Exclusive: Verve has hired Jacy Schleier as an agent in the Non-Fiction team, led by Partner Andy Stabile. Schleier was most recently an agent, Non-Fiction Television, Talent & IP at CAA.
There, she was involved in the representation of production companies such as Magical Elves (Nailed It!), Citizen Jones (How to Become a Tyrant), Mary Robertson’s Maxine (June), and Objective (Lingo). She worked with filmmaker Skye Borgman (Sins of Our Mother) on securing an overall deal at Netflix and has represented chef Kwame Onwuachi (Top Chef) and producers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Love Island, and Below Deck.
In the Book-to-tv & film area, Schleier has been involved in the representation of companies like Mattel, Spotify, and ProPublica and assisted journalists such as Bob Spitz (The Remarkable Life of Julia Child), and Laura Beil (Dr. Death) in adapting their stories for television.
Schleier also was involved in selling documentaries,...
There, she was involved in the representation of production companies such as Magical Elves (Nailed It!), Citizen Jones (How to Become a Tyrant), Mary Robertson’s Maxine (June), and Objective (Lingo). She worked with filmmaker Skye Borgman (Sins of Our Mother) on securing an overall deal at Netflix and has represented chef Kwame Onwuachi (Top Chef) and producers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Love Island, and Below Deck.
In the Book-to-tv & film area, Schleier has been involved in the representation of companies like Mattel, Spotify, and ProPublica and assisted journalists such as Bob Spitz (The Remarkable Life of Julia Child), and Laura Beil (Dr. Death) in adapting their stories for television.
Schleier also was involved in selling documentaries,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The critically acclaimed original true-crime series from Wondery, Dr. Death, will return in December with a new story of a doctor who deceived both the medical establishment and the patients who put their lives in his hands. In the fourth installment, Dr. Death: Bad Magic host Laura Beil returns to tell the story of Serhat Gumrukcu, a charismatic medic who said he was on the brink of curing some of the world’s deadliest diseases—all while hiding secrets about his criminal past. The fourth season will be available on Wondery+ starting December 4, and will be available on Amazon Music and everywhere you get your podcasts starting January 22.
Serhat Gumrukcu was acclaimed as a genius after his research promised groundbreaking treatments for the terminally ill. Excitement about the breakthrough made him rich—his biotech company reached a value of half a billion dollars. Meanwhile, Gumrukcu led a charmed life in Los Angeles,...
Serhat Gumrukcu was acclaimed as a genius after his research promised groundbreaking treatments for the terminally ill. Excitement about the breakthrough made him rich—his biotech company reached a value of half a billion dollars. Meanwhile, Gumrukcu led a charmed life in Los Angeles,...
- 11/27/2023
- Podnews.net
The critically acclaimed original true-crime series from Wondery, Dr. Death, will return in December for a new series. It tells the story of a doctor who deceived both the medical establishment and the patients who put their lives in his hands. Host Laura Beil returns for the fourth instalment, Dr. Death: Bad Magic, which tells the story of Serhat Gumrukcu.
- 10/25/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
December will mark the return of “Dr. Death,” both the podcast and the show. The Wondery podcast will premiere on Dec. 4, TheWrap can exclusively reveal, along with the premise of the “Bad Magic” installment of the podcast.
This time around, award-winning reporter Laura Beil will be chronicling the story of Serhat Gumrukcu, a doctor and scientist who claimed to be on the verge of curing HIV and cancer. His biotech company, Enochian BioSciences Inc., reached a valuation of half a billion dollars as Gumrukcu made a name for himself in the medical tech sector. As his company’s portfolio rose so too did his personal portfolio; it wasn’t uncommon for Gumrukcu to post photos of himself basking with celebrities in glamorous locations. But this fortune came crashing down when a man from Gumrukcu’s past was found dead with gunshot wounds, a shocking revelation that marked the beginning of the end for Gumrukcu.
This time around, award-winning reporter Laura Beil will be chronicling the story of Serhat Gumrukcu, a doctor and scientist who claimed to be on the verge of curing HIV and cancer. His biotech company, Enochian BioSciences Inc., reached a valuation of half a billion dollars as Gumrukcu made a name for himself in the medical tech sector. As his company’s portfolio rose so too did his personal portfolio; it wasn’t uncommon for Gumrukcu to post photos of himself basking with celebrities in glamorous locations. But this fortune came crashing down when a man from Gumrukcu’s past was found dead with gunshot wounds, a shocking revelation that marked the beginning of the end for Gumrukcu.
- 10/24/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Wondery is jumping from the airwaves to real life.
The premium podcast studio from Amazon is prepping to launch Exhibit C: A True Crime Experience Live at New York’s Gotham Hall on Oct. 24. The one-night-only event promises to “bring to life the world of Exhibit C,” the collection of Wondery podcasts that are “rooted in mystery, suspense and deeply reported investigative stories.” That slate includes Dr. Death, Scamfluencers, MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark, and Mysterious Stories, Exposed and Killer Psyche.
Talent from those shows — MrBallen, Candice DeLong (Killer Psyche), Laura Beil (Dr. Death, Exposed), and Sarah Hagi and Scaachi Koul (Scamfluencers) — will be on hand to participate in the festivities. THR has learned that the Scamfluencers team will share an untold scam with a big twist and Beil will share behind-the-scenes details from Dr. Death and Exposed, DeLong will present a case in real time. Other program highlights include crime scene investigation and forensics,...
The premium podcast studio from Amazon is prepping to launch Exhibit C: A True Crime Experience Live at New York’s Gotham Hall on Oct. 24. The one-night-only event promises to “bring to life the world of Exhibit C,” the collection of Wondery podcasts that are “rooted in mystery, suspense and deeply reported investigative stories.” That slate includes Dr. Death, Scamfluencers, MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark, and Mysterious Stories, Exposed and Killer Psyche.
Talent from those shows — MrBallen, Candice DeLong (Killer Psyche), Laura Beil (Dr. Death, Exposed), and Sarah Hagi and Scaachi Koul (Scamfluencers) — will be on hand to participate in the festivities. THR has learned that the Scamfluencers team will share an untold scam with a big twist and Beil will share behind-the-scenes details from Dr. Death and Exposed, DeLong will present a case in real time. Other program highlights include crime scene investigation and forensics,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new podcast series investigates the scandal around Dr. Robert Hadden, an Ob-gyn at Columbia University who abused his patients for more than 20 years. Reported and hosted by award-winning health reporter Laura Beil, Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University shares the stories of numerous survivors and their decade-long battle to bring Hadden to justice and hold institutions accountable regarding what happened.
- 9/6/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
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If you’ve listened to a good podcast in the past year, chances are high that a studio is already in talks to adapt it for the screen.
The podcast-to-tv trend kicked into high gear earlier this year with the release of shows like Hulu’s The Dropout, Apple TV+’s WeCrashed, Peacock’s Joe vs. Carole and NBC’s The Thing About Pam — all of which were prestige, limited series based on podcasts of the same name. At the end of 2021, audiences saw Peacock’s Dr. Death and Apple TV+’s The Shrink Next Door.
In some instances, such as with WeCrashed and Dr. Death, the showrunners were given early access to the podcast to see if — and how — they would be interested in adapting the story for TV.
“I was sucked in from the first episode of the podcast,” says Patrick Macmanus,...
If you’ve listened to a good podcast in the past year, chances are high that a studio is already in talks to adapt it for the screen.
The podcast-to-tv trend kicked into high gear earlier this year with the release of shows like Hulu’s The Dropout, Apple TV+’s WeCrashed, Peacock’s Joe vs. Carole and NBC’s The Thing About Pam — all of which were prestige, limited series based on podcasts of the same name. At the end of 2021, audiences saw Peacock’s Dr. Death and Apple TV+’s The Shrink Next Door.
In some instances, such as with WeCrashed and Dr. Death, the showrunners were given early access to the podcast to see if — and how — they would be interested in adapting the story for TV.
“I was sucked in from the first episode of the podcast,” says Patrick Macmanus,...
- 6/9/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The next installment of the Wondery podcast series Dr. Death explores how Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini manipulated his patients and performed experimental surgeries on them without their consent.
Season 3 of the podcast, titled Dr. Death: Miracle Man, features interviews between host Laura Beil and television producer Benita Alexander, who fell in love with Macchiarini while reporting on him for a news segment and eventually got engaged to him. Their relationship was documented in a 2016 Vanity Fair article, where Alexander equated their affair to a scam. (Among other things, Macchiarini falsely...
Season 3 of the podcast, titled Dr. Death: Miracle Man, features interviews between host Laura Beil and television producer Benita Alexander, who fell in love with Macchiarini while reporting on him for a news segment and eventually got engaged to him. Their relationship was documented in a 2016 Vanity Fair article, where Alexander equated their affair to a scam. (Among other things, Macchiarini falsely...
- 8/2/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Dr. Death, the hit podcast that focuses on egregious cases of medical malpractice, is getting a spinoff.
The team behind the audio series, which is being turned into a TV show starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, is launching The Vaping Fix.
The six-part audio series, from Wondery, the podcast company behind series such as Dirty John that was acquired by Amazon last year, and journalist Laura Beil, will tell the inside story behind the rise of vaping and how Juul went from a Stanford student’s project to curb smoking habits to a multibillion-dollar company that may have hooked a new generation.
It will tell the tale of two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with a new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined.
The team behind the audio series, which is being turned into a TV show starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater, is launching The Vaping Fix.
The six-part audio series, from Wondery, the podcast company behind series such as Dirty John that was acquired by Amazon last year, and journalist Laura Beil, will tell the inside story behind the rise of vaping and how Juul went from a Stanford student’s project to curb smoking habits to a multibillion-dollar company that may have hooked a new generation.
It will tell the tale of two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with a new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined.
- 5/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The podcasting business is booming and CAA is responding by naming its first official podcast boss.
Josh Lindgren, who has been with the agency since 2018, has been promoted to head of its podcast department.
Lindgren has struck a number of major podcasting deals in recent years including a deal between Jonathan Glickman’s Glickmania and iHeartMedia for a slate of music-driven podcast, as revealed by Deadline earlier this month, Ava DuVernay’s partnership with Spotify, a first-look deal with Warner Bros. for Mick Jagger’s Rainy Day Podcasts, a deal between Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Spotify and deals for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures and Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Media.
He also represents the likes of Stuff You Should Know, NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, Dr. Death reporter Laura Beil, producers Little Everywhere, Salt Audio, Lauren Bright Pacheco, Futuro Media Group, Gideon Media, Maximum Fun, and Lemonada Media
CAA...
Josh Lindgren, who has been with the agency since 2018, has been promoted to head of its podcast department.
Lindgren has struck a number of major podcasting deals in recent years including a deal between Jonathan Glickman’s Glickmania and iHeartMedia for a slate of music-driven podcast, as revealed by Deadline earlier this month, Ava DuVernay’s partnership with Spotify, a first-look deal with Warner Bros. for Mick Jagger’s Rainy Day Podcasts, a deal between Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Spotify and deals for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures and Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Media.
He also represents the likes of Stuff You Should Know, NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, Dr. Death reporter Laura Beil, producers Little Everywhere, Salt Audio, Lauren Bright Pacheco, Futuro Media Group, Gideon Media, Maximum Fun, and Lemonada Media
CAA...
- 3/11/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The podcast platform Wondery has dropped a new trailer for Season Two of its medical malpractice series, Dr. Death, which will tell the story of an oncologist who knowingly doled out chemotherapy to patients who didn’t even have cancer. The show premieres on October 27th.
The series is centered around Dr. Farid Fata, a Michigan doctor with a pristine resumé who spent nearly a decade misleading more than 500 patients, putting them on intense chemotherapy regiments and then recouping millions in fraudulent charges to Medicare and private insurance companies. The...
The series is centered around Dr. Farid Fata, a Michigan doctor with a pristine resumé who spent nearly a decade misleading more than 500 patients, putting them on intense chemotherapy regiments and then recouping millions in fraudulent charges to Medicare and private insurance companies. The...
- 10/26/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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