EXCLUSIVE: Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, co-creators and government producers of CBS’ widespread drama Hearth Nation and its upcoming spinoff sequence Sheriff Nation, have signed a first-look producing take care of the studio behind the franchise, CBS Studios.
Underneath the pact, the duo will develop and produce sequence by means of their firm Midwest Livestock, Inc. They’ll proceed to work with their longtime affiliate Kate Wagener who has been promoted from supervisor to VP, Growth.
Rater and Phelan have separate writing-producing offers for his or her providers on Hearth Nation and Sheriff Nation, each of which they co-created and government produce with Hearth Nation star Max Thieriot whose real-life experiences impressed the mothership sequence. Hearth Nation was just lately renewed for a fourth season; Sheriff Nation, which originated as a Hearth Nation planted spinoff, is ready to launch in 2025-26.
Beforehand, Rater and Phelan had two back-to-back general offers at CBS Studios, creating and government producing the CBS authorized drama Doubt. They subsequently left for an general pact with Common Tv earlier than returning to CBS Studios with Hearth Nation and at the moment are formalizing their renewed relationship with the studio through the first-look producing deal.
Rater and Phelan’s resume additionally embrace a stint at ABC Studios the place they spent 9 seasons on Gray’s Anatomy from 2005=2014, together with serving as government producers/co-showrunners for seasons 7-10 alongside creator/EP Shonda Rhimes.
Extra just lately, the writing duo created and government produced the NatGeo/Disney+ restricted sequence A Small Gentle. They’re repped by UTA and Myman Greenspan Fox.
