Viola Davis' JuVee Productions Signs First-Look Deal With Universal Global Television
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Denise Petski
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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon's production company, JuVee Productions, has signed a first-look deal with Universal Global Television to develop and produce series for all platforms. The first project under the deal is an adaptation of Kennedy Ryan's short story "Pawn," written by Chantelle M. Wells, with Davis, Tennon, and Andrew Wang executive producing.
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· 3 pulledJuVee Productions, the production company founded by Emmy and Oscar winner Viola Davis and producer Julius Tennon, has entered into a first-look deal with Universal Global Television.
Under the pact, Juvee will develop and produce series with UGT for all platforms, and has set Pawn, a series adaptation based on an original short story by bestselling author Kennedy Ryan, as the first project.
Chantelle M. Wells (Daredevil: Born Again, Yellowjackets) will pen the Pawn adaptation.
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