Warner Bros. Discovery cancellation spree; Amy Savitsky to co-run unscripted content at Lifetime; and more
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Warner Bros. Discovery is tidying up its 2022 books with some last-minute HBO Max write-offs. The spree Monday included the removal of all four seasons of sci-fi drama?Westworld?as well the cancellations of?The Minx (reversing its Season 2 renewal), anthology?Love Life?after two seasons and?The Nevers?after one, with the period drama’s second part yet to run.
All of?The Minx,?Love Life?and?The Nevers’?existing episodes also are being removed from HBO Max, as are those of?Gordita Chronicles, whose pullout Deadline reported Friday.
The HBO Max slate has been undergoing end-of-year financial review by WBD. After the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery closed last April, the company promised investors $3.5 billion in cost savings. Programming, staffing and all other parts of the operation are under the microscope. While?Love Life,?Minx?and?Gordita Chronicles?come from outside studios, which will be looking for new streaming homes for them, word is that WBD may use?Westworld?and possibly?The Nevers?-- both high-end, company-owned drama productions for HBO proper – to anchor potential FAST channels CEO David Zaslav has been looking to launch.?
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Fifth Season has bolstered its television ranks with the hiring of Amazon’s Jill Arthur as EVP, TV Development and Production. The company formerly known as Endeavor Content has also promoted Noah Greenshner to EVP, TV Development and Production. Both will report to Joe Hipps, President, TV Development and Production.?
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History’s Amy Savitsky is moving to Lifetime as SVP, Unscripted Development and Programming. She will work alongside Brie Miranda Bryant, who shares the same job title, and is tasked with driving the cable network’s non-fiction programming. The pair will manage the programming and development team together.?
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