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Denis Leary’s Apostle Gets Behind Detroit Firefighter Documentary ‘Burn’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 25, 2011 @ 9:28am PDTTags: Apostle, Denis Leary, Jim Serpico

EXCLUSIVE: Apostle partners Denis Leary and Jim Serpico have come aboard as executive producers of Burn, a feature documentary about the city of Detroit seen through the eyes of its firefighters. The pair behind the FX firefighter drama Rescue Me have launched a campaign on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter to seek finishing financing for the docu, which centers on the struggle of the men and women charged with the task of saving a city many have written off. Burn will be co-directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez and is targeting the 2012 festival season. “This film will help raise the public’s awareness to the work firefighters around the country do, as well as the sacrifices they make, particularly in these times of severe budget cuts,” Leary said. The filmmakers are offering products and experiences to entice Kickstarter donors, including a Boardwalk Empire set visit and an autographed helmet signed by the Rescue Me cast. So far, Burn has been funded via grants and donations from the likes of GM and Apple. A portion of the film’s proceeds will go to The Leary Firefighters Foundation to purchase equipment for the Detroit Fire Department.

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CBS Developing Cop Drama Based On Leslie Glass’ April Woo Book Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 29, 2011 @ 10:23am PDTTags: Apostle, CBS TV Studios, Denis Leary, Jim Serpico
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Glass’ popular April Woo series of suspense novels is headed to TV. CBS has bought a drama procedural based on the nine mystery books that hails from Denis Leary and Jim Serpico’s Apostle production banner and CBS TV Studios. Novelist and TV writer Amy Bloom, creator of the Lifetime series State of Mind, will write the script and executive produce the project with Leary and Serpico. Glass’ April Woo mystery series center on the title character, a brilliant young Chinese-American who becomes the first female head of detectives in Coney Island, New York. Raised in the traditions of modesty, good manners and quiet self-effacement, she is hardly a perfect fit to tackle Coney Island’s connected families, drug deals on the Boardwalk, feminist strippers, and corrupt politicians. The project stems from Apostle’s first-look deal with CBS TV Studios for network TV.

Developing a drama series with a female Asian lead is a major step in diversity for the broadcast networks. It follows CBS’ recent casting of black actors as the leads of three high-profile procedurals: LL Cool J on NCIS: LA, Laurence Fishburne on CSI and Forest Whitaker on Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. It also comes on the heels of CBS’ sister network launching the first major drama series with an Asian actress as the title character, thriller Nikita starring Maggie Q. Read More »

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Denis Leary & Jim Serpico’s Apostle Sells Projects To CBS And CW

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday October 18, 2010 @ 6:00pm PDTTags: Denis Leary, Jim Serpico, TV, TV Deals, TV Development
Nellie Andreeva

In its first development cycle under its deal at CBS TV Studios, Denis Leary and Jim Serpico’s Apostle has sold 3 projects: 2 at CBS and one at the CW. The sales come 3 months after Apostle sealed pacts with CBS Studios on the broadcast and Fox TV Studios on … Read More »

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Denis Leary And Jim Serpico’s Apostle Is Launching N.Y.-Based Management Division

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 30, 2010 @ 8:37am PDTTags: Apostle, Denis Leary, Jim Serpico, Managers, Stand-up Comedians
Nellie Andreeva

EXCUSIVE: Denis Leary and Jim Serpico’s Apostle is branching out into management. The duo’s New York-based film and TV production company is launching Apostle Management, whose main focus will be shaping up the careers of stand-up comedians who aspire to … Read More »

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Apostle In Cable Deal With Fox TV Studios

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 23, 2010 @ 8:58am PDTTags: Apostle, Cable TV, CBS TV Studios, Denis Leary, Fox TV Studios, Jim Serpico, Networks, Showtime, Sony
Nellie Andreeva

leary_denis_01EXCLUSIVE: Denis Leary and Jim Serpico’s Apostle has inked a two-year overall deal with Fox TV Studios to develop and produce new cable series. Additionally, the company is in negotiations with CBS TV Studios for a deal that would cover broadcast … Read More »

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