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Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated writer Terence Winter takes on an animated series as his next television project.
Winter and his wife, Oscar-nominated producer Rachel Winter, are developing an animated show for adults called Nouvelle With Bizaar Studios, a year-old animation shop that counts George R.R. Martin and Jimmy Iovine among its backers. The project does not have an attached port yet.
NouvelleInspired by the memoirs of Jacob Tomsky Heads in the familywill follow the employees, guests, and mysterious owner of a luxury hotel in New York. The pilot episode begins with a politician falling to his death after an encounter with a sex worker, leading to a host of secrets being revealed.
“A luxury hotel is the perfect setting for a modern hotel Upstairs/downstairs “A drama with a great mix of characters,” Rachel and Terence Winter said. “We’re compelled by stories about the perversion of the American Dream and exploring themes of fantasy and fairy tales that live alongside the reality of the have-nots. It’s been exciting to have Bizaar Studios’ support in creating this hotel world as a beacon of excess, boundary-pushing, and heightened reality — a world that will be brought to life in a way that only the art of animation can.”
Bizaar Studios, founded by Jeremy Iovine, Amir Mohammadzadeh and Eric Bromberg, launched in January 2025. Martin and Jimmy Iovine own shares in the company and are part of its advisory board.
“in NouvelleJeremy Iovine said: “Rachel and Terence Winter have crafted a rich and distinct world and story that will instantly engage viewers. “The series will take audiences on an intricately constructed journey, while utilizing animation to elevate the storytelling. We are excited to bring their first animation project to life.
Terrence Winter won four Emmy Awards for his work as writer and producer of The Sopranos and received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Wolf of Wall Street. He also created and executive produced HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl, and exec produced the first two seasons of Paramount+’s Tulsa King.
Rachel Winter is also an Academy Award nominee as a producer Dallas Buyers Club. She also produced Peacock’s LeBron James biopic Shooting stars She produced and directed the 2021 film The space between. The Winters are also producing an Evel Knievel biopic set at Paramount.
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