Exclusive: Veteran unscripted agent and producer Bill Thompson, former Head Of Unscripted Television at Verve, is launching his own management and production company, Artists Group | Unscripted.
“In the past twenty years, I’ve never seen disruption like we are having now. But disruption breeds opportunity and now is the time to be nimble and pivot away from the traditional way of doing things,” Thompson said. “With a focus on forging new pathways, Agu will bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the unscripted television industry. Additionally, Agu will be heavily focused on representing and working with international IP/Format creators to tap into the global demand for fresh content”.
The list of international content creators signed by Thompson include the creator of The Masked Singer, Wonwoo Park, and his Seoul-based Diturn Productions.
Agu also will continue to represent longtime Thompson executive producer/showrunner clients including five-time Emmy-winning Mark Bracero (Queer...
“In the past twenty years, I’ve never seen disruption like we are having now. But disruption breeds opportunity and now is the time to be nimble and pivot away from the traditional way of doing things,” Thompson said. “With a focus on forging new pathways, Agu will bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the unscripted television industry. Additionally, Agu will be heavily focused on representing and working with international IP/Format creators to tap into the global demand for fresh content”.
The list of international content creators signed by Thompson include the creator of The Masked Singer, Wonwoo Park, and his Seoul-based Diturn Productions.
Agu also will continue to represent longtime Thompson executive producer/showrunner clients including five-time Emmy-winning Mark Bracero (Queer...
- 3/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve seen “Queer Eye” make over all types of heroes over the years — from ranchers to gay pastors. But we’ve never seen anything like what Season 7 is promising. In Netflix’s first trailer for the new season, which premieres on May 12, the Fab Five are going to be helping the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha.
“That’s right, we’re doing a frat house,” Bobby Berk says in the trailer.
It isn’t long before those cheery quips become screams of horror as the five enter this mold and fly-covered party house. It’s all part of Berk, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France’s new season in New Orleans. But it’s not going to be all sequins and Mardi Gras masks. In the tear-filled trailer, the team asks their heroes to confront everything from toxic masculinity to their own internalized homophobia.
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“That’s right, we’re doing a frat house,” Bobby Berk says in the trailer.
It isn’t long before those cheery quips become screams of horror as the five enter this mold and fly-covered party house. It’s all part of Berk, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France’s new season in New Orleans. But it’s not going to be all sequins and Mardi Gras masks. In the tear-filled trailer, the team asks their heroes to confront everything from toxic masculinity to their own internalized homophobia.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Exclusive: After four years at Verve, veteran unscripted television agent Bill Thompson has joined Vital Artists Agency, reuniting with former colleague Phil Irven.
At Verve, Thompson launched an unscripted division in 2018 and oversaw that area for the agency. His departure followed the July hire of former ICM agent Andy Stabile as Verve Partner and Head of Unscripted. Thompson met with a couple of companies and went with upstart Vital, which was launched in late 2020 by Rebel Entertainment Partners’ Irven, April Yuan and Cal Boyington. They were joined by veteran unscripted executive Nicole Zien earlier this year.
During his Verve tenure, Thompson built a department that packaged and sold over 100 hours of programming including Pants on Fire (Disney +) American Dreams (Discovery +) and the upcoming USA series Barmageddon with Blake Shelton. On the talent side, Thompson brokered Leah Remini’s seven-figure People Puzzler game show deal and the reboot of Kat Von D’s LA Ink.
At Verve, Thompson launched an unscripted division in 2018 and oversaw that area for the agency. His departure followed the July hire of former ICM agent Andy Stabile as Verve Partner and Head of Unscripted. Thompson met with a couple of companies and went with upstart Vital, which was launched in late 2020 by Rebel Entertainment Partners’ Irven, April Yuan and Cal Boyington. They were joined by veteran unscripted executive Nicole Zien earlier this year.
During his Verve tenure, Thompson built a department that packaged and sold over 100 hours of programming including Pants on Fire (Disney +) American Dreams (Discovery +) and the upcoming USA series Barmageddon with Blake Shelton. On the talent side, Thompson brokered Leah Remini’s seven-figure People Puzzler game show deal and the reboot of Kat Von D’s LA Ink.
- 9/16/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s official: Queer Eye is positively sick with Emmys.
The Netflix show just won its fifth Emmy in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program category.
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photos: Chip & Joanna Gaines, ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Plus RuPaul, Simone Boseman & More
The series, which stars Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Antoni Porowski as the Fab Five, has won the Outstanding Structured Reality Program every year since 2018. Before that ABC’s Shark Tank won four years in a row.
This year, the guys beat out Antiques Roadshow, Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Love is Blind, and Shark Tank.
Creative Arts Emmys: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
“Thank you all once again for recognizing our show for the fifth year. I’m so proud that our stories we tell on Queer Eye connect with people around the world and we couldn’t do it without our fabulous team here,...
The Netflix show just won its fifth Emmy in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program category.
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photos: Chip & Joanna Gaines, ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Plus RuPaul, Simone Boseman & More
The series, which stars Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Antoni Porowski as the Fab Five, has won the Outstanding Structured Reality Program every year since 2018. Before that ABC’s Shark Tank won four years in a row.
This year, the guys beat out Antiques Roadshow, Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Love is Blind, and Shark Tank.
Creative Arts Emmys: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
“Thank you all once again for recognizing our show for the fifth year. I’m so proud that our stories we tell on Queer Eye connect with people around the world and we couldn’t do it without our fabulous team here,...
- 9/4/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix makeover series Queer Eye is looking for its fifth straight Emmy win after picking up its latest nomination.
The series, which stars Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Antoni Porowski as the Fab Five, has won the Outstanding Structured Reality Program every year since 2018.
2022 Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
This year it will be up against PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, Magnolia’s Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Netflix’s Love Is Blind and ABC’s Shark Tank.
Before that ABC’s Shark Tank won four years in a row.
Last year, Queer Eye beat PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home, Nat Geo’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls and Shark Tank and in 2020 it beat Antiques Roadshow, Shark Tank, Love Is Blind and HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation.
It comes as Queer Eye has just wrapped filming on its seventh season in New Orleans.
The series, which stars Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Antoni Porowski as the Fab Five, has won the Outstanding Structured Reality Program every year since 2018.
2022 Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
This year it will be up against PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, Magnolia’s Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Netflix’s Love Is Blind and ABC’s Shark Tank.
Before that ABC’s Shark Tank won four years in a row.
Last year, Queer Eye beat PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home, Nat Geo’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls and Shark Tank and in 2020 it beat Antiques Roadshow, Shark Tank, Love Is Blind and HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation.
It comes as Queer Eye has just wrapped filming on its seventh season in New Orleans.
- 7/12/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Queer Eye took home its fourth straight Emmy win for Outstanding Structured Reality Program and tied annual rival Shark Tank’s category record.
The Netflix makeover series, which won for its fifth season that debuted in June 2020, has won the award every year since 2018, equalling the record set by the ABC series, which won the four previous years.
This year, it beat PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home, Nat Geo’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls and Shark Tank.
The Netflix series, which is produced by ITV Entertainment and Scout Productions, is exec produced by Scout’s David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, showrunner Jennifer Lane, Mark Bracero, Adam Sher, David George, David Eilenberg, and Rachelle Mendez.
Emmys Scorecard: Wins By Network & Program After Creative Arts Ceremonies
Eric, who said that he felt like Diana Ross performing at Madison Square Garden, echoed RuPaul’s comments about “kindess” in his acceptance speech.
The Netflix makeover series, which won for its fifth season that debuted in June 2020, has won the award every year since 2018, equalling the record set by the ABC series, which won the four previous years.
This year, it beat PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home, Nat Geo’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls and Shark Tank.
The Netflix series, which is produced by ITV Entertainment and Scout Productions, is exec produced by Scout’s David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, showrunner Jennifer Lane, Mark Bracero, Adam Sher, David George, David Eilenberg, and Rachelle Mendez.
Emmys Scorecard: Wins By Network & Program After Creative Arts Ceremonies
Eric, who said that he felt like Diana Ross performing at Madison Square Garden, echoed RuPaul’s comments about “kindess” in his acceptance speech.
- 9/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Queer Eye secured its third reality Emmy win in a row, seeing off new shows and closing in on Shark Tank’s record.
The Netflix series won the Primetime Emmy For Outstanding Structured Reality Program, having won the award in 2019 and 2018 (while its original show won in 2004).
It beat A Very Brady Renovation, Love Is Blind, Antiques Roadshow and Shark Tank.
The latter won the award for the four years between 2014 and 2017.
Exec producer Jordana Hochman thanked the Academy for the “incredible honor” on behalf of producers ITV America and Scout Productions, as well as their “creative partners and champions” at Netflix, its “best in class” production team and the Fab Five.
“We recognize how fortunate we are to create content that celebrates inclusion, empathy and kindness. Queer Eye transforms lives on screen and off, we’re so proud of it, we’re better for it and we’re deeply appreciative of this recognition,...
The Netflix series won the Primetime Emmy For Outstanding Structured Reality Program, having won the award in 2019 and 2018 (while its original show won in 2004).
It beat A Very Brady Renovation, Love Is Blind, Antiques Roadshow and Shark Tank.
The latter won the award for the four years between 2014 and 2017.
Exec producer Jordana Hochman thanked the Academy for the “incredible honor” on behalf of producers ITV America and Scout Productions, as well as their “creative partners and champions” at Netflix, its “best in class” production team and the Fab Five.
“We recognize how fortunate we are to create content that celebrates inclusion, empathy and kindness. Queer Eye transforms lives on screen and off, we’re so proud of it, we’re better for it and we’re deeply appreciative of this recognition,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Television Academy held the first of its five Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies on Monday night, virtually handing out trophies in 17 reality and non-fiction categories.
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” took home the night’s top prize for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, with other awards going to CNN’s “Apollo 11” documentary, Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” See the complete list of winners below.
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Monday’s ceremony was the first of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday.
Among the nominees in categories spanning casting, cinematography, editing, writing and more were long-running favorites like “Survivor” and “Top Chef,” as well as new series like Netflix’s quarantine-hit “Tiger King” and the HBO docuseries “McMillion$.”
Monday’s awards covered reality and non-fiction, with variety categories to follow on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will cover scripted,...
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” took home the night’s top prize for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, with other awards going to CNN’s “Apollo 11” documentary, Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” See the complete list of winners below.
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Monday’s ceremony was the first of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday.
Among the nominees in categories spanning casting, cinematography, editing, writing and more were long-running favorites like “Survivor” and “Top Chef,” as well as new series like Netflix’s quarantine-hit “Tiger King” and the HBO docuseries “McMillion$.”
Monday’s awards covered reality and non-fiction, with variety categories to follow on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will cover scripted,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In today’s TV News Roundup, Apple TV Plus announced the premiere date for “Little Voice,” and Netflix released a trailer for Season 5 of “Queer Eye.”
Dates
Apple TV Plus has announced that its upcoming series “Little Voice” will debut on the streamer on July 10. The series follows a talented performer (Brittany O’Grady) struggling to fulfill her dreams in New York. The series features original music by Sara Bareilles and is produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Bareilles, Jessie Nelson and Ben Stephenson serve as executive producers. See a first look at the new series above.
TNT has announced the second season of “The Alienist” will premiere on July 26 at 9 p.m. The new season, titled “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness,” sees stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning returning to play investigators caught up in a murder mystery in...
Dates
Apple TV Plus has announced that its upcoming series “Little Voice” will debut on the streamer on July 10. The series follows a talented performer (Brittany O’Grady) struggling to fulfill her dreams in New York. The series features original music by Sara Bareilles and is produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Bareilles, Jessie Nelson and Ben Stephenson serve as executive producers. See a first look at the new series above.
TNT has announced the second season of “The Alienist” will premiere on July 26 at 9 p.m. The new season, titled “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness,” sees stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning returning to play investigators caught up in a murder mystery in...
- 5/21/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced that “Queer Eye” Season 5 will premiere in June, and Audible has added 40 new sleep and relaxation titles to their newly-launched Sleep Collection.
Dates
Netflix has announced that “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will return on May 17 with seven new episodes releasing over the span of seven weeks. Minhaj will film the episodes from home in front of a green screen and focus on timely topics such as “What Happens If You Can’t Pay Rent?”, which is the first episode’s theme. “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” is executive produced by Minhaj; Prashanth Venkataramanujam, who showruns; Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman for Art & Industry, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment.
Season 5 of “Queer Eye” will be available on Netflix June 5. The Fab Five — Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness — are back, this time setting their sights...
Dates
Netflix has announced that “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will return on May 17 with seven new episodes releasing over the span of seven weeks. Minhaj will film the episodes from home in front of a green screen and focus on timely topics such as “What Happens If You Can’t Pay Rent?”, which is the first episode’s theme. “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” is executive produced by Minhaj; Prashanth Venkataramanujam, who showruns; Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman for Art & Industry, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment.
Season 5 of “Queer Eye” will be available on Netflix June 5. The Fab Five — Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness — are back, this time setting their sights...
- 5/15/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Fab Five are coming back next month and bound for Philadelphia. Netflix said today that Season 5 of its revived reality/makeover staple Queer Eye will premiere its 10 episodes on June 5. Check out some first-look photos above and below, along with the new key art.
Again preparing to make cool cats out of the stylistically challenged are Antoni Porowski (food and wine specialist), Bobby Berk (interior design), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), Karamo Brown (culture) and Tan France (fashion). They’re all set to bring their brand of self-love, confidence and encouragement to a new group of the unhip.
The revived series, which already has been renewed for Season 6 on the streamer. has scored seven Emmys since its 2018 revival, including back-to-back wins for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.
Queer Eye is executive produced by David Collins, Michael Williams and Rob Eric for Scout Productions, with Jennifer Lane serving as showrunner and executive producer.
Again preparing to make cool cats out of the stylistically challenged are Antoni Porowski (food and wine specialist), Bobby Berk (interior design), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), Karamo Brown (culture) and Tan France (fashion). They’re all set to bring their brand of self-love, confidence and encouragement to a new group of the unhip.
The revived series, which already has been renewed for Season 6 on the streamer. has scored seven Emmys since its 2018 revival, including back-to-back wins for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.
Queer Eye is executive produced by David Collins, Michael Williams and Rob Eric for Scout Productions, with Jennifer Lane serving as showrunner and executive producer.
- 5/14/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has picked up a sixth season of Emmy-winning Queer Eye ahead of its Season 5 premiere. The new season will see the Fab Five return to their Southern roots with a home base in Austin, where they will “scour the prairie in a search for a whole new roster of heroes in need of a little TLC.”
Season 5 will debut this summer globally on Netflix.
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The series returned to Netflix in 2018 with a new Fab Five. In Season 5, makeover experts Antoni Porowski (food and wine), Bobby Berk (interior design), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), Karamo Brown (culture) and Tan France (fashion) take their brand of self-love, confidence and encouragement to a new roster of heroes in Philadelphia.
Season 5 will debut this summer globally on Netflix.
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The series returned to Netflix in 2018 with a new Fab Five. In Season 5, makeover experts Antoni Porowski (food and wine), Bobby Berk (interior design), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), Karamo Brown (culture) and Tan France (fashion) take their brand of self-love, confidence and encouragement to a new roster of heroes in Philadelphia.
- 3/11/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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