{"id":20461,"date":"2024-03-28T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/darren-star-signs-with-universal-television\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:50:00","slug":"darren-star-signs-with-universal-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/darren-star-signs-with-universal-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Star Signs with Universal Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multihyphenate producer and creator <em>Darren Star<\/em> has inked a multiyear overall deal with Universal Television.<\/p>\n<p>Star has had a career that spans over three decades in the television industry, creating such series as <em>Sex and the City<\/em> and its reboot <em>And Just Like That&#8230;<\/em>, <em>Emily in Paris<\/em>, <em>Younger<\/em>, <em>Melrose Place<\/em> and <em>Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarren is a singular voice who has created signature shows for multiple networks and platforms since the beginning of his career, from the hills of Beverly to the streets of NYC to the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es,\u201d said Pearlena Igbokwe, chairman at Universal Studio Group. \u201cAs we think about the talent we want to bring to the studios, Donna and I often talk about brand-defining storytellers, and Darren is one of the few brand names whose stories have entertained television audiences for over three decades. We look forward to championing his remarkable vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonna Langley inspires me with her vision and passion for storytelling, and I\u2019m excited to work with Pearlena Igbokwe and the Universal Television team,\u201d Star said. \u201cI am thrilled to embark on this new creative partnership with NBCUniversal, where I will have the unique ability to develop shows for the internal portfolio, including Peacock, as well as outside platforms and networks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multihyphenate producer and creator Darren Star has inked a multiyear overall deal with Universal Television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":20464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4176,226],"class_list":["post-20461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-darren-star","tag-universal-television","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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