{
  "id": 16086817,
  "title": "Amazon MGM Studios Picks Up Chris McKay Serial Killer Romance Package ‘Butcher & Blackbird’; Emma Laird & Thomas Doherty To Star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/amazon-mgm-studios-picks-up-chris-mckay-serial-killer-romance-package",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/butcher-and-blackbird-movie-amazon-mgm-cast-unveiled-1237170757/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Lyrical Media and Embrace have sold feature package Butcher & Blackbird, a dark romance based on the bestselling novel by Brynne Weaver, to Amazon MGM Studios, for release worldwide on Prime Video. Chris McKay, the filmmaker who directed Amazon’s Chris Pratt sci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War, is set to direct. Emma Laird (War) and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}