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Paramount+ Wins TV Rights to James Mangold’s Cop Land

The pickup signals Paramount+ is turning studio film catalogs into prestige series to expand its streaming slate.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets reported Friday that Paramount+ prevailed in a competitive bidding process to develop a Cop Land TV series for Paramount Television Studios and Miramax Television.
  • James Mangold will co-write, executive-produce and direct the series while Robert Levine will co-write, executive-produce and serve as showrunner.
  • The project grew out of Miramax outreach after a leadership change and accelerated after corporate moves that led to Mangold’s overall deal with Paramount Pictures.
  • No casting has been announced and producers are expected to pursue a well-known actor to anchor the show.
  • The series marks Mangold’s return to television after nearly a decade and adds to Paramount+’s strategy of adapting film properties into long-form, prestige programming.