EXCLUSIVE: Picturestart and Endeavor Content have landed screen rights to Showboat, a Logan Hill 2018 Esquire article about the quirky world of cruise performers, in a hotly competitive auction inv…
have written the script and Khan is attached to direct. Randall Poster will serve as Music Supervisor.
The article provides the template for a music-driven comedy about a diversely talented group of cruise ship performers, and a jaded indie singer who must get over her Big Bad Self and learn that sequins, confetti canons, and making your audience happy isn’t always a bad thing. Jessica Switch and Julia Hammer will oversee for Picturestart. Hill will executive produce. Picturestart was hatched by producer and former studio exec
, with a focus on “discovery of voice” content and storytelling, which highlights emerging talent just finding their voices., which is currently in its sixth season. Prior to that, she was the creator and executive producer of, which aired for two seasons on ABC, from 2012-2013. Earlier this year, Khan signed a four-year overall producing deal with Universal Television to create, develop, write, supervise, and produce series projects.
Finnegan most recently created the pilot, Richard Lovely, which was produced this past year at Fox. He wrote for five seasons on the hit Netflix serieswhere he rose from co-producer to executive producer for seasons four and five. Other TV credits include, where he first worked with Khan. He is represented by Rise Management.
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