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‘The Rookie’ & ‘The Recruit’ Creator Alexi Hawley Inks New Overall Deal With Lionsgate Television
Following Lionsgate’s acquisition of eOne, Lionsgate TV has moved in to retain the top creator on eOne's roster, Alexi Hawley, with an overall deal.
Hawley had emerged as the most prolific creator at eOne where he had two back-to-back overall deals, the most recent of which, signed in 2022, carried over to Lionsgate after the merger. The series has been drawing additional interest following the successul 24-person swap across multiple countries involving Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, in which, as WSJ’s story on the complex operation revealed, Carstens played a key role. Given Lionsgate’s focus on franchise-building across film and TV, that could include exploring another Rookie offshoot, I hear.
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