TV Producer-Switched-Film Director Tony Krantz Sells 8 TV Projects, Including Natalie Portman-Created Scruples Adaptation

EXCLUSIVE: 4 years after Tony Krantz left his TV creating career to pay attention to feature pointing, he's mounting a large push in television with 8 projects setup at various broadcast systems, together with a Scruples adaptation at ABC, that they is executive creating with Natalie Portman a drama occur the NY restaurant world executive created by chef/restaurateur Mario Batali as well as an action drama in regards to a foreign correspondent executive created by former CNN leader Jonathan Klein. The ramped-up small-screen development does not necessarily mean coming back to TV full-time for Krantz, who helmed 3 features previously four years, including most lately The Large Bang, and it has 3 other potential film pointing automobiles within the works. Krantz, who had been mind of primetime packaging at CAA and Boss of Imagine Television before he embarked on the feature pointing career, began building his Flame Endeavors into a completely independent TV production company this past year if this offered 5 broadcast projects. Using the hire of Reece Pearson as mind of development, the organization has walked up its TV efforts, selling 8 projects previously couple of days. Flame is applying an indie model much like that utilized by DreamWorks TV where projects are offered straight to the systems after which let go in the nets’ affiliated galleries. At ABC, the organization has Scruples 2. It is dependant on the 1978 novel by Krantz’s mother, Beverly Hillsides novelist Judith Krantz, who also composed a follow up in 1992. Bob Brush and Mel Harris will write the variation and professional produce with Portman, her creating partner Annette Savitch and Krantz. Warner Bros. TV is creating because it has got the privileges towards the property through the 1980 Scruples miniseries starring Lindsay Wagner, so it created. Also at ABC, Krantz is professional creating The Bakken, a show within the vein of Fargo, that is occur its northern border Dakota town in which a huge oil reserve has been seen as, turning poor maqui berry farmers into multimillionaires overnight. Josh Pate and Rodes Fishburne would be the authors/professional producers. The project is going to be created by ABC Galleries, but that deal continues to be discussed. Chops, offered towards the CW, is referred to as Felicity on the planet from the restaurant business in NY. Feature author Captain Mauzner (Factory Girl) will write the script and executive produce with Batali and Krantz. At Fox, Krantz has Live Shot Action, an action drama having a newspaper franchise in the center, which concentrates on an action junkie journalist. James Solomon and Michael Lucas are writing the script and professional creating with Klein. The project is incorporated in the procedure for being let go at 20th TV. The Fixer at NBC, is dependant on the existence of top NY attorney Edward Hayes. The Universal TV-created project, that is being redeveloped after being initially setup at NBC this past year, is written/professional created by Wayne Kramer (The Cooler), with Krantz and frequent collaborator, former Cinemax professional Colin Callender, also professional creating. About the cable side, Flame has mafia drama Emperor within the works at TNT, developed like a potential starring vehicle for Ray Liotta. Feature scribe Jonathan Hensleigh (Armageddon) is writing. At TV Land, the organization has Live Speaking Women, a multi-camera comedy set behind the curtain of the View-type daytime talk show, from Creating Women creator Linda Bloodworth. And also at Comedy Central, it's single-camera comedy The Good Side, a good unscrupulous existence coach, from author Chris Bishop, with Dork Koechner creating and potentially starring.