{"id":22065,"date":"2024-10-03T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hasbro-entertainment-opens-unscripted-tv-division\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:43:43","slug":"hasbro-entertainment-opens-unscripted-tv-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hasbro-entertainment-opens-unscripted-tv-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasbro Entertainment Opens Unscripted TV Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hasbro Entertainment has opened an unscripted television division, helmed by newly hired Sony Pictures Television\u2014Nonfiction alum Zach Edwin.<\/p>\n<p>The new division already has several projects underway, including game-show adaptations of <em>Trivial Pursuit<\/em> and <em>Scrabble<\/em> and TV formats based on <em>Monopoly<\/em>, <em>Nerf<\/em> and <em>Clue<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Trivial Pursuit<\/em>, hosted by LeVar Burton, and <em>Scrabble<\/em>, hosted by Raven-Symon\u00e9, were developed with Lionsgate and both premiere today on The CW.<\/p>\n<p>TV versions of <em>Monopoly<\/em>, <em>Nerf<\/em> and <em>Clue<\/em> are being developed in partnership with Sony Pictures Television\u2014Nonfiction.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin will oversee the expansion of the company\u2019s unscripted slate and its partnerships with other studios, distributors and talent.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Edwin served as manager of development at the Intellectual Property Corporation, part of Sony Pictures Television\u2014Nonfiction, and as director of development at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In those roles, he helped the development of series such as <em>Selena + Chef<\/em>,<em> Indian Matchmaking<\/em>,<em> Pokemon: Trainer Tour<\/em> and much more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHasbro Entertainment is committed to working with the best in the business to bring our beloved and iconic brands to life,\u201d said Gabriel Marano, head of TV at Hasbro Entertainment, to whom Edwin now reports. \u201cZach is an excellent fit to help us build an unscripted division befitting of Hasbro\u2019s iconic history and portfolio. He brings a wealth of experience shepherding major unscripted projects to the screen for top partners. With multiple major projects coming soon, we look forward to delighting wide audiences with shows as fun and exciting as the worlds they draw from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHasbro Entertainment is positioned to be a true leader in the unscripted space, wielding an amazing collection of historic, globally popular brands to create high-quality content for audiences worldwide,\u201d Edwin said. \u201cI look forward to working in collaboration with Gabe and the rest of the Hasbro Entertainment team, as well as top-tier partners like Lionsgate and my former colleagues at SPTNF, to seize the huge opportunity ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hasbro Entertainment has opened an unscripted television division, helmed by newly hired Sony Pictures Television\u2014Nonfiction alum Zach Edwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[10075,10076,10077],"class_list":["post-22065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-gabriel-marano","tag-hasbro-entertainment","tag-zach-edwin","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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