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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu remains willing successful launching a play bid group successful nan world of high-end New York existent estate. The streamer has put successful development The Pinnacle, written and executive produced by Damon Cardasis (Mr. Scorsese, Saturday Church) and Jamieson Baker (Almost A Year) and executive produced by George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth.
Last year, Hulu ordered an Onyx untitled existent property play pilot from Roberto Patino and Cassius Corrigan, which Deadline tin uncover didn’t move forward. It followed a cutthroat battle to predominate nan Manhattan skyline, wherever 2 rival existent property developers (Edgar Ramírez and Jacob Scipio) consequence everything — wealth, family and their souls — arsenic their ambition turns into obsession, and their business turns into war.
Set successful nan cutthroat world of New York City existent estate, The Pinnacle is nan communicative of eager and streetsmart Charlie Mahoney, who is catapulted to nan bosom of nan billionaire Van Buren family and their dazzling penthouse connected New York’s Billionaire’s Row aft becoming nan sobriety companion to their troubled son, Theo. As he gains their spot and acclimates to their sumptuous lifestyle, Charlie must navigate scheming staff, suspicious friends and romanticist entanglements while hiding a concealed of his ain and securing his imperishable spot successful New York’s ultra able circles.
Stephanopoulos, Wentworth and Alyssa Mastromonaco executive nutrient via Stephanopoulos and Wentworth’s Bedby8 alongside Tracy Underwood via her Hustle & Punch. Both banners person deals pinch 20th Television, which is nan workplace connected The Pinnacle.
Baker directed and co-wrote pinch Katie Holmes nan communicative short Almost A Year, which premiered astatine nan 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Previously, Jamieson was a talent and literate head astatine Untitled Entertainment wherever he besides packaged aggregate movie and tv projects, including nan half-hour drama Betty for HBO and Gia Coppola’s Mainstream, among others. He’s repped by CAA, Untitled and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
Cardasis executive produced nan Martin Scorsese documentary, Mr. Scorsese, which received its World Premiere astatine nan New York Film Festival. The five-part bid earned a Directors Guild and 2 Critics Choice awards, on pinch PGA, Peabody and Gotham TV grant nominations. He besides co-wrote nan philharmonic adjustment of Saturday Church, based connected his critically acclaimed feature. His further producing credits see Rebecca Miller’s She Came To Me and Maggie’s Plan, and Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Arthur Miller: Writer. He’s repped by CAA, 42, and Sloss, Eckhouse, Dasti & Haynes.
Bedby8 is focused connected creating scripted tv projects, constricted series, and documentaries. The institution produced nan critically acclaimed documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, which premiered astatine nan 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Hustle & Punch goes into accumulation this autumn connected nan Tony McNamara bid Mosquito, starring Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar Jones.
