'Fear Not' & 'How To Survive Without Me's Bash Doran Inks Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios
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β’Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:43 +0000
π° What Happened
TV writer Bash Doran has signed an exclusive deal with Paramount Television Studios. She will create, develop and produce new scripted shows for the studio. Her company Pete's Uncle, which she runs with Mallory Baysek, is part of the deal.
Doran wrote the upcoming Paramount+ series Fear Not, starring Anne Hathaway. She also co-wrote the pilot for HBO Max's How to Survive Without Me with Greg Berlanti. That show stars Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco and Joshua Jackson.
π The Backstory
Doran is British-born and learned her trade on US cable dramas. She wrote for Boardwalk Empire, Masters of Sex and Smash, then worked on The Looming Tower and Beef. In film she co-wrote Outlaw King, starring Chris Pine. Her next movie, Henry, stars Ralph Fiennes.
She also created Traitors for Channel 4 and Netflix. The deal was signed just before Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closed, as studios tighten spending.
π― Why It Matters
Overall deals decide which writers get steady work and which shows get made. More series from one writer can mean more choices for viewers.
TV writer Bash Doran has signed an exclusive deal with Paramount Television Studios. She will create, develop and produce new scripted shows for the studio. Her company Pete's Uncle, which she runs with Mallory Baysek, is part of the deal.
Doran wrote the upcoming Paramount+ series Fear Not, starring Anne Hathaway. She also co-wrote the pilot for HBO Max's How to Survive Without Me with Greg Berlanti. That show stars Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco and Joshua Jackson.
Doran is British-born and learned her trade on US cable dramas. She wrote for Boardwalk Empire, Masters of Sex and Smash, then worked on The Looming Tower and Beef. In film she co-wrote Outlaw King, starring Chris Pine. Her next movie, Henry, stars Ralph Fiennes.
She also created Traitors for Channel 4 and Netflix. The deal was signed just before Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closed, as studios tighten spending.
Overall deals decide which writers get steady work and which shows get made. More series from one writer can mean more choices for viewers.