Singh signs first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio
Tony Maglio | May 6, 2021 @ 11:30 AM
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“A Little Late With Lilly Singh’s” TV tenure will be a little short: the NBC late-night series is ending after less than two years. But Singh isn’t leaving the family; she has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio to develop unscripted projects through her Unicorn Island Productions.
The final original episode of “A Little Late” will air on June 3. Reruns of the two-season experiment will fill the 1:30 a.m. time slot through the summer, we’re told.
NBC’s A Little Late With Lilly Singh Ending After Season 2
NBC and Lilly Singh have decided to end Singh’s late-night program
A Little Late With Lilly Singh after just two years, the company and Singh announced on Thursday.
In a statement released alongside the announcement, Singh cited her desire to make longer-form content that focuses on other aspects and stories as the reason for deciding to end the show. “I have a desire to make longer-form content telling underrepresented stories, which is difficult to execute on a nightly show,” Singh said.
Currently, Singh is set to star in a new comedy project on Netflix, which will be executive produced by Kenya Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society. Singh has also signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, to develop unscripted projects.
Bouchra Réjani’s WeMake Leaps Into Scripted With ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Directors (EXCLUSIVE) Variety 6 hrs ago
WeMake, a thriving production company launched by Bouchra Réjani, Shine France’s former COO, is turning three with a bullish slate of upscale formats and ambitious scripted projects, including drama series “Image,” from Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the directors of “Bad Boys for Life,” and the variety show “Morphing Singers.”
The Paris-based banner has so far developed an impressive catalog of more than 80 formats, 12 of which have been ordered or optioned in France and around the world. Out of those 12 formats, 10 of them are original creations, including “Roll the Dice” and “Big Crazy Game Night,” which was the first original format of France’s commercial network M6. “Big Crazy Game Night’s” format just sold to Italy, Finland, and in the U.S. to Spook Studio.
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‘World of Dance’ Canceled After 4 Seasons at NBC
Dance competition series executive produced by Jennifer Lopez will not return this summerReid Nakamura | March 15, 2021 @ 7:00 PM Last Updated: March 15, 2021 @ 7:04 PM
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“World of Dance” has been canceled after four seasons at NBC, TheWrap has confirmed.
The Jennifer Lopez-produce dance competition series concluded its most recent season last August when the teen trio MDC 3 was named champions. The show was absent from NBC’s recently announced summer lineup, and there are no current plans for it to return to the network.
The series, from Universal Television Alternative Studio and Nuyorican Productions, puts individual and group dancers from a variety of genres and styles up against each other for the title of “Best Dancer in the World” and a $1 million prize.