According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Raimi and Joshua Donen's Stars Road Entertainment have put together a two-year, first-look deal with Sony Pictures TV. Running this new entity will be CBS drama department, senior vice president Robert Zotnowski.
The plan for Stars Road is to get a bigger market share of broadcast TV and cable. The major focus will be drama. The horror projects will be handled by Raimi's Ghost House Pictures.
"We felt like-minded about television," stated Zotnowski, who is "a longtime fan and admirer of Sam Raimi."
Raimi is known in TV for such action-adventure hits as Xena: Warrior Princess and Legend of the Seeker. Other shows include American Gothic for CBS and the CW's 13: Fear Is Real.
"Sam, Rob and I have been very fortunate that our TV ideas have ended up as series," offered Donen, "but we realized that we needed somebody dedicated full time to that business."
Raimi has a very strong bond with Sony due to has masterminding of the Spider-Man franchise.
Source: www.movieweb.com
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