In a letter addressed to the CEOs of Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, Sony, Netflix, and Amazon MGM Studios, the guild called studios to “come off the sidelines.”
This initiative provides experienced directors with distinct creative perspectives an opportunity to break into episodic television. Program Directors will shadow and later helm an episode of a NBCU Scripted Series
Season 1 of "Sweetpea" is available to watch on Sky and streaming service NOW in the U.K. and on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handles international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.
Mike Cavanagh, the company’s president, said on an earnings call that Comcast might transfer the cable networks owned by its NBCUniversal division—including Syfy, Bravo, and USA Network—into a new company.
The Indian adaptation of the series is already in production, and marks the first Asian adaptation of the format and the second worldwide, following the Turkish version.