Jenny Lumet

Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet is a writing partnership that makes sense. When interviewing the writing and producing duo, they're joking around and completing each other's sentences. Now, the longtime collaborators and friends have created Showtime's "The Man Who Fell to Earth," a continuation of both author Walter Tevis' novel and director Nicolas Roeg's seminal David Bowie-led sci-fi film.

Check out the recent edition of UPFRONT Inside Atlanta's Entertainment Industry. It features my conversation with rising filmmaker Jean-Marc Mavinga plus the team behind Showtime's new series, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Jenny Lumet and actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. Closing out the show is a re-broadcast of my exclusive conversation with former runway and print model Marcellas Reynolds as we discuss his book, Supreme Models.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our revitalized TV and streaming podcast co-hosts Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez dive into Showtime’s new sci-fi sequel/reboot series, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” from Alex Kurtzman (“Fringe,” “Alias,” “Star Trek: Discovery”) and Jenny Lumet (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Rachel Getting Married”). Based on the classic 1976 sci-fi movie from director Nicolas Roeg starring David Bowie, this new “The Man Who Fell to Earth” is essentially a legacy sequel and centers on Faraday (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an alien who comes to Earth with a mission to enlist the help of a human scientist (Naomie Harris) to save his species and, in turn, humanity (read our review here). Bill Nighy takes up David Bowie’s alien role in the series too (yes, the character is still alive).

ViacomCBS-owned CBS Studios is teaming up with veteran showrunners Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman to launch a production entity aimed at amplifying diverse voices and creating sustainable career pathways from staff writer to showrunner. 25 Stories will be led by Bruce Evans, former executive VP of current programming at NBC...

Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman are partnering on a new production company under the CBS Studios umbrella, Variety has learned. The company, 25 Stories, is being built around promoting the voices of people of color and guiding them on entertainment career paths. NBC veteran Bruce Evans has come onboard to lead the company, serving in the role of executive vice president. “25 Stories began in my kitchen in 2017 during a marathon screenwriting weekend for about 25 women of color, all extraordinary writers,” said Lumet. “I knew I wanted to bring prestige television by writers of color to the marketplace, and I began...

Longtime friends and collaborators Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman are extending their relationship to launch a new production company with a purpose. The Star Trek and Clarice duo, who next have The Man Who Fell to Earth, have teamed to launch 25 Stories, a multiplatform company whose goal is to amplify and develop voices of color and creating sustainable career paths ranging from staff writer to showrunner. The pod will be overseen by former NBC head of current Bruce Evans, who will serve as exec vp at 25 Stories. The banner will be housed at CBS Studios, where Kurtzman and Lumet are...

Writing partners Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman have teamed up to establish 25 Stories, a new label at CBS Studios, where both are under big overall deals. Led by longtime NBC current executive Bruce Evans, who will serve as EVP, the venture is aimed at amplifying diverse voices and creating sustainable career paths for people of color, from staff writer to showrunner. 25 Stories, which is the brainchild of Lumet, will develop content for linear, premium cable and streaming platforms. It is separate from Kurtzman’s prolific CBS Studios-based Secret Hideout, run by Heather Kadin, which also will continue to be a...

When screenwriter Jenny Lumet thinks of her maternal grandmother, singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, she remembers that she used to eat Snickers with a fork and knife. It was part of what made her ladylike and sophisticated, Lumet recalled to TODAY for a Women's History Month series on...

Jenny Lumet has signed a four-year overall deal with CBS Studios. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the deal is in the eight-figure range. Lumet most recently co-created the CBS drama series “Clarice,” on which she also serves as an executive producer. “I feel genuine support and...

Over the past four years, Jenny Lumet established herself as one of CBS Studios’ most prolific creators/showrunners. Now the studio has secured Lumet’s exclusive services for four more years with a rich overall production deal, said to be in the eight-figure range. The Rachel Getting Married screenwriter got in business...

CBS Studios is keeping Jenny Lumet in-house. Lumet has signed a big four-year overall deal with the studio for whom she has co-created CBS' Clarice and Paramount+'s The Man Who Fell to Earth and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Under the pact, the David Stapf-led studio will have exclusive rights...