Rachel Brill has been promoted to vice president of unscripted programming for TNT Originals. Brill, who most recently served as director of unscripted development for TNT, is responsible for supervising development of unscripted series, collaborating with directors and producers on developing new ideas, providing creative oversight of unscripted pilots from pre-production through production and post-production; and supervising the continued development of series once they’ve been greenlit. Brill is based in Los Angeles and reports to David Eilenberg, senior vice president of unscripted development for TNT and TBS. Prior to joining TNT, Brill served as vice president of development and supervising producer at Zoo Productions. While at Zoo, Brill oversaw development and production of pitches, presentations and pilots, including the Emmy®-nominated Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; Hub’s Family Game Night; truTV’s Southern Fried Stings and Over the Limit; TV Land’s How’d You Get So Rich?...
- 6/6/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Disney Channel, who has built its business on scripted comedies and movies, is venturing into reality with PrankStars, a celebrity-driven hidden-camera series that sounds like CW's upcoming H8R but with fans instead of haters. The series, whose premiere episode features Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez, Debby Ryan and Mitchel Musso, revolves around unsuspecting tweens and teens who are set up by family members and come face to face with their favorite celebrities "in unpredictable and humorous situations." PrankStars, produced by Zoo Prods., premieres July 15. Barry Poznick (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?), John Stevens (Lingo), Charles Steenveld (Family Game Night) and Rick de Oliveira (All-Star Celebrity Treasure Hunt) are exec producing.
- 6/21/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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