{
  "id": 11306510,
  "title": "Eddie Murphy to Star in Peacock Drama Series ‘The Chairman’ From ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eddie-murphy-to-star-in-peacock-drama-series-the-chairman-from-mad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/eddie-murphy-peacock-drama-matthew-weiner-1236897144/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eddie Murphy is attached to star in “The Chairman,” a drama series in development at Peacock created by Matthew Weiner. If greenlit, the project will mark his first-ever role in a live-action scripted series. Plot details for “The Chairman” are yet to be announced. The series will be produced by Universal Television and 101 Studios, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Eddie Murphy Moves Into Scripted TV With ‘The Chairman’ For Peacock From Matthew Weiner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eddie-murphy-moves-into-scripted-tv-with-the-chairman-for-peacock",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Eddie Murphy to Lead Peacock’s ‘The Chairman’ From ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eddie-murphy-to-lead-peacocks-the-chairman-from-mad-men-creator",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:48:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}