Ben Silverman

Profession

Producer, Writer, Actor

The CW Developing The Illusionist As a TV Adaptation

The CW is conjuring up a TV adaptation of The Illusionist, the 2006 film starring Ed Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel.

Wed, Oct 15, 2014

The CW Developing The Illusionist As a TV Adaptation

NBC Developing Beatles Event Series

NBC is in the early stages of developing a Beatlesevent series, Deadline reports. The eight-part series will be written by Michael Hirst, the creator of The Tudors and Vikings, who will executive produce with Ben Silverman and Teri Weinberg.

Sat, Jun 14, 2014

The CW Orders Drama Pilots From Sleepy Hollow and Veronica Mars Creators

The CW has given pilot orders to dramas Identity, from Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Jane the Virgin, from Jennie Snyder Urman, and iZombie from Rob Thomas, TVGuide.com has learned. In Identity, when a young woman...

Wed, Jan 29, 2014

The CW Orders Drama Pilots From Sleepy Hollow and Veronica Mars Creators

NBC To Adapt Venezuelan Telenovela The Black Widow

NBC is adapting the popular Venezuelan telenovela The Black Widow for American audiences. Sri Rao (General Hospital: Night Shift) will write the script. The Black Widow is based on Venezuela's telenovela La Viuda Joven, which premiered in 2011 and aired 142 episodes around the world. Electus is producing. The Black Widow is one of three telenovelas that Electus is developing for NBC, with an eye toward one of them airing as a 13-episode series, with multiple episodes running each week, much like an actual telenovela.

Tue, Sep 3, 2013

NBC To Adapt Venezuelan Telenovela The Black Widow

The Office Closes Its Doors: The Show Breaks the Fourth Wall and Shuts Down Dunder Mifflin

In the fourth and final part of our goodbye to NBC's The Office (which airs its finale Thursday at 9/8c), the cast and producers talk about the decision to end the series after nine seasons, the return of original showrunner Greg Daniels, breaking down the fourth wall with the documentary crew and the show's legacy. TVGuide.com spoke to stars Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly-Halpert), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), Ellie Kemper (Erin Hannon), Jake Lacy (Pete Campbell), producer and director Ken Kwapis, and executive producers Greg Daniels, Ben Silverman and Mike Schur about The Office's long, strange trip from British underground hit to America's favorite workplace. This is the fourth in a four-part series...

Thu, May 16, 2013