EXCLUSIVE: Hasbro has narrowed the field for itseOnesubsidiary to a handful of suitors, sources tell Deadline.
(Blackstone and company-backed Candle Media are not believed to be in the mix for eOne.)
That also was the time frame Cocks provided last month.
Yellowjackets, The Rookie and The Woman KingShowtime/ABC/Everett
We expect to have an update in the second quarter, he said.
Meanwhile, eOnes high-profileDungeons & Dragonslive-action TV seriesrecently landed a Paramount+ series order.
It is unclear how involved eOne will be in Hasbro IP-driven projects after the sale.
Fremantle is in the middle of a major M&A push.
That deal is expected to be completed by the end of its fiscal second quarter in September.
(Most recently, it acquired a 50% stake in management/production company 3 Arts in 2018.)
The pursuit of eOne is driven largely by potential buyers interest in acquiring revenue and library titles.
And then there is the library, an asset that has become increasingly valuable in the multi-platform TV universe.
Hasbros acquisition of eOne was part of the strategic vision of former CEOBrian Goldner, who died in 2021.
Toronto-based eOne is behind recent award-winning films likeThe FabelmansandThe Woman Kingand breakout TV series likeYellowjacketsandThe Rookiefranchise.
Such titles include HulusFyre FraudandTiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbieand CNNsTricky Dick.
Dade Hayes contributed to this report.
