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Exclusive: Fresh from signing with CAA, Run-a-Muck, the company founded by former Condé Nast President Pamela Drucker Mann, The L Word co-creator Ilene Chaiken and Flashdance star Jennifer Beals, has made a number of hires.

The company has hired Rowan Riley, Eliza Mills and Caroline Joyner.

Riley joins as Head of Creative Development. She will lead development of original films and TV projects under Chaiken, who alongside Beals are Co-Chief Content Officers with Drucker Mann as CEO. She was most recently head of development at Julia Garner’s Alma Margo Pictures. She was also co-creator of Hulu’s The Bisexual.

Mills will be Head of Content and Strategy, overseeing its multi-channel content slate and development of new audiences across all platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. She joins from Wondery, where she worked on podcasts such as Hysterical, 9/12, Lemme Say This, The Big Flop and Baby, This Is Keke Palmer.

The Handmaid’s Tale is ending. But to borrow a quote from Margaret Atwood, the end is not the end. And the Hulu series wasn’t the beginning of The Handmaid’s Tale, either.

Back in 1985, Atwood published her best-selling novel of the same name, a near-future dystopian tale about a totalitarian regime, the Republic of Gilead, overthrowing the U.S. government and stripping women of their rights amid a global fertility crisis. The story was told from the point of view of a woman who is renamed Offred after she’s captured, separated from her daughter and forced to be a “handmaid” in Gilead (fertile surrogates for the elite ruling class).

Over the years, Offred’s harrowing and heroic story burrowed itself into the imaginations of readers. Among them was Bruce Miller, who was tapped to adapt the book into the terrifyingly timely Emmy-winning series — after a years-long development process that included lost TV rights,...

Exclusive: CAA has signed Run-a-Muck Media, the company founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals.

Launched in February, Run-a-Muck has a mission to transform bold storytelling into cultural phenomena and monetized franchises across all platforms.

“The media and entertainment landscape is undergoing seismic transformation and audience demand for boundary-pushing storytelling has never been greater. We founded Run-a-Muck to be the solution for audiences and creators who no longer think about content in a single-channel way, but instead as a world of entertainment for consumers to experience,” said Drucker Mann, CEO and Co-Founder of Run-a-Muck. “This is a new way of telling stories that meets audiences where they are and builds direct relationships and community across multiple channels.”

Run-a-Muck has also formed an advisory board made up of Kelly Granat, co-Chief Investment Officer of Lone Pine Capital; Jenna Menking, Founder of Crosswalk Technologies; and Kara Swisher, Host of...

Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler are reuniting in the new season of Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Peacock has dropped a first look, which you can see in the video below.

Mariska Hargitay is set to make a guest appearance as Captain Olivia Benson in the crime drama and reunite with her former Law & Order: Svu co-star Christopher Meloni.

The teaser for Season 5 of the series features Det. Elliot Stabler at the hospital following an injury and Olivia showing up for support.

Related: ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Gets Season 5 Premiere Date, Teaser Trailer & First-Look Photos

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 premieres Thursday, April 17 on Peacock, with a two-episode drop. Hargitay will make her guest appearance on the second episode of the new season.

NBC will air the premiere on April 17 at 10 p.m. Et.

Related: ‘Law & Order’ & ‘Svu’ Set Crossover Episode; ‘Organized Crime’ To Air...

Ana de Armas has been a part of several action films, including the 2021 James Bond movie No Time to Die, The Gray Man, and the action comedy Ghosted. She is also set to make her debut in the John Wick world with her film as a leading star, Ballerina.

However, as exciting as the film was, de Armas revealed she would like a break from the action. In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actress noted she would "love" a switch to a different genre. She also shared an interest in the adaptation of Booktok sensationThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

As the interviewer noted that she is a fancasting favorite for the titular role in the long-awaited adaptation of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, the actress replied, "I've heard that."

You have to try all the things you can.

She continued to note, "I would love that,...

Peacock has released the official trailer for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5, which will premiere on the streaming service with two episodes on April 17. A new episode will stream every Thursday.

A special telecast of the season premiere will also air on NBC on April 17 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.

Reprising the role he originated on Law & Order: Svu, Christopher Meloni stars as Det. Elliot Stabler, who returned to New York after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss.

As lead detective in Sgt. Ayanna Bell’s (Danielle Moné Truitt) Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home.

Helping to expose the dark and complex criminal world of their targets are undercover expert Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez) and tech genius Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger). While on assignment,...

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 has finally got a new trailer and an official release date. The new season will begin streaming on Peacock on April 17.

People reports that Christopher Meloni's spin-off from Law & Order: Svu will kick off its fifth season with two episodes exclusively on Peacock. Law & Order: Organized Crime's fifth season will consist of 10, 60-minute episodes, with the remaining eight airing weekly after the premiere. The new season will also see a slight shake up of the show's premise, which promises to explore "the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome."

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In the new trailer for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5, Elliot...

Peacock has shared the teaser trailer, key art and photos for season five of Law & Order: Organized Crime. The 10-episode season will premiere with two episodes on April 17 and then new episodes will debut weekly.

Reprising the role he originated on Law & Order: Svu, Christopher Meloni stars as Det. Elliot Stabler, who returned to New York after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss.

As lead detective in Sgt. Ayanna Bell’s (Danielle Moné Truitt) Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home.

Helping to expose the dark and complex criminal world of their targets are undercover expert Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez) and tech genius Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger). While on assignment, Stabler leans on his brother Randall (Dean Norris) to keep the Stabler family safe and thriving.

Peacock has slotted April 17 for the Season 5 premiere of Law & Order: Organized Crime, its first season on the streamer following its move from NBC. It will launch with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes weekly.

The platform also released a teaser trailer (see above) and some first-look photos (see above and below).

Organized Crime follows Svu‘s Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in his return to the NYPD after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss. As lead detective in Sgt. Ayanna Bell’s (Danielle Moné Truitt) Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home.

Season 5 explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide,...

“Law & Order: Organized Crime” officially has a Season 5 premiere date. The series, which officially moved from NBC to Peacock, will debut its first two episodes on April 17, followed by eight new episodes streaming weekly.

Although the show will no longer be on NBC, it will still stream on Thursdays — the same day “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Svu” air on NBC.

The series follows Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler, now running the Organized Crime Control Bureau. Danielle Moné Truitt, Danielle Moné Truitt, Rick Gonzalez, Olivia Thirlby and Ainsley Seiger also star. Dean Norris joined the series in Season 4 as Stabler’s brother.

Per the official description, “Season 5 explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect...

Christopher Meloni will return as tough NYPD detective Elliot Stabler for Season 5 of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on April 17, NBC announced on Wednesday.

The Dick Wolf series, which ran for four seasons on NBC, will stream exclusively on the network’s streaming platform Peacock for its fifth season.

In a short teaser trailer, Stabler promises “this fight has only just begun” as we see him wielding a baseball bat, entering a room with gun drawn alongside Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and bracing for impact as a vehicle hurtles towards his car.

Here’s the official synopsis from Peacock “Season 5 explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice.”

Season 5 premieres Monday,...

Exclusive: In a rare venture into TV series, Jason Patric has been tapped for a recurring role in the upcoming fifth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime.

He will play Detective Tim McKenna on the series, which follows the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau as they take on New York City’s most vicious and violent criminal syndicates. Headlined by Christopher Meloni, Organized Crime is moving from NBC to Peacock for Season 5, which is slated to premiere on the streamer in 2025.

In addition to Meloni, Patric joins series regulars Danielle Mone Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Rick Gonzalez and Dean Norris on Organized Crime, created by Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead and Ilene Chaiken and produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.

Wolf executive produces alongside Paul Cabbad, Meloni and Peter Jankowski. The series doesn’t currently have a showrunner, with Olmstead...

Law & Order: Organized Crime season 5 must accomplish several changes to fix serious problems that are making the series more difficult to enjoy. The Christopher Meloni-led spinoff of Law & Order: Svu originally focused on Meloni's Elliot Stabler returning to New York and joining the Organized Crime Bureau so he could solve the murder of his wife. Since then, there have been frequent Law & Order: Organized Crime showrunner changes, leading to the series repeatedly reinventing itself.

Although Stabler is a big draw, Organized Crime has long struggled to achieve the large, passionate audience that the other shows in the franchise enjoy. Organized Crime season 5 will air on Peacock, which is meant to solve that problem. However, it is difficult to tell whether the move to Peacock will work, given continued production shake-ups and the lack of a confirmed release date halfway through the 2024-25 television season. Truly,...

Law & Order: Organized Crime premiered in April 2021 with the highly anticipated return of Christopher Meloni’s Detective Elliot Stabler, but a big change before season 5 puts the future of the show in question. The former partner of Olivia Benson during the first twelve seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returned to New York to investigate the murder of his wife as he joined the Organized Crime task force. The series also explores Stabler’s relationship with his family, including his mother and children.

Organized Crime sets itself apart from other Law & Order shows, including the original and Svu, by focusing more on Stabler’s personal life. The multi-episode cases also give the series the cinematic feel of an action crime drama epic. Law & Order: Organized Crime will return for season 5, but this time on Peacock due to low ratings on NBC last season but stronger viewership on streaming.

Law and Order Organized Crime spoilers tease the show is undergoing yet another change, as a cast member departs during the production of Season 5. Discover who has exited and what exciting developments await in the upcoming season of Law and Order: Organized Crime.

Law And Order Organized Crime Spoilers: Who’s Leaving?

A report from TV Line dated November 25 reveals that showrunner John Shiban departed from the series during the production of Season 5. He joined Law & Order: Organized Crime in October 2023. Shiban marks the sixth showrunner to exit the series.

While a successor has yet to be named, TV Line mentions that Matt Olmstead, the showrunner of FBI: International and the original showrunner for Organized Crime, is stepping in. Olmstead will help to complete the filming of the remaining episodes of Season 5.

L & O Organized Crime Spoilers – A Spinoff, Premiering In 2021

Organized Crime, which debuted in 2021, is a spinoff...

Issues behind the scenes continue to plague Law & Order: Organized Crime. While the series is moving on following its move to streaming from broadcast television, another creative shakeup is happening with the show.

Per Deadline, it's been revealed that series showrunner John Shiban is departing Law & Order: Organized Crime. This will mark yet another showrunner to leave the series over the past four years of the show's production. Production was reportedly paused on Season 5 when Shiban exited the production earlier this month, though the news hadn't been made public up to this point.

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Elliot Stabler is a huge part of Law & Order, but thanks to Organized Crime, his family has played an even larger role in the franchise.

Filming has now resumed with original showrunner Matt Olmstead coming back on board as an executive producer. A new showrunner...

In a Law & Order: Organized Crime shake-up, John Shiban has become the fifth showrunner to leave the series over the past four years. According to sources, his exit happened earlier this month, leading to a production pause. The Wolf Entertainment/Universal TV drama, which is moving to Peacock for its upcoming fifth season, is now back filming, with its original showrunner, Matt Olmstead, stepping in as executive producer. He remains executive producer/showrunner on another Wolf Entertainment/Utv drama, CBS’ FBI: International.

No new showrunner of Organized Crime has been named. Olmstead has been drafted back to help with the remaining scripts. Most Season 5 scripts have been written, with production on the 10-episode installment about halfway through, I hear.

Olmstead stepped down as showrunner of Organized Crime before the Law & Order spinoff, which had received a straight-to-series order, had started production on its first season. He was succeeded by Ilene Chaiken,...

Law & Order: Organized Crime and its showrunner have parted ways. Yes, again.

John Shiban exited the police drama midway through production on Season 5, TVLine has learned. Shiban signed onto the series in October 2023.

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He is the sixth showrunner to leave Organized Crime. We hear that his replacement has not been named,...

Two forces behind the beloved Showtime series The L Word have found their way back together.

Creator Ilene Chaiken and star Jennifer Beals have teamed to launch Run-A-Muck, a company described as a cross-platform queer media brand designed to produce content across film, TV and live events. Though they are not ready to reveal any projects that are already packed in their pipeline, the pair did reveal their business partners on the Run-A-Muck endeavor. Beals and Chaiken are joined by founding partners, WME’s director of impact and inclusion, Caroline Joyner, and business executive and entrepreneur, Jenn Smira.

“Queerness is no longer peripheral, but central to the creation of culture,” said Chaiken, whose other credits include The L Word: Generation Q, Empire, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Stumptown and The Handmaid’s Tale. “We’ve reached a threshold at which queer artists are dominating the entertainment space, and Run-a-Muck...

Olivia Thirlby has joined the cast of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” Season 5, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

Thirlby will appear in a recurring role in the new season of the series, though exact details of her character are being kept under wraps. It was previously announced that “Law & Order: Organized Crime” would be moving from NBC to Peacock for its fifth season.

Reps for NBCUniversal declined to comment.

Thirlby has primarily worked in film during her career, recently starring in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning feature “Oppenheimer” in the role of Dr. Lilli Hornig. She has also starred in films like “Dumb Money,” “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” “Dredd,” “The Wackness,” and “Juno.” In television, she most recently starred in the FX series adaptation of “Y: The Last Man” and is known for other shows such as “Goliath,” “The L Word: Generation Q,” and “Bored to Death.”

She is repped by Verve,...

Season 5 of Law & Order: Organized Crime is on the way, and Dean Norris, known for his role as Randall Stabler, is about to get a big promotion.

The seventh series in the Law & Order franchise is about to bring Norris character to the forefront with its fifth season. According to the deadline, Norris will be a series regular starting season 5. Previously, Randall Stabler was just a recurring one, appearing in just nine of the previous 13-episode season. Now that Randall has patched things up with his brother and series protagonist Elliot (Chis Meloni), he should make several more appearances. Norris is arguably best known for his role as Hank Sharader on Breaking Bad. Some of his other acting credits include United States of Al, Claws, Better Call Saul, and even The Big Bang Theory.

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Brent Antonello entered Law & Order: Organized Crime...

Exclusive: Higher Ground is stepping up its TV series efforts. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, which just re-upped its Netflix deal with a multiyear first-look film and TV agreement, has brought in Showtime’s Jessie Dicovitsky as Head of Television. This marks the first time Higher Ground has had a dedicated senior TV executive.

Dicovitsky is joining Higher Ground having just left her post as SVP of Original Programming for Showtime & Paramount+ last week after her most recent contract with the network came to an end. She is reuniting with former Showtime Documentary chief Vinnie Malhotra who is now President of Higher Ground Productions. Reporting to Malhotra, Dicovitsky will lead the company’s TV division, working to build out a comprehensive television production arm.

“While shepherding some of the most beloved shows on TV, Jessie has earned a remarkable reputation as a tasteful, trustworthy, and forward-thinking media executive,...

NBCUniversal announced today that Law & Order: Organized Crime will move from NBC to Peacock for its upcoming fifth season.

Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, and Ilene Chaiken, Law & Order: Organized Crime follows the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau as they take on New York City’s most vicious and violent criminal syndicates.

Christopher Meloni stars as Det. Elliot Stabler, a role he originated on Law & Order: Svu. Danielle Moné Truitt stars as Stabler’s sergeant and task force leader, Ayanna Bell.

Her team also includes undercover expert Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez) and tech genius Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger).

John Shiban is returning as showrunner for season five.

The season four finale of Law & Order: Organized Crime airs Thursday, May 16 at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC (it streams the next day on Peacock).

Wolf, John Shiban, Paul Cabbad, Jon Cassar,...

The three Law & Order shows on NBC are all set to continue, but one is making the move to streaming after a run on broadcast television. Following reports that Law & Order: Organized Crime would be moving to Peacock to become a streaming series, the news has been made official.

Per NBCUniversal, it's been officially announced that Law & Order: Organized Crime has been renewed for Season 5. Along with the renewal comes the confirmation that the series is hopping over to Peacock moving forward. John Shiban will return as showrunner for Season 5 despite the switch. Of course, Christopher Meloni will also continue to star in his franchise role as Det. Elliot Stabler.

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Law & Order: Organized Crime is created by Dick Wolf,...

It’s official: There will no longer be an all Law & Order Thursday night on NBC. For its fifth season, Law & Order: Organized Crime is moving to the streaming service, Peacock. That breaks it up from airing Thursday nights after Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, which also means that chances are there won’t be many (if any) crossovers. And of course, that leads to the inevitable question of what that means for the will they/won’t they slow burn of Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Svu‘s Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Organized Crime was created by Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, and Ilene Chaiken. It follows the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau as they take on New York City’s most vicious and violent criminal syndicates. It brought Meloni back to the world of Law & Order in 2021, via a two-part crossover with...

“Law & Order: Organized Crime” has been renewed for Season 5, with the show now officially set to move from NBC to Peacock.

The news comes after weeks of speculation that the show would make the jump to the streaming service from the broadcast network. The Season 4 finale will air on NBC on May 16 and stream the next day on Peacock.

Moving “Law & Order: Oc” to Peacock is not altogether surprising. The show has lagged behind fellow Dick Wolf series “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Svu,” and the three “Chicago” shows at NBC while still maintaining solid viewership. It also reportedly does very well on Peacock, particularly given its more serialized storylines, a departure from Wolf’s typical procedural format.

It was also the last Dick Wolf broadcast show awaiting word on its fate for next season. The other two “Law & Order” shows and all three “Chicago” shows were renewed back in March.

It’s a done deal — NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime starring Christopher Meloni has been renewed for a fifth season, which will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. As Deadline previously reported, Season 5 is expected to consist of 10 episodes, less than what the Wolf Entertainment series produced for NBC under normal circumstances but on the high end of an original streaming series whose seasons typically consist of 8 episodes. John Shiban is returning as showrunner.

The move gives the NBCUniversal streamer an original Dick Wolf drama series to go with the Wolf library and next-day runs of the company’s remaining NBC series Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu, which are among the platform’s most viewed titles.

Created by Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead and Ilene Chaiken, Law & Order: Organized Crime follows the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau,...

The L Word: Generation Q Season 4 is not happening, leaving fans disappointed with unresolved storylines. The season 3 finale had unresolved character arcs that would have benefited from more episodes. The show's legacy continues with a new project, The L Word: New York, aiming to capture queer life in a fresh setting.

The L Word has been a trailblazer in the representation of LGBTQ+ lives on television, particularly those of lesbian and bisexual women, but The L Word: Generation Q season 4 isn't happening. The show's bold and dramatic narratives set in Los Angeles captured the complexities and vibrancies of sapphic relationships, earning it a special place in the hearts of many, especially within the queer community. Fast forward to 2019, Showtime rebooted this iconic series with The L Word: Generation Q, introducing both familiar faces and new characters, and continuing to explore LGBTQ+ experiences with an expanded representation.

The third season of...

Reneé Rapp debuted at Coachella on Sunday afternoon and was joined by Kesha on the stage.

Kesha performed her song “Tik Tok” and made a slight change to the lyrics.

Instead of singing, “Wake up in the morning feelin’ like P. Diddy,” Kesha and Rapp sang, “Wake up in the morning like F*** P. Diddy.”

The change in the lyric comes as Sean Combs faces sexual assault allegations and is accused of sex trafficking.

Rapp took the stage at the Outdoor Theatre at the Music and Arts festival, where she had kind words to say about Kesha.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this, I think, is the hottest person on the earth. Everybody put your fucking hands together for Kesha,” Rapp said, introducing her colleague.

Rapp is a fan of The L Word, and the cast, including Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey, Jennifer Beals, and Ilene Chaiken, were at the event to help...

Renee Rapp brought some surprise guests for her first 2024 Coachella Music and Arts Festival set on Sunday (April 14) in Indio, Calif.

The 24-year-old singer and actress’ weekend one set was introduced by the original stars of The L Word – Leisha Hailey, Katherine Moennig and Jennifer Beals – as well as co-creator Ilene Chaiken.

Also during her Coachella debut, Renee brought out special guest Kesha, who joined her to perform “Tik Tok.”

In the song, the ladies changed the opening lyrics from, “Wake up in the mornin’ feelin’ like P Diddy,” to “Wake up in the morning’ like f–k P Diddy,” as they held up their middle fingers in the air.

Earlier in the day, Renee and Kesha both teased their surprise collab.

“but we kick em to the curb unless they look like a 5’10 lesbian,” Renee wrote on X/Twitter.

“Boys, they come, and they go. Hot babes last forever,...

One of the three Law & Order shows currently on the air is in danger of getting canceled, but it may not be the end of the line if that happens. As it stands, the series is likely to move over to Peacock to continue on if its run at NBC is over.

Per Deadline, the spinoff series Law & Order: Organized Crime is still on the bubble at NBC. This may have fans of the series concerned, given how the network has already renewed both Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for additional seasons. NBC has also been doling out cancelations lately, giving the boot to shows like Quantum Leap and Magnum P.I., leaving it hard to know what might happen with Organized Crime.

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Exclusive: Universal TV has acquired rights to Liza Palmer’s latest book Family Reservations, which it will develop at NBC with writer/executive producer Ilene Chaiken and Keshet Studios.

The book, which publishes today, follows culinary pioneer and world-renowned restaurateur Maren Winter, who is nearing retirement. Each of her three daughters is eager to take the reins of running her restaurant empire, the Winter Group. Ruled by her deep insecurities about becoming irrelevant, Maren pits her three daughters against each other, beginning her own dangerous descent into madness and starting the Winter sisters on their journey to freedom.

Palmer will EP the project with Chaiken, along with Avi Nir (Keshet Media Group), Keren Shahar (Keshet International), Lisa Roos (Keshet Studios) and Peter Traugott (Keshet Studios). Heather Brewster (Keshet Studios) will co-ep.

Universal Studio Group’s Creative Acquisitions and IP Management team, led by Jordan Moblo, was instrumental in securing rights to the novel.

Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu will be back for the 2024-25 season after NBC renewed the pair of shows but spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime is in a slightly more precarious position.

The network has renewed Law & Order for Season 24, while Law & Order: Svu will be back for Season 26.

The future of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which is in its fourth season, is still in discussion at the network. It has been the lowest rated of Dick Wolf’s NBC shows and has had a number of showrunners over its course. Matt Olmstead started out as showrunner, replaced by Ilene Chaiken, who was replaced by Barry O’Brien. Bryan Goluboff was named showrunner for Season 3 but left after three months, replaced by Sean Jablonski, who also left shortly after due to “creative differences” and was replaced by David Graziano. John Shiban is showrunner for Season 4.

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On January 18, 2004, Showtime made history with “The L Word”: a spaghetti-strapped melodrama about twiggy lesbians living against a golden-filtered backdrop of mid-aughts Los Angeles.

The stroke of entertainment genius from creator/executive producer Ilene Chaiken premiered that Sunday night in two parts, introducing a revolutionary cast of LGBTQ characters who would change the face and ritual of lesbian pop culture forever. From the moment Jenny (Mia Kirshner) laid eyes on Marina (Karina Lombard)…even before Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) tried to steal that dude’s sperm…or Shane (Katherine Moennig) showed up wearing that leather vest….countless TV-loving shes, theys, and gays saw themselves reflected in a fizzy fictional universe that was finally, mercifully grounded in a semi-authentic lesbian reality.

Fast forward to 2019; the reboot happened. Showtime’s “The L Word: Generation Q” served as both a revamp of the initial concept with new characters and...

Fans of Jessica Chastain and Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” are in for another disappointment: The Oscar winner confirmed there is “zero possibility” she will star in the film adaptation.

Netflix first announced a feature film version of the 2017 novel — about a fictional Old Hollywood movie star who gives her final interview — back in 2022. Writer Liz Tigelaar (who’s worked on “Brothers & Sisters” and created the CW series “Life Unexpected”) was attached to pen the script, with Leslye Headland (“Russian Doll” co-creator and “The Acoylte” showrunner) attached to direct.

“I love how excited the fans are,” Chastain told E! News in a recent interview. “When I was working on Broadway, every single day, they’d be outside, when I was signing, with the books. I just love how wonderful that fan base is.”

Fans campaigned on social media for Chastain to play Celia St.

Despite her absence in "Top Gun: Maverick," Kelly McGillis has had a successful career in film since the original "Top Gun" and has continued to act in various genres, particularly in the horror genre. In 2009, McGillis publicly came out as a lesbian, reflecting on her struggles with self-acceptance and embracing her sexuality. In recent years, McGillis has shifted her focus to raising her daughters, committing to her sobriety, and teaching acting at the New York Studio for Stage and Screen, while also managing her genetic condition, alpha one antitrypsin disorder.

Fans of the original Top Gun might be wondering what happened to Kelly McGillis, especially since she didn't return for the blockbuster sequel, 2022's Top Gun: Maverick. Although McGillis continued to nab parts in big-name Hollywood films post-Top Gun, nothing quite topped her back-to-back successes in the mid-80s. A year before 1986's Top Gun, she starred in the...

Law & Order: Organized Crime may be one of the better entries in the franchise, but it sounds like things are constantly changing behind the scenes.

The NBC drama just named its sixth showrunner in three years.

Yes, you read that right. More changes are coming for the hit series.

The Long Road for Law & Order: Organized Crime

Matt Olmstead was revealed to be the showrunner when the series was announced.

However, he was replaced by Ilene Chaiken before the series debut.

Related: Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4: Everything We Know

Barry O'Brien replaced Chaiken during Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 2.

Bryan Goluboff subsequently replaced O'Brien before Sean Jablonski was announced as the fourth showrunner.

Things took a turn earlier this year when Jablonski was revealed to be bowing out over creative differences, leaving the show with David Graziano as interim showrunner.

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Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s search for a new Season 4 showrunner is finally over as Ozark executive producer John Shiban is set to take the reins of the NBC crime drama. The move comes after constant reshuffles at the top of the Christopher Meloni-led series. Since premiering in April 2021, the show has already gone through five showrunners. Chicago Fire EP Matt Olmstead was originally the writer/showrunner for the spinoff but stepped down in October 2020 before the show had even made it to air. The L Word co-creator Ilene Chaiken replaced him, but she only made it halfway through Season 2 before being replaced by Hannah Montana co-creator Barry O’Brien, who stood in as interim showrunner. Law & Order: Svu exec producer Bryan Goluboff succeeded O’Brien but only lasted three months before Project Blue Book EP Sean Jablonski took over for the third season. Jablonski departed after...

John Shiban has been named executive producer and showrunner for “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” NBC announced on Thursday.

The Christopher Meloni-led “Law & Order”spinoff, which has gone through a series of showrunners since its debut in April 2021, is set to air its fourth season midseason.

He replaces Sean Jablonski, who stepped down in March, having been named to the position in Sept. 2022 after Bryan Goluboff’s exit. Previously, Ilene Chaiken served a 14-month stint as executive/producer and showrunner; the show’s co-executive producer Barry O’Brien was promoted to showrunner after her Feb. 2022 exit.

Shiban was an executive producer on the Netflix crime series “Ozark,” which starred Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. He was nominated for both an Emmy and a WGA Award for writing the 2020 episode “Boss Fight.”

Previously, he was under an overall deal at Sony Television while serving as showrunner and executive producer of the Hulu series “Shut Eye.

Law & Order: Organized Crime has named its fifth showrunner.

Veteran showrunner John Shiban (Ozark, The X-Files) has been tapped to take over the helm of the fourth season of the Dick Wolf procedural. Shiban replaces David Graziano, with the Svu grad taking over the remainder of season three for Sean Jablonski.

Jablonski, who departed the Chris Meloni-led spinoff after creative differences, replaced Bryan Goluboff. The latter stepped in for Barry O’Brien, who was tapped as interim showrunner after original showrunner Ilene Chaiken departed.

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Shiban joins Organized Crime after successful runs on Netflix’s Ozark, where he earned an Emmy nomination and WGA Award, and time on Hulu’s Shut Eye, The X-Files, Breaking Bad, DaVinci’s Demons, Hell on Wheels, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. As a director, he’s helmed episodes of Better Call Saul, NOS4A2 and Shut Eye.

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Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s search for a Season 4 showrunner is dun-done.

Organized Crime — led by Christopher Meloni, reprising his Svu role as Elliot Stabler — premiered in April 2021, and had already cycled through five showrunners. Original series boss Matt Olmstead was replaced by Ilene Chaiken before the spinoff made it to air, while Chaiken was replaced by Barry O’Brien midway through Season 2. O’Brien was succeeded by Bryan Goluboff, who lasted three months, before Sean Jablonski was appointed showrunner No. 4.

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There’s been another showrunner shakeup in the “Law & Order” universe. John Shiban has been named new showrunner of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” ahead of the show’s Season 4 premiere marking the seventh showrunner to steer the series. The series is set to air in midseason.

As Variety previously reported, Season 3 of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was first run by Sean Jablonski then later “Svu” showrunner David Graziano. Barry O’Brien, Bryan Goluboff, Ilene Chaiken and Matt Olmstead previously held the title.

Shiban previously spent the last three seasons as an executive producer on “Ozark,” where he earned an Emmy and a WGA Award for writing the episode “Boss Fight.” He recently was under an overall deal at Sony Television while serving as showrunner and executive producer of the Hulu series “Shut Eye.”

Shiban began his career as a staff writer on “The X-Files.” During his stint on the celebrated Fox series,...

Eight of Wolf Entertainment/Universal Television writers rooms are opening this week following the end of the writers strike. Additionally, two new showrunners have been named: “Chicago Fire” Season 12 will be run by Andrea Newman, formerly co-showrunner with Derek Haas; and “FBI: International” Season 3 will be run by executive producer Matt Olmstead.

Haas, who co-created “Chicago Fire,” was the previous showrunner of “FBI: International” as well. He exited Wolf Entertainment last November after 10 years.

While Season 3 of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was first run by Sean Jablonski then later “Svu” showrunner David Graziano, the team is searching for a new Season 4 showrunner. This will be the show’s seventh showrunner, as Barry O’Brien, Bryan Goluboff, Ilene Chaiken and Matt Olmstead previously held the title. The spinoff has not yet set a date to return to the writers room.

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Whether it’s superhero fatigue or something else, there’s no denying that the MCU and the DC Universe are falling on hard times. Secret Invasion set record lows for Marvel, as did the reviews for Ant-Man the Wasp: Quantumania, and The Flash stumbled to become the lowest money maker in Warner Bros. history.

But let’s get a little perspective, shall we? These movies aren’t great, but superhero movies are, on the whole, better than what came before the MCU launched in 2008. Throughout the 80s and 90s, superhero movies were almost embarrassed to be about superheroes, forcing Batman into a lame revenge plot for the 1989 film and refusing to let Frank Castle wear his death’s head logo in the Cannon Films direct-to-video release. With the embrace of the genre has come better effects, brighter costumes, and outrageous plots that better reflect the high stakes the genre demands.

The Real L Word aired on Showtime from 2010 to 2012. It was one of the first reality television series to follow the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who lived in Los Angeles. The original cast starred me, Jill Goldstein who was my fiancé at the time, Tracy Ryerson, Rose Garcia, Whitney Mixter and Mikey Koffman.

With a successful career behind the lens in entertainment, I’m often asked why Jill and I chose to put our lives on camera. The answer is simple: Seeing relatable stories and experiences on television can be validating and empowering.

As our narrative in the series was about wedding planning (which was legally unrecognized and unlawful in 2010 in California), we told our story to be seen and heard, to be visible outside of our community, to normalize our love for one another as no different than a traditional union between a man and a woman.

In honor of honor Lesbian Visibility Week, the cast of "The L Word" headed to the White House on April 25 to speak to the press about issues affecting LGBTQ+ people. Stars Leisha Hailey, Jennifer Beals, and Kate Moennig - who play Alice, Bette, and Shane, respectively on the original series and the three-season reboot "The L Word: Generation Q" - were joined by original series creator Ilene Chaiken and the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The White House tweeted a stream of their appearance, and Chaiken and Hailey, who are both lesbians, urged queer people and their allies to speak up and continue to fight in the current political climate.

Jean-Pierre, who, Chaiken noted, is the first openly lesbian press secretary, said that "The L Word" and "Gen Q" are "two Showtime series that chronicle the friendship, the love, the challenges, and the triumphs of strong, funny, and resilient queer women.

Ilene Chaiken and cast members of The L Word: Generation Q appeared at the White House daily briefing on Tuesday to speak out on attacks on the Lgbtqi community.

They were at the White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week.

“We’re delighted that The L Word lives on and speaks to a new generation,” Chaiken told reporters. “But we’re painfully aware that our struggles are far from over. We face new threats against our community, from online harassment to legislative acts of violence to actual physical violence. Astonishing, backward, mean-spirited attacks by groups and individuals who, in trying to deny our humanity, only diminish their own.”

Chaiken is co-creator, writer and executive producer of The L Word. She and the cast members were the latest showbiz figures to get the briefing room platform, following others including the cast of Ted Lasso, Cyndi Lauper and Matthew McConaughey.

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Jessica Chastain is sharing her autograph policy. The Oscar winner was recently captured in a viral video turning down signing a copy of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” novel following her performance in Broadway revival of “A Doll’s House” at the Hudson Theatre, outside of which she regularly greets fans.

“I can’t sign that, just because I’m not doing it,” Chastain says to the fan in the video. The “Molly’s Game” star later took to Twitter to explain her reasoning for declining to sign books such as these.

“I’ve been asked multiple times by fans, to sign books that I’m not attached to contractually. Because it feels wrong, and like I’m taking credit for someone else’s work, I’ll say I can’t sign because I’m not doing it,” Chastain wrote. “That doesn’t mean I’ve read a bad script.

In Dick Wolf’s criminal justice system, not all renewals are created equal.

Whereas Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu have secured 22-episode pickups (for Seasons 23 and 25, respectively), an NBC rep confirms to TVLine that Season 4 of Christopher Meloni’s Organized Crime will consist of just 13 episodes.

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According to a source, Organized Crime producers have very specific plans for next season, which are best accomplished with a reduced order.

Exclusive: The L Word: Generation Q is no longer available on Showtime’s streaming service and the Showtime Anytime app. The removal comes on the heels of the series’ cancellation by the network after three seasons.

While the sequel has been removed, the groundbreaking original L Word series remains on the service. As Deadline reported exclusively last week, a reboot, The L Word: New York (working title), is in development at Showtime with the 2004 series’ creator Ilene Chaiken attached.

The removal of The L Word: Generation Q also follows the purge of a number of short-lived Showtime series from the streaming platform at the end of January as part of Showtime’s integration into Paramount+, which includes the linear network being renamed Paramount+ with Showtime later this year. As part of the changes, the company will “divert investment away from areas that are underperforming” and that accounts for “less than 10% of our views,...