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[11/27/17 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 27
Updates include: CBS passes on back order for "Wisdom of the Crowd"; John Stamos to recur on Lifetime's "You"; and Courtney B. Vance topline FX's "Heist 88."

[09/09/16 - 06:04 AM]
Amazon Greenlights Docuseries about the World's Number One Tennis Player Novak Djokovic - Coming Exclusively to Prime Video
"There are not enough superlatives to describe Novak Djokovic, one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional, exciting and captivating athletes on the planet," said Conrad Riggs.







NOVAK (AMAZON)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
9/9/16 - 11/27/17
STATUS:
previously in development (2017-2018 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
unspecified
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
series order rescinded on 11/25/17
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's press release, September 2016) Amazon today announced it has greenlit the documentary series Novak (working title), starring the world's number one ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic. The Amazon Original Series will follow Djokovic, the winner of 12 Grand Slam titles, to explore what drives the champion and show his motivation to be the best man he can on and off the court. The series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK, Germany, Austria and Japan, and will be available via the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online at Amazon.com/originals. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream. Based on a concept by Alberto Scarpetta and Novak Djokovic, the series will give an unprecedented inside look into the life of a tennis legend over the next tennis season, including his professional life on and off the court - his mental and fitness routines and commitment to healthy food rules and habits - as well as his work in education reform with the Novak Djokovic Foundation and charities such as UNICEF, trips to his hometown in Serbia and even his daily journal entries. Featuring everyone on "Team Novak," the series will give viewers access to an incredible journey of growth and discovery in the making of a man and tennis legend.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Novak Djokovic
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alberto Scarpetta as EP
· Boris Kodjoe as CO-EP
· Brandon Carroll as EP
· John Ferriter as EP
· John Henion as CO-EP
· Matthew Goldberg as EP
· Novak Djokovic as EP
· Philipp Gruendler as CP
· Todd Donnelly as EP
· Tom Farrell as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Alternative Company, The
· Amazon Studios
· Film 45
· WorkShop, The