Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts One and Two) 
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 
Colin Callender’s production company Playground has optioned the screen rights to C.K. McDonnell's novel "The Stranger Times," one of the most sought after titles in the publishing world.The project was brought in by Playground's VP production and development, Elyse Dolbec, and is being developed as a returning series for the global market."The Stranger Times" is the first novel in a series of supernatural thrillers - described in a statement as "smart and irreverent" - centered round a struggling weekly local...
Playground Entertainment
Colin
Callender
Founder / CEO
Callender’s production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was playing to sold-out audiences in London, San Francisco and on Broadway and was about to open in Hamburg when the pandemic hit, closing theaters everywhere. On the upside, his new small-screen version of the beloved “All Creatures Great and Small” was a hit on Britain’s Channel 5 over the summer, and the seven-part series comes to PBS in the U.S. in January 2021. As president of HBO Films during the turn of the century, Callender oversaw productions that reeled in 140 Emmys. Later in 2021, he’ll begin work on a TV adaptation of “Dangerous Liaisons” (Lionsgate/Starz) and Peter Kominsky’s political thriller series “The Undeclared War” (Channel 4) as well as a second season of “All Creatures,” if production is permitted.
