Skydance Television

**Skydance Television** is a television production company launched by Skydance Media on May 1, 2013.

## History

On May 1, 2013, Skydance launched **Skydance Television**, hiring Marcy Ross as division president. Carolyn Harris joined Skydance Television as vice president a month later. However, on January 2020, Marcy Ross left her position and transitioning to a overall producing deal with the media company, where she will continue to serve as executive producer on *Grace and Frankie*, *Altered Carbon*, *Condor* and *Foundation*. In her place, Bill Bost has been upped from senior vice president to president of Skydance Television.

In May 2014, Jake Rose joins Skydance Television as EVP Production before in March 2018, Carol Turner joined Skydance to replace Rose on overseeing all physical production at the studio. By July 2014, it’s first show, *Manhattan*, was launched on WGN America, reciving critical acclaim throughout its run, but failed to secure adequate ratings, resulting the series cancelled for 2 seasons in 2015.

Later in April 2017, director Sam Raimi signed his first look deal at Skydance Television with his television producing partner Debbie Liebling. By September 2017, a multi-year overall agreement was signed to producers Patrick Massett and John Zinman for Skydance Television after joining on a series based on *Sword Art Online*. After the 2017 announcement of developing a series adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction book series *Foundation* with David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman serving as the production's writers, in 2018, Apple Studios to brought the rights to the series and renewed a second season upon it’s release in 2021, making it the first series to air from Apple Inc.. In June 2018, *Dietland* aired on AMC for over 10 episodes based on the 2015 novel along with a companion talk show hosted by Aisha Tyler from *Archer*, under it's label company Uncharted.

In September 2019, writer David S. Goyer also signed an deal with Skydance Television for an exclusive multi-year overall agreement as well under his Phantom Four company. On April 2019, *Daredevil* writer Lewaa Nasserdeen joins Skydance Television on a overall deal as well while developing a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series on Showtime. In May 2019, Alison Schapker, showrunner of *Altered Carbon*, makes a overall deal with Skydance Television to develop various series at the studio, including an US remake of a South Korea series called *Hotel del Luna*.
By August 2019, writer Olivia Purnell had an overall deal with Skydance Television on writing projects for the studio. In May 2020, Nick Santora was also on an overall deal with Skydance Television with a series starting Arnold Schwarzenegger called *FUBAR*, soon to be released on Netflix. During the month on the same year, Skydance Television names Drew Brown as head of production with others joining in from various companies.

In December 2020, Skydance Television signed a first look deal with Exile Content Studio to develop and produce scripted English-language series. But by February 2021, the studio also signed a first look deal with Impact, a global talent network and development accelerator program owned by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for television productions. In November 2021, Peter Johnson joins Skydance Television as a television executive reporting for Bill Bost. By November 2022, Bost steps down and launches his own company while Netflix's Matt Thunell takes his place. On December 2022, it was announced that Octavia Spencer’s production company, Orit Entertainment, has entered a multiyear first-look deal for scripted TV projects for Skydance Television.

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## External links

* https://skydance.com/tv

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