EXCLUSIVE: Three and a half a long time into his profession as a playwright and movie and TV author, Jon Robin Baitz has by no means been busier, coming off one collection, with three others in manufacturing or preproduction. Baitz has now signed an enormous multi-year cope with twentieth Tv, the studio behind the 4 collection, which all hail from Ryan Murphy Productions. Noone is commenting however I hear the pact — mentioned to be within the premium high vary for writing expertise — spans 5 years.
Beneath the deal, Baitz will develop, write and govt produce authentic collection with twentieth Tv, part of Disney Tv Studios, for Disney Leisure Tv, in addition to collaborate with Murphy on extra initiatives.
The general settlement comes on the heels of FX/twentieth Tv/Ryan Murphy Prods.’ restricted collection Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, on which Baitz served as an govt producer/showrunner and wrote each episode.
His upcoming slate consists of three twentieth TV collection on which he’s working with Murphy: the Untitled Kim Kardashian authorized drama for Hulu, starring Kardashian; Dr. Odyssey drama for ABC, starring Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo; and Grotesquerie for FX starring Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville.
“Robbie is a blinding storyteller and a real luminary, and we’re delighted that he’ll name twentieth Tv his new studio residence,” mentioned Karey Burke, president of twentieth Tv. “We had been blown away by his latest work with Ryan Murphy on Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, and are thrilled he’s already working with us on different reveals together with Grotesquerie, Dr. Odyssey and our Untitled Kim Kardashian authorized drama.”
Baitz created Brothers & Sisters, which ran for 5 seasons on ABC from 2007 to 2012. His different credit embody miniseries The Slap for NBC, and writing episodes for The West Wing, Alias, and Showtime’s noir anthology Fallen Angels. On the movie facet, his screenplays embody The Substance of Fireplace, Individuals I Know, and Stonewall.
Baitz acquired a Tony nomination for the Broadway manufacturing of Different Desert Cities. He is also a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (A Truthful Nation and Different Desert Cities), a Guggenheim and Nationwide Endowment for the Arts fellow, and an American Academy of Arts & Letters Award winner.
“Dana Walden, Karey Burke, Eric Schrier, John Landgraf, and their groups are sensible and sensible collaborators. Ryan Murphy is telling an alternate historical past of America – cautionary tales with jokes, romance, glitz and terror, nearly an American Grimm’s, anarchic and humorous, and I really like his rep firm of actors – an impossibly versatile lot,” Baitz mentioned. “After some 30 years of attempting to de-code how TV reveals work, I’m a bit clearer. Not fairly certain about the way to juggle three or 4 on the identical time – possibly meditation, yoga and martinis, solely considered one of which I’m any good at. I’m wanting to justify Disney’s and Ryan’s religion in me and embarrass no-one.”
Baitz is repped by CAA, Handle-ment and lawyer Jamie Mandelbaum.