Viacom’s Interim CEO Tom Dooley To Depart; Dividend Cut In Half
Viacom Inc. said interim Chief Executive Tom Dooley will depart in November and that it is slashing its dividend in half. The company also said it is no longer seeking to sell a minority stake in Paramount Pictures. (WSJ)
Uma Thurman Joins Cast Of Bravo’s Scripted Drama ‘My So Called Wife’
Uma Thurman has joined the cast of Bravo’s upcoming scripted series My So Called Wife. Show is currently in production in Vancouver and will premiere next year with a 10-episode season. (VAR)
Charlie Sheen, Leah Remini To Star In Crackle Movie ‘Mad Families’
Sheen will serve as an executive producer on film that also stars Naya Rivera. (WRAP)
Liz Tuccillo Comedy From Shondaland In Works At ABC
Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland has sold a single-camera half-hour comedy from Sex and the City alumna Liz Tuccillo, to ABC with a script commitment plus penalty. (DH)
Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec Team With ‘Arrow’ Writer For ABC Soap ‘The Marquis’
The drama marks a reunion for writer Jake Coburn with Berlanti as the duo previously teamed on Arrow and ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money. (THR)
CBS Nabs Jenny Lumet Hate Crimes Drama Produced By Alex Kurtzman & Katie Couric
In one of the biggest drama buys for CBS this season, the network has given a put pilot commitment to a character-based procedural from writer Jenny Lumet and producers Katie Couric, David Marshall Grant, Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin. (DH)
‘Legend Of Master Legend': John Hawkes Circling Title Role In Amazon Comedy
Deadwood vet John Hawkes is eyeing the title role in The Legend of Master Legend, a half-hour comedy pilot at Amazon. (TVL)