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  "id": 3296821,
  "title": "‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Extends Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV, as His Drama Project ‘The Envoy’ Moves to HBO Max",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-extends-overall-deal-with-lionsgate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-overall-deal-lionsgate-tv-1236842009/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“The Rookie” creator Alexi Hawley has sealed a new, multi-year overall deal with Lionsgate Television — extending a pact he first made with the studio in 2024. The extension continues the writer/producer/showrunner’s work on “The Rookie” franchise while also developing and producing new scripted TV series for Lionsgate. “The Rookie,” about to enter its Season […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Re-Ups Overall Deal With Lionsgate Television",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-re-ups-overall-deal-with-lionsgate",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Renews Overall Deal at Lionsgate TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-renews-overall-deal-at-lionsgate-tv",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Extends Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-extends-overall-deal-with-lionsgate-tv",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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