The Project Runway spin-off that the Weinstein Company sold to Lifetime (along with the show’s sixth season) will follow the models who wear the designers clothes. Models of the Runway will be “a series looking at ‘Project Runway’ from the models’ eyes,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. That new show will debut in November along …
Project Runway 6
This week’s biggest news was Project Runway‘s surprising move from Bravo to Lifetime. Besides learning that Lifetime also bought a Runway spin-off and the reasons behind the move, other details have come out this week. A round-up of other news about the move: Lifetime president Susanne Daniels said the show “will look exactly the same” …
In addition to selling Lifetime the rights to air Project Runway 6 and four additional seasons, The Weinstein Company also sold the network a spin-off of the series, according to NBC Universal’s legal action against TWC. That 15-page complaint [PDF], which was filed with the New York Supreme Court, has been published by the Wall …
Project Runway‘s shocking defection to Lifetime was prompted in part due to its producers discontent with Bravo’s carbon copying of the format the show pioneered. The effect of that move, unless NBC Universal’s lawsuit changes things, is that the show will air three seasons this year, which is unprecedented. Season four concluded last month, and …
Project Runway, the show that has single-handedly defined and revived cable network Bravo in recent years, is moving to Lifetime this fall, although NBC Universal is suing to prevent the surprising move. Lifetime will air the show’s sixth season, so its fifth season would air on Bravo first, probably this summer. The series’ producer, The …