Wiip, the studio behind series such as HBO’s Mare of Easttown and Apple’s Dickinson, has secured further investment. The company, run by former ABC boss Paul Lee, has received additional investment from private equity company Atwater Capital. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Atwater Capital first invested in the … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: Epix is developing Brother From Another, a true crime docuseries about the 2015 murder of Florida physician Teresa Sievers, from Served Like a Girl director Lysa Heslov, George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse TV and wiip. Lysa Heslov directs and executive produces the docuseries, which recounts the horrific events … Read entire story.
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In a competitive situation, Paul Lee’s recently launched independent studio wiip has acquired the rights to Gimlet Media’s new scripted podcast, Sandra, to develop for premium television. Gimlet Pictures (Homecoming), the TV and film production arm of Gimlet, will produce the series, its first project under the banner launched … Read entire story.
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