John Wells Re-Ups Big Overall Deal To Stay At Warner Bros. Television
'The Pitt;' and John Wells HBO/Getty EXCLUSIVE: As he marks his 40th anniversary at Warner Bros. Television this year, Emmy-winning TV producer John Wells has signed a new overall deal extension with the studio. He has three on-air series, including The Pitt, the top current drama on WBTV’s roster — and arguably on all of television.
- ▪'The Pitt;' and John Wells HBO/Getty EXCLUSIVE: As he marks his 40th anniversary at Warner Bros.
- ▪Television this year, Emmy-winning TV producer John Wells has signed a new overall deal extension with the studio.
- ▪He has three on-air series, including The Pitt, the top current drama on WBTV’s roster — and arguably on all of television.
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'The Pitt;' and John Wells HBO/Getty EXCLUSIVE: As he marks his 40th anniversary at Warner Bros. Television this year, Emmy-winning TV producer John Wells has signed a new overall deal extension with the studio. He has three on-air series, including The Pitt, the top current drama on WBTV’s roster — and arguably on all of television. Under the pact, Wells will remain based at WBTV where the veteran writer-producer-director has been working for virtually his entire TV career to date, since landing a story editor job there in 1986. Wells will continue to develop original series for the studio through his John Wells Productions for all platforms, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO and HBO Max, external streaming services and the U.S. broadcast networks.
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