Busby will be responsible for leading the programming and development team for the streaming platform and delivering on its programming mandate committed to narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences.
The popular comedy title will return as a six-part show, executively produced by alumni Rob Thomas John Enbom, Paul Rudd, Dan Etheridge, and Adam Scott. The project is scheduled to go into production next year.
The company will take on the task of distribution the Roast Beef Production title shortly after inittiating a co-production deal with the company, introducing its project to audiences in the US and Latin America as well as Europe as DR (Denmark), NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden and VRT in Flemish Belgium.
Starzplay and SPT are developing an eight-part premium scripted series depicting the life and reign of King Juan Carlos I, King Emeritus, who suddenly abdicated in 2014 after a popular 40-year reign.