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Amazon and the Weinstein Company have acquired a brand new yet-to-be-titled anthology series from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. The series, which will be co-financed by the two studios, will premiere exclusively via Prime Video.
According to Deadline, the eight-episode series had been in a six-party bidding war, with the SVOD giant winning for a $70 million commitment. Weiner, who made a name for himself with The Sopranos, will reportedly focus the new series on present-day events and situations around the globe. He will create, write, executive produce, as well as direct the first four episodes of the first season.
In other news…
Netflix has revealed a partnership with Nordic production studio Miso Film on its first Scandinavian original drama, The Rain. Written by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen and Christian Potalivo, the dystopian thriller series follows two young siblings on a quest for safety and will premiere in 2018. [Variety]
David Lyons and Beau Knapp have been cast as co-stars in director Gavin O’Connor’s forthcoming 10-episode Netflix original series, Seven Seconds. Helmed by The Killing creator Veena Sud, the brand new racially charged drama series centers around a post-Ferguson world in Jersey City. [Deadline]
ICYMI: Netflix released new research data yesterday which suggests that peak SVOD pausing occurs at 7:29pm on Halloween night. The platform claims that the likely cause of this phenomenon is the result of homeowners answering their doorbells for trick-or-treaters. [Netflix]
Nurse Jackie star Paul Schulze has been cast as a series regular in Marvel’s The Punisher, starring Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle. The Netflix original series, which is a spinoff of Marvel’s Daredevil, will debut in 2017 and will feature Schulze as Rawlins, a high-ranking CIA operative. Daniel Webber, Jason R. Moore and Jaime Ray Newman have also been cast. [Deadline]
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