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Exclusive: Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jason Priestley and Caitlin Carmichael (Dwight in Shining Armor) will star in Speedway, a female-focused car-racing drama currently in development from Jane Kelly Kosek’s Meritage Pictures. Priestley, a former race car driver himself, will also serve as executive producer and is set to direct a number of episodes in the potential series, which is being pitched to broadcast and streaming networks.
Created and written by Kosek with a story from Kosek, Penny Edmiston and Chelsey Neders, Speedway follows 15-year-old Jordy (Carmichael) through her journey to become a race car champion. The series takes a fresh look at the race car industry through the eyes of a young, talented race car driver from a small town, who experiences many obstacles in her journey, including being taken seriously as a professional driver. Priestley will play a top race car driver who oversees one of the last remaining family-owned race tracks in America.
Created and written by Kosek with a story from Kosek, Penny Edmiston and Chelsey Neders, Speedway follows 15-year-old Jordy (Carmichael) through her journey to become a race car champion. The series takes a fresh look at the race car industry through the eyes of a young, talented race car driver from a small town, who experiences many obstacles in her journey, including being taken seriously as a professional driver. Priestley will play a top race car driver who oversees one of the last remaining family-owned race tracks in America.
- 7/18/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The struggling Own: Oprah Winfrey Network has laid off 30 employees or 20% of its workforce today as the network is restructuring its operations in Los Angeles and New York. The responsibilities handled by the eliminated positions will be redistributed among remaining executives as well as employees of Own’s owners, Discovery Communications and Winfrey’s Harpo Studios. “It is difficult to make tough business decisions that affect people’s lives,” said Oprah Winfrey, Own’s CEO and chief creative officer, “but the economics of a start-up cable network just don’t work with the cost structure that was in place. As CEO, I have a responsibility to chart the course for long-term success for the network. To wholly achieve that long-term success, this was a necessary next step.” Departing as part of the layoffs is Own Svp Production Julie Stern. Additionally, Own COO John MacDonald went to management a few...
- 3/19/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Julie Stern has been named vp production at Lifetime Television, where she will continue to be responsible for physical production of the network's reality series and pilots, including the series Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead and Gay, Straight or Taken? and the pilots How to Look Good Naked, hosted by Carson Kressley, and Hello Goodbye, hosted by J.D. Roberto. Stern is "enthusiastic, diplomatic and has excellent relationships with both the talent and producers," senior vp production Colleen McCormick said. Stern, based in Los Angeles, joined Lifetime in May as senior director of production.
- 3/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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