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Protagonist Pictures

Company ⌖ Watchlist
last seen in coverage Aug 15
422
Wire items · since Mar 13
35
Deal items
14
Tracked projects
6
Months active
37
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 35 tracked deal items

57% of tracked dealflow (20/35) is book adaptation; 64% of classified deal mediums are film; 83% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 20
remake reboot 5
series order pilot pickup 3
public domain adaptation 3
greenlight 2
podcast ip adaptation 1
option 1
short story adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 16
greenlit 7
completed seeking distribution 3
in production 2
optioned 1
Medium
film 23
tv limited series 12
industry 1

Slate · 14 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred

In development 7
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Euphoria
Sam Levinson · Zendaya · Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
 — 7 May 27
Magic
Sean Baker · Steven Soderbergh · Channing Tatum
 remake reboot in development 5 May 20
Masterpiece
Sam Mendes · Benedict Cumberbatch · Colin Firth
 — 4 May 7
Assassin book adaptation in development 4 May 15
Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan · Rhea Seehorn · Rafaela Bassili
 — 3 Apr 26
Birds
Alfred Hitchcock · Janet Leigh · Sarah Snook
 short story adaptation in development 3 May 30
Grace
Eddie Marsan · Margaret Atwood · Mary Harron
 in development 3 Jun 17
Greenlit 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
One Piece
Eiichiro Oda
 greenlit 4 May 18
In production 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Dragon
Stephen King · JT Mollner · Akira Toriyama
 book adaptation in production 7 May 21
Brian
Will Ropp · Ben Wang · William H. Macy
 option in production 3 May 6
Saccharine
Natalie Erika James · Midori Francis · Madeleine Madden
 in production 3 Jun 23
Seeking distribution 2
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Exit 8
Genki Kawamura · Kazunari Ninomiya · James Wan
 book adaptation completed seeking distribution 7 Jun 23
Shane completed seeking distribution 3 May 7
Released & tracking 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Obsession
Curry Barker · Inde Navarrette · Michael Johnston
 completed seeking distribution 5 Jun 12

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Sam RaimiNamed in coverage6i · 2d
Stanley KubrickNamed in coverage5i · 0d
Adam ScottNamed in coverage5i · 0d
Taylor SheridanNamed in coverage5i · 0d
Sam LevinsonNamed in coverage5i · 0d
Bruce CampbellNamed in coverage4i · 0d
Christopher NolanNamed in coverage4i · 0d
Zach CreggerNamed in coverage4i · 2d
Quentin TarantinoNamed in coverage4i · 0d
Stephen KingNamed in coverage4i · 2d
John WayneNamed in coverage4i · 0d
ZendayaNamed in coverage4i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL PROTAGONIST PICTURES COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 2 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

The Housemaid
“over $400M”Jun 12 · worldwide
latest: “over $400M” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Obsession
“$234.5 million”Jun 12 · worldwide
latest: “$234.5 million” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

71
MAR
120
APR
169
MAY
24
JUN
21
JUL
17
AUG
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 20click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 789
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Cannes Film FestivalFEST 304
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UniversalCO 294
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LegendaryCO 252
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NeonCO 242
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SonyCO 192
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LionsgateCO 192
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Sundance Film FestivalFEST 180
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Deal record · 35 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 5 Catherine Zeta-Jones Takes On The Seven Demons In Revenge Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’
book-adaptation
with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ron Perlman, Sidse Babett Knudsen +5
 Deadline B
Aug 1 ‘The Secret Of Secrets’: Rebecca Hall Joins Husband Morgan Spector On Netflix’s Upcoming Dan Brown Adaptation Series
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Netflix, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Spector +4
 The Playlist+1 src A
Jun 18 Resident Evil – Code: Veronica Remake Officially Announced, Coming…
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Capcom, Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield +4
 HorrorBuzz C
Jun 17 ‘A Quiet Place’s Millicent Simmonds Co-Writes, Will Star In Crime Thriller ‘Grace’ For Inevitable Studios
Deal @ in-development
with Millicent Simmonds, Ari Costa, Eren Celeboglu +5
 Deadline B
Jun 12 ‘Love Story’s Paul Anthony Kelly To Make Feature Film Debut In ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Lionsgate, Freida McFadden, Paul Anthony Kelly +5
 Deadline+4 src A+
May 30 ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UIS
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 22 Radio Silence’s New Horror Movie Has a Unique Twist
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin, Tyler Gillett +5
 ComingSoon.net A
May 20 Can Sam Raimi capture the quiet dread of 1978’s ‘Magic’?
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Sam Raimi, Mark Swift, Damian Shannon +4
 Far Out Magazine A
May 17 Japan’s K2 Pictures Unveils $33M Fund & Slate Additions Including Takashi Miike’s Kabuki Documentary
greenlight @ greenlit
with K2 Pictures, Muneyuki Kii, Takashi Miike +5
 Deadline A+
May 12 Prime Video’s The Expanse Replacement Teased by Creators, & Why It “Annoyed & Confused” the Showrunner
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Prime Video, The Expanse, The Captive’s War +5
 ComicBook.com B
May 10 Netflix’s New Live-Action Anime Adaptation Shares First Look
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Netflix, Viral Hit, Taejun Pak +5
 ComicBook.com B
May 7 11 Type Ratings And 1 Movie: John Travolta Directs New Apple TV+ Aviation Film
book-adaptation @ in-development
with John Travolta, Apple TV, Clark Shotwell +3
 Simple Flying B
May 6 Exit 8 (2025) Film Review – Exit Strategy
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Genki Kawamura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Kotake Create +3
 Grimoire of Horror C
May 6 Sophie Thatcher Joins Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Girl Who Was Plugged In’ As Goodfellas Launches Sales – Cannes Market
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Jennifer Kent, Sophie Thatcher, Goodfellas +5
 Deadline A+
May 2 Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Demián Bichir to Star in Álex de la Iglesia’s Action-Thriller ‘Hold the Devil’ From ‘Black Doves’ Writer Joe Barton (EXCLUSIVE)
series-order-pilot-pickup / greenlight @ in-development
with Álex de la Iglesia, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Demián Bichir +5
 Variety+1 src A+
May 2 Resident Evil: How Weapons Director Zach Cregger is Putting His Spin on Survival Horror’s Most Iconic Series
public-domain-adaptation @ in-production
with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, Tom Hammock +2
 IGN A
May 1 Award-Winning Atomfall To Become Live-Action Series
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Atomfall, Two Brothers Pictures, Rebellion +5
 SciFiNow A+
Apr 30 Rebellion’s BAFTA-Winning Videogame ‘Atomfall’ Set for TV Adaptation From ‘The Assassin’ Producers
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Rebellion, Two Brothers Pictures, Harry Williams +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
Apr 24 70 years later, a legendary manga that was ahead of its time could be Netflix's next hit anime
book-adaptation / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Osamu Tezuka, Princess Knight +5
 Google News (Netflix) B
Apr 23 Sam Raimi’s Iconic Fantasy Horror Franchise Returns in Savage First Teaser
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Sam Raimi, Evil Dead
 Google News (Part Sixth) A+
Apr 19 Tubi's New Original Horror Movie Is Completely Chilling
public-domain-adaptation @ greenlit
with Tubi, Hive, Kevin Pantoja +1
 Google News (Tubi) A
Apr 16 Period Drama ‘The Great Chimera’ Is Attracting International Attention & Could Usher In “New Era” For Greek TV
book-adaptation
with The Great Chimera, M. Karagatsis, ERT +5
 Deadline A+
Apr 14 6 Stephen King Stories That Need to Be Adapted on Screen
book-adaptation
with Stephen King, JT Mollner, Dan Berk +3
 No Film School A
Apr 14 Resident Evil CinemaCon Look Gives Us a Glimpse into Zach Cregger’s New Nightmare
remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Zach Cregger, Sony Pictures, Resident Evil +2
 Google News (Zach Cregger)+3 src A+
Apr 11 You can score free tickets to Neon's freakiest new thriller in Washington Square Park today
book-adaptation
with Neon, Exit 8, Genki Kawamura +4
 Google News (Neon) B
Apr 10 Netflix Cancels Adaptations of Brian Jacques’ Redwall Book Series
option @ optioned
with Netflix, Brian Jacques, Patrick McHale +5
 Google News (Netflix)+3 src A
Apr 10 EXIT 8 Interview with Director / Co-Writer Genki Kawamura
book-adaptation
with Genki Kawamura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kôchi +4
 Daily Dead+1 src A+
Apr 8 Neon Reveals Final Poster for ‘Exit 8’ Ahead of This Weekend’s Premiere
book-adaptation @ in-development
with James Wan, Call of Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft +4
 Google News (Neon)+4 src A+
Apr 7 Rob Lowe joins Netflix’s In A Holidaze romantic comedy with Maddie Ziegler
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Rob Lowe, Maddie Ziegler, In A Holidaze +5
 Google News (Netflix) A
Apr 6 Stephen King And Clive Barker Got A Creepy (But Hilarious) Movie Adaptation You Forgot About
series-order-pilot-pickup @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Mick Garris, Stephen King, Clive Barker +4
 /Film B

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 422 wire items (Mar 13 → Aug 15) matching Protagonist Pictures, deduplicated by URL (12 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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