HBO orders Crazy Rich Asians, filings detail David Zaslav’s merger payout, and Paramount develops Cyberpunk 2077. Plus Elizabeth Banks’ Karen Read series and ten more deals and project headlines.

In this briefing

• Crazy Rich Asians: returning cast and HBO series order
• David Zaslav: merger stock proceeds
• Cyberpunk 2077: Paramount film development
• Karen Read: Prime Video series with Elizabeth Banks
• Also in the Trades: Rabbit, 6 Bed 1 Bath, Miraculous, One Night Out, Medieval Times, CookieRun, Garden City, Scott Bakula’s CBS project, TCM and Marvel’s Zodiac

Reporting cutoff: October 8, 22:17 UTC (3:17 p.m. Pacific / 6:17 p.m. Eastern).

Original reporting

• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Gets Series Order At HBO From Adele Lim, Jon M. Chu & Kevin Kwan
• David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
• David Zaslav Cashed Out More Than $600 Million in Warner Bros. Stock in Connection With Sale to Paramount
• Paramount And Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Developing Movie Based On ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Video Game
• Elizabeth Banks-Led Karen Read Series Ordered At Prime Video
• American ‘Ludwig’ Adaptation Nabs ABC Pilot Order
• Colin Jost & Danny Chun To Launch New Comedy Series ‘6 Bed 1 Bath’
• ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Getting Live-Action Series Adaptation From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Films and Miraculous Corp (EXCLUSIVE)
• Aldis Hodge And Wunmi Mosaku To Star In Orion Pictures Thriller ‘One Night Out’ With George Tillman Jr. Directing
• Paramount Teaming With Medieval Times On Family Comedy Movie; Eric Appel Directing From Script By Blaise Hemingway
• Big Shot Pictures Lands Film Rights To ‘CookieRun’ Game Franchise; 2029 Theatrical Release Eyed
• Paul Walter Hauser Set For Crime Drama ‘Garden City’ From John Curran, Magenta Light Studios
• Scott Bakula To Headline Detective Drama In Works At CBS From Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment
• Turner Classic Movies To Sit Within Skydance Film Group
• Marvel Sets New Live-Action Spy Thriller Series ‘Zodiac’ For 2028

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