Exclusive updated with additional details: Boomerang co-creator Ben Cory Jones has acquired the shopping rights to Brianna Peppins’ YA novel Briarcliff Prep for series development.
The project will be co-written by Jones and Peppins. Both will produce alongside Cultivate Entertainment Partners Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm.
Briarcliff Prep is a coming-of-age story set in a space where the expectations of gender and race collide, familial responsibilities are tested, and sisterhood may be a saving grace.
Per the book’s synopsis, “set at a luxe, aspirational Historically Black Boarding School inspired by the author’s alma mater Spelman College, Briarcliff Prep is a captivating celebration of the friends we choose, the family we protect, and the love we owe ourselves.”
The novel was published by Disney Hyperion in 2022. The sequel, Briarcliff Prep: Sophomore Year, will be published by Disney Hyperion in 2024.
Jones is a writer, director and producer best known...
The project will be co-written by Jones and Peppins. Both will produce alongside Cultivate Entertainment Partners Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm.
Briarcliff Prep is a coming-of-age story set in a space where the expectations of gender and race collide, familial responsibilities are tested, and sisterhood may be a saving grace.
Per the book’s synopsis, “set at a luxe, aspirational Historically Black Boarding School inspired by the author’s alma mater Spelman College, Briarcliff Prep is a captivating celebration of the friends we choose, the family we protect, and the love we owe ourselves.”
The novel was published by Disney Hyperion in 2022. The sequel, Briarcliff Prep: Sophomore Year, will be published by Disney Hyperion in 2024.
Jones is a writer, director and producer best known...
- 12/1/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actor Nadji Jeter has signed with talent management company Cultivate Entertainment Partners for representation.
Jeter made his film debut in the 2006 feature Dirty Laundry, written and directed by Maurice Jamal. He went on to appear in films including Grown Ups 1 and 2, The Fifth Wave, Oscar-winning Wonder and most recently Miss Virginia and 2021’s The Runner.
On television, Jeter voiced Miles Morales in the Marvel/Disney Xd series Spider-Man. He previously voiced the Miles Morales character in the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse PlayStation game where he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles in Grey’s Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Castle, Last Man Standing and Grown-ish, among others.
“We are delighted to welcome Nadji Jeter to our talented roster,” said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders at Cultivate Entertainment Partners. “Nadji’s remarkable talent and...
Jeter made his film debut in the 2006 feature Dirty Laundry, written and directed by Maurice Jamal. He went on to appear in films including Grown Ups 1 and 2, The Fifth Wave, Oscar-winning Wonder and most recently Miss Virginia and 2021’s The Runner.
On television, Jeter voiced Miles Morales in the Marvel/Disney Xd series Spider-Man. He previously voiced the Miles Morales character in the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse PlayStation game where he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles in Grey’s Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Castle, Last Man Standing and Grown-ish, among others.
“We are delighted to welcome Nadji Jeter to our talented roster,” said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders at Cultivate Entertainment Partners. “Nadji’s remarkable talent and...
- 7/6/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Eric Benét and Sevyn Streeter, and HBO’s Ballers.
“Both Eric and Sevyn are phenomenal artists with a bright future ahead of them within the television and film world. We are very excited to have these two on Team Cultivate”, said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders of Cultivate, in a statement to Deadline.
Benét is also repped by Primary Wave Entertainment and Streeter is represented by APA.
“Both Eric and Sevyn are phenomenal artists with a bright future ahead of them within the television and film world. We are very excited to have these two on Team Cultivate”, said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders of Cultivate, in a statement to Deadline.
Benét is also repped by Primary Wave Entertainment and Streeter is represented by APA.
- 2/17/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dallas Roberts (Big Sky), Arden Myrin (Orange Is the New Black) and Harvey Guillén (Reacher) have signed on to star in the comedy Road Dogs, from Bustled Knuckle Productions and Residue Remains Productions, which goes into production in Minnesota this summer.
The film centers around three stand-up comedians who hit the road for a simple weekend showcase but soon find their plans derailed by a crooked club owner and her homicidal bouncer. Vanessa Leigh is directing from her and Aaron W. Bennett’s script, which was based on Bennett’s time as an improv comic and comedy club owner in Central Washington. The duo will produce alongside Kris Black from Residue Remains Productions, with Hunter G. Williams of Busted Knuckle Productions serving as executive producer.
Roberts is represented by UTA and Circle of Confusion; Myrin by Innovative Artists, Vault Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Guillén by Innovative and Yorn,...
The film centers around three stand-up comedians who hit the road for a simple weekend showcase but soon find their plans derailed by a crooked club owner and her homicidal bouncer. Vanessa Leigh is directing from her and Aaron W. Bennett’s script, which was based on Bennett’s time as an improv comic and comedy club owner in Central Washington. The duo will produce alongside Kris Black from Residue Remains Productions, with Hunter G. Williams of Busted Knuckle Productions serving as executive producer.
Roberts is represented by UTA and Circle of Confusion; Myrin by Innovative Artists, Vault Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Guillén by Innovative and Yorn,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: James DuMont (The Righteous Gemstones), Christopher James Baker (Ozark), Manny Galan (City on a Hill), Juvian Marquez (Power Book II: Ghost) and Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) will round out the cast of the thriller Unit 234, from director Andy Tennant, which is currently in production in the Cayman Islands. The quintet will star alongside previously announced cast members including Isabelle Fuhrman, Don Johnson and Jack Huston.
In the film written by Derek Steiner, a lone employee at a remote storage facility (Fuhrman) discovers an unconscious man locked inside Unit 234, chained to a gurney and missing a kidney. She must then fight to survive a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo…at any cost. Blythe Frank, Hadeel Reda, Lee Dreyfuss and Productivity Media’s William Santor and Doug Murray are producing, with Johnson, Colleen Camp and Radiant Films International founder Mimi Steinbauer serving as executive producers. Radiant...
In the film written by Derek Steiner, a lone employee at a remote storage facility (Fuhrman) discovers an unconscious man locked inside Unit 234, chained to a gurney and missing a kidney. She must then fight to survive a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo…at any cost. Blythe Frank, Hadeel Reda, Lee Dreyfuss and Productivity Media’s William Santor and Doug Murray are producing, with Johnson, Colleen Camp and Radiant Films International founder Mimi Steinbauer serving as executive producers. Radiant...
- 5/6/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
AllBlk has greenlit the new anthology series Snap co-created by Eric Benet and Devin Hampton.
Production on the six-episode project— described as in the vein of Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone—is set to begin in mid-March with Benet portraying one of the leads. It’s slated to premiere in December.
Snap follows a perfectly imperfect god named A.O. who serves as the “moral compass” for the protagonist of each episode. When A.O. comes across a protagonist facing an unexpected scenario, he/she/they challenge(s) them to see themselves from the outside looking in…which in a “snap” will change the beliefs they’ve held onto for most of their lives.
“A truly original series that we haven’t really seen before is a perfect addition to our programming slate as we continue to expand and diversify our content offering at AllBlk,” said Brett Dismuke, General Manager of AllBlk & We tv.
Production on the six-episode project— described as in the vein of Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone—is set to begin in mid-March with Benet portraying one of the leads. It’s slated to premiere in December.
Snap follows a perfectly imperfect god named A.O. who serves as the “moral compass” for the protagonist of each episode. When A.O. comes across a protagonist facing an unexpected scenario, he/she/they challenge(s) them to see themselves from the outside looking in…which in a “snap” will change the beliefs they’ve held onto for most of their lives.
“A truly original series that we haven’t really seen before is a perfect addition to our programming slate as we continue to expand and diversify our content offering at AllBlk,” said Brett Dismuke, General Manager of AllBlk & We tv.
- 2/10/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Los Angeles and Oslo based management and production company Cultivate Entertainment has made a pair of hires.
Corey Simon joins the company after several years running his own outfit before transitioning into management. He brings with him clients including Zola and Straight Outta Compton actor Jason Mitchell, Vida actor J. J. Green, and Broadway actress Stakiah Lynn Washington. Cultivate said Simon will look to continue building his roster and represent unrepresented voices around the world.
Robert Szertics joins having begun his career at Red One Productions, where he worked with recording artists including Ava Max, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj. In his new role he will concentrate on the crossover market for music artists in TV and film, as well as managing traditional talent.
Simon will be based in LA and Szertics will be based in LA and the Nordics. Both the new hires will work under Talent Heads...
Corey Simon joins the company after several years running his own outfit before transitioning into management. He brings with him clients including Zola and Straight Outta Compton actor Jason Mitchell, Vida actor J. J. Green, and Broadway actress Stakiah Lynn Washington. Cultivate said Simon will look to continue building his roster and represent unrepresented voices around the world.
Robert Szertics joins having begun his career at Red One Productions, where he worked with recording artists including Ava Max, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj. In his new role he will concentrate on the crossover market for music artists in TV and film, as well as managing traditional talent.
Simon will be based in LA and Szertics will be based in LA and the Nordics. Both the new hires will work under Talent Heads...
- 7/21/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Deuce actor Thaddeus Street has joined the cast of thriller The Survivalist, starring John Malkovich (Billions), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Vikings) and Ruby Modine (Shameless).
The Yale Productions thriller recently wrapped in the Tri-state area.
Jon Keeyes directed the movie from an original script by Matthew Rogers. It takes place a year and a half after the fall of civilization from a virus outbreak. A former FBI agent (Meyers) is forced to protect a young woman, who is immune to the disease, from a dangerous gang hunting her led by a psychopath who believes he’s going to use her to save the world (Malkovich).
Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman are producing the film via their Yale Productions banner alongside Keeyes. Executive producers and financiers include Michael J. Rothstein, Roman Kopelevich, Richard Switzer, Ian Niles, Michael Barnett, Rob Dubar, Peter Anske, Lee Broda, Joel Michaely, Gregory Ruden, Michael and Jackie Palkovicz,...
The Yale Productions thriller recently wrapped in the Tri-state area.
Jon Keeyes directed the movie from an original script by Matthew Rogers. It takes place a year and a half after the fall of civilization from a virus outbreak. A former FBI agent (Meyers) is forced to protect a young woman, who is immune to the disease, from a dangerous gang hunting her led by a psychopath who believes he’s going to use her to save the world (Malkovich).
Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman are producing the film via their Yale Productions banner alongside Keeyes. Executive producers and financiers include Michael J. Rothstein, Roman Kopelevich, Richard Switzer, Ian Niles, Michael Barnett, Rob Dubar, Peter Anske, Lee Broda, Joel Michaely, Gregory Ruden, Michael and Jackie Palkovicz,...
- 1/5/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman and Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: AMC Networks streamers Sundance Now and Umc have inked a deal for the North American, Caribbean, Canadian, and UK rights to South African horror series Dead Places.
Created by Gareth Crocker, who is behind Shadow, Netflix’s first South African original series, Dead Places is co-produced by France’s Canal+ and Johannesburg-based Motion Story. It premieres in summer next year.
The story centers on an author who has dedicated his career to solving paranormal cases, returning home to South Africa to investigate the biggest mystery of his life: His sister’s death in a water canal 20 years ago.
The series stars Anthony Oseyemi (Agent), Rea Rangaka (Madiba), Shamilla Miller (Blood and Water) David Butler (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), David James (District 9), Luthuli Dlamini (The Furnace), S’Dumo Mtshali (Avenged), and Pallance Dladla (Hard to Get).
Crocker created, wrote, and directed Dead Places. He also serves as an executive...
Created by Gareth Crocker, who is behind Shadow, Netflix’s first South African original series, Dead Places is co-produced by France’s Canal+ and Johannesburg-based Motion Story. It premieres in summer next year.
The story centers on an author who has dedicated his career to solving paranormal cases, returning home to South Africa to investigate the biggest mystery of his life: His sister’s death in a water canal 20 years ago.
The series stars Anthony Oseyemi (Agent), Rea Rangaka (Madiba), Shamilla Miller (Blood and Water) David Butler (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), David James (District 9), Luthuli Dlamini (The Furnace), S’Dumo Mtshali (Avenged), and Pallance Dladla (Hard to Get).
Crocker created, wrote, and directed Dead Places. He also serves as an executive...
- 12/8/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Barton Fitzpatrick has signed with APA and new management Cultivate Entertainment Partners.
Fitzpatrick is best known for his role as “Reg Taylor” on Showtime’s series, The Chi. Fitzpatrick, who most recently guest starred on the Fox series Empire, is currently shooting director Jamal Hill’s indie project Legacy opposite LisaRaye McCoy.
Other recent credits include recurring guest star roles on Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, and Chicago P.D. He is managed by Cultivate Entertainment co-founder Sean Mik’ael Butler.
Fitzpatrick is best known for his role as “Reg Taylor” on Showtime’s series, The Chi. Fitzpatrick, who most recently guest starred on the Fox series Empire, is currently shooting director Jamal Hill’s indie project Legacy opposite LisaRaye McCoy.
Other recent credits include recurring guest star roles on Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, and Chicago P.D. He is managed by Cultivate Entertainment co-founder Sean Mik’ael Butler.
- 11/13/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: APA has signed Jamal Hill, the writer and director behind the Queen Latifah-produced drama Brotherly Love.
Hill recently directed True To The Game 2, the sequel to the 2017 drama starring Vivica A. Fox, Andra Fuller, Erica Peeples, Niatia “Lil Mama” Kirkland, Iyana Halley, and Jeremy Meeks. The pic is due to hit select theaters on Nov. 6. His past credits include Streets starring Meek Mill and Nafessa Williams, Netflix’s Deuces starring Meagan Good and Larenz Tate, and The Available Wife, starring Kj Smith and acquired by Umc.
Hill, who is set to direct a new Umc series titled Lace, will continue to be managed by Sean Mik’ael Butler of Cultivate Entertainment.
Hill recently directed True To The Game 2, the sequel to the 2017 drama starring Vivica A. Fox, Andra Fuller, Erica Peeples, Niatia “Lil Mama” Kirkland, Iyana Halley, and Jeremy Meeks. The pic is due to hit select theaters on Nov. 6. His past credits include Streets starring Meek Mill and Nafessa Williams, Netflix’s Deuces starring Meagan Good and Larenz Tate, and The Available Wife, starring Kj Smith and acquired by Umc.
Hill, who is set to direct a new Umc series titled Lace, will continue to be managed by Sean Mik’ael Butler of Cultivate Entertainment.
- 10/30/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cultivate Entertainment, the Los Angeles and Oslo based management and production company, has launched a podcast division.
The new wing of the company expands on Cultivate founders Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm’s work executive producing the Showtime podcast series All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. The show, featuring guests including the late Kobe Bryant and Jamie Foxx, has garnered more than 50 million views on Youtube and a further 25 million downloads on iTunes.
Cultivate Digital will be run by Anniken Aalbu, whose background includes developing sports shows in Norway, being a PGA tour reporter, and working as a producer for Michelle Khare’s YouTube series Challenge Accepted.
It is already in development on two true crime podcasts with Charles King’s Macro, and is also planning to launch a new show that will explore sports, tech, and real estate and will be fronted by former...
The new wing of the company expands on Cultivate founders Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm’s work executive producing the Showtime podcast series All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. The show, featuring guests including the late Kobe Bryant and Jamie Foxx, has garnered more than 50 million views on Youtube and a further 25 million downloads on iTunes.
Cultivate Digital will be run by Anniken Aalbu, whose background includes developing sports shows in Norway, being a PGA tour reporter, and working as a producer for Michelle Khare’s YouTube series Challenge Accepted.
It is already in development on two true crime podcasts with Charles King’s Macro, and is also planning to launch a new show that will explore sports, tech, and real estate and will be fronted by former...
- 8/11/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
New York, NY (September 18, 2012)-- Cedric Stewart (Alan Ball's 'Banshee') has signed with Don Buchwald & Associates, Inc. Buchwald will represent Stewart across the board. Jonathan Mason will work directly with Stewart. Stewart just finished filming an episode of Alan Ball's (True Blood) highly anticipated 'Banshee' in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also has a recurring role on Tyler Perry's TBS sitcom, "For Better or Worse." Stewart continues to be repped by Sean Mik'ael at Serendipity Entertainment. About Cedric Stewart Hailing from Washington, DC, Cedric Stewart is one of Hollywood’s newest emerging actors to explode...
- 9/19/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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