was probably fueled by the sale of his long-standing studio to exec. producer Joe Masi. But Brady said he sold the company so that he could focus on commercialmakingA.Kor Broadcast, Atlantaawhich features director/editor Sam Crawford, designer Olga Traynina and director/animator Scott Ingalls (repped in the Southeast only)ahas changed its name to Mom-O-Rama CoA.Director Glenn Lazzaro of bicoastal X-Ray Productions has just completed work on his documentary, Newcomer, which examines the current alternative country music scene in both New York and Nashville. The story is told through the experiences of performer Greg GaringA.
HBO Inks Two-Year First-Look Deal With Sharon Horgan and Her Production Company Merman
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