Matthew Weiner Exits Eddie Murphy Peacock Series
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Matthew Weiner has left Eddie Murphy’s Peacock series The Chairman due to “creative differences,” with Murphy among the producers; a new showrunning team is already in place and will be announced soon.
- The writers room has been closed for two weeks during the transition, and the plot of The Chairman remains undisclosed.
- The Chairman marks Eddie Murphy’s first TV series regular role since his time on Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s, where he was credited with revitalizing the show.
- Weiner, known for his work on Mad Men and The Sopranos, has won nine Emmy awards but faced sexual harassment allegations in 2017, which he has denied.
- The series is produced by Universal Television and 101 Studios under NBCUniversal, and is the first project from Chris McCarthy’s overall deal with NBCU.
