Peter Rice’s Firing Was All About Dana Walden — Except the Parts Where It Wasn’t
Disney didn’t love all that Rice-replacing-Chapek chatter, but what the company really likes is Walden’s show selection and relationships with top TV talent.
Disney didn’t love all that Rice-replacing-Chapek chatter, but what the company really likes is Walden’s show selection and relationships with top TV talent.
Burning questions: Will the TV studios merge, how will Walden change ABC Entertainment, what happens back at Fox, and more.
TCA: New comedies in the works include a Kaitlin Olson/Leah Remini pilot from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s” Rob McElhenney.
Michael Thorn moves over from sister studio 20th Century Fox TV, as David Madden departs after three years, potentially for AMC.
TCA: Fox’s Dana Walden and David Madden also discuss Mariah Carey on “Empire,” Matt Nix’s “X-Men” drama, a new Mark Burnett musical game show and navigating Peak TV.