{
  "id": 17153576,
  "title": "Matthew Weiner Exits Eddie Murphy Peacock Series ‘The Chairman’ As Showrunner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/matthew-weiner-exits-eddie-murphy-peacock-series-the-chairman-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:05:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/matthew-weiner-leaving-eddie-murphy-the-chairman-peacock-1237209187/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Chairman is getting a new showrunner. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, who had been tapped as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the high-profile drama starring Eddie Murphy, has departed the series in the works at Peacock, Deadline has confirmed. The project, from David Glasser’s 101 Studios and Universal Television, is closing in on […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Matthew Weiner Exits Peacock, 101 Studios Series ‘The Chairman’ Starring Eddie Murphy (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/matthew-weiner-exits-peacock-101-studios-series-the-chairman-starring",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Exits Eddie Murphy-Led ‘The Chairman’ Due to Creative Differences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/mad-men-creator-matthew-weiner-exits-eddie-murphy-led-the-chairman",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:47:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}