{
  "id": 11311121,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/eddie-murphy-the-chairman-series-peacock-matthew-weiner-1237145005/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eddie Murphy is heading back to the small screen for his first scripted series. The Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America star, who got his start on Saturday Night Live, will star in The Chairman, a drama series from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that is in the works at Peacock. Murphy has starred […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Eddie Murphy to Star in First Scripted Series ‘The Chairman’ at Peacock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/eddie-murphy-to-star-in-first-scripted-series-the-chairman-at-peacock",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:32:13.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}