Until Fox’s Post-Disney Future Becomes Clearer, Some TV Writers May Keep Their Distance

‘Business as usual’ is easier said than done

As upfront season begins, the networks that will be affected by Disney’s pending $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox won’t be altering their messaging to buyers this year. Their approach is that things are “business as usual” until the deal closes, which may not happen for another 18 months.

But “business as usual” is easier said than done for the creators who are trying to find homes for their new projects, both in this development cycle—where pilots are beginning to be made—and the next one, and are wondering what some of these networks will look like once the dust settles on the Disney-Fox deal.

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