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Exclusive: HBO Max has rounded out its cast of series regulars for comedy pilot Wild Life, which is fronted by Izabella Alvarez in the role of Ciara.

The cast includes Nadine Velazquez (Queens), Annie Funke (The Offer), Nabeel Muscatwalla (Good Trouble), Ava Lalezardeh (The Pursuit), Brielle Barbusca (Young Sheldon), Cyrus Arnold (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Jessi Case (Mother’s Day), Chrystal Campbell, and Beau Minnier.

From writers and executive producers Jason Ubaldi, Chris Peterson, and Bryan Moore, Wild Life follows a diverse group of high school teens who are struggling with personal and social issues who spend their school hours working at the local animal rescue as part of an alternative educational program.

While comedy comes from their quirky offbeat personalities and the unique setting of “high school at the animal rescue,” the series also will have heart as working with animals helps them deal with their personal issues with friends and at home.

Exclusive: The single-camera teen comedy Wild Life from Imagine Kids+Family has received a pilot order at HBO Max with rising star Izabella Alvarez set as the show’s lead.

From writers and executive producers Jason Ubaldi, Chris Peterson, and Bryan Moore, Wild Life follows a diverse group of high school teens who are struggling with personal and social issues who spend their school hours working at the local animal rescue as part of an alternative educational program. While comedy comes from their quirky offbeat personalities and the unique setting of “high school at the animal rescue,” the series also will have heart as working with animals helps them deal with their personal issues with friends and at home.

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YouTube star Anna Akana, who has appeared in several notable series and features including AwesomenessTV's You Get Me and New Form's Miss 2059, is set to launch her debut YouTube Red series next year titled Youth & Consequences.

The eight-episode, half-hour teen dramedy will star Akana as the queen of her high school, who must defend her power as rivals rise, according to Variety. The series is being produced by Mark Gordon Company -- the studio behind Criminal Minds and Grey’s Anatomy. Youth & Consequences was created and written by Jason Ubaldi (All Night), who will also serve as an Ep on the project alongside Akana, Gordon, Nick Pepper, showrunner Blair Singer, Tom Spriggs, and Jesse Hara.

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Hulu has formally greenlighted All Night (fka Grad Night), a 10-episode half-hour comedy series from AwesomenessTV for premiere in 2018. The project had already been casting, and production began earlier this month. Created by Jason Ubaldi and directed by Brian Dannelly (Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce), All Night centers around an overnight, lock-in graduation party in which a group of new grads will do whatever it takes to make their remaining high school dreams come…...

Thomas Carter ("Save the Last Dance") will direct the teen dance movie "Dream On" for Mandate Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

Jason Ubaldi wrote the script which follows a 17-year-old girl who delves into the underground hip-hop scene in Atlanta after her dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast are dashed by an injury.

Carter and Laurence Mark ("Dreamgirls") will produce. Filming kicks off at the end of the year.

Mandate Pictures doesn't want to just hand over its teen dance movie to anyone, they want a veteran, making Thomas Carter just the man for the job. According to THR, Carter, who directed Save the Last Dance, has agreed to delve back into the genre and get behind the lens for Dream On. Carter will be pulling double duty as he takes on producing responsibilities as well, which he'll share with Dreamgirls' Laurence Mark.

The script comes from Jason Ubaldi and focuses on 17-year-old girl whose dream of becoming an Olympic gymnast is crushed by an injury. Her back up plan? Testing the waters of the underground hip-hop scene in Atlanta.

Sound familiar? Well, if you've seen Save the Last Dance, either of the Step Up movies or Honey you've already had a taste of what happens when high-class performance and urban hip-hop collide. It wouldn't even be a...

Thomas Carter will direct and produce Mandate Picturen' teen dance film "Dream On." Carter directed "Save the Last Dance" and "Swing Kids." The story tells of a seventeen-year-old gymnast who has dedicated her life to contending in the Olympic Games. After an injury threatens her dreams of taking home the gold, she finds turns to the world of underground hip-hop in downtown Atlanta. Screenplay comes from newbie Jason Ubaldi. Laurence Mark ("Julie & Julia," "Dreamgirls") will also serve as aproducer. Pic has been fast-tracked for a late 2010 production with Lionsgate distributing.

Just like actors, directors occasionally find themselves linked to a certain type of project. Michael Bay, for example, has the power these days to do whatever he wants, but despite constant remarks that he wants to slip a small, swift indie between his summer blockbusters, we’ve been hearing that for years with no sign. Thomas Carter might be a lesser-known example: he directed Save The Last Dance a few years ago, and despite having Eddie Murphy cop movie Metro and Sam Jackson basketball biopic Coach Carter on his resume, all he seems to be getting in motion right now are dance-themed films. The latest? Dream On for Mandate Pictures.The movie will dive into the underground hip hop scene seething in Atlanta as a 17-year-old gymnast realises that an injury will keep her from her hopes of Olympic glory.That’s pretty much it for the storyline as The Hollywood Reporter has it,...

Mandate Pictures just set Thomas Carter to direct Dream On, a teenage dance movie that Laurence Mark (Dreamgirls) will produce with Carter. Jason Ubaldi wrote the script. When the Olympic dreams of a 17-year old gymnast are dashed by injury, she finds a new outlet in the underground hip-hop scene in downtown Atlanta. Production begins later this year. Carter directed toe-tappers Save the Last Dance and Swing Kids. Lionsgate will handle international sales.

"Save the Last Dance" director Thomas Carter has a gig for another jig.

Carter will direct Mandate Pictures' teen dance movie "Dream On" for producer Laurence Mark ("Dreamgirls"). Jason Ubaldi wrote the screenplay.

The storyline follows a 17-year-old girl who delves into the underground hip-hop scene in Atlanta after her dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast are dashed by an injury.

Carter will also produce the project, which the studio hopes to start filming by the end of the year. David Blackman, Rachel Miller and Mandate president Nathan Kahane will serve as executive producers; Tamara Chestna and Mary Lee will co-produce. Lionsgate is handling international sales.

The CAA-repped Carter has also directed the features "Swing Kids," "Metro" and "Coach Carter" and episodes of the series "Equal Justice," "Miami Vice" and "St. Elsewhere."

Mark has recently produced "Julie & Julia," "The Lookout" and the dance movie "Center Stage."

Mandate recently produced "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist,...

Mandate Pictures announced today that Thomas Carter ( Save the Last Dance , Swing Kids ) will direct Dream On , which is described as "a high-octane teen dance movie" written by Jason Ubaldi. Dream On follows the life of Nicole Phillips, whose entire 17 years has been leading up to this one moment -- the chance to become an Olympic gymnast. When an injury threatens her gold-medal dreams, she discovers the electricity, beat, and passion of the underground hip-hop scene in downtown Atlanta. Laurence Mark ( Julie & Julia , Dreamgirls , Center Stage ) and Carter will produce. David Blackman, Rachel Miller, and Mandate president Nathan Kahane will serve as executive producers. Tamara Chestna and Mary Lee will co-produce. Mandate has the project on the fast track...