NBCU abruptly ended its studio deals with high-profile producers on Monday, including “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels and Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, who brought “Young Rock” to the network.
The move came the same day as similar cuts at CBS, where talk show host Dr. Phil’s deal was also put on hold.
In addition to “SNL,” Michaels produces the Pete Davidson Peacock sitcom “Bupkis” through his company Broadway Video. He moved shop to NBCU in 2018 after 30 years at Paramount Pictures.
Dick Wolf, whose hit “Law & Order” franchise is at NBC, has not had his pact with the network suspended as of Monday, according to Deadline.