Tim Kring Gets 2 Year Deal

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → | ∇ Program Info |

NBC’s hero of the 2006-07 season, “Heroes” creator/executive producer Tim Kring, has inked a new overall deal with NBC Universal Television Studio, the studio behind the hit freshman show.

Under the two-year pact, said to be one of the biggest in television, Kring will continue as the showrunner on “Heroes” and will shepherd its upcoming spinoff, “Heroes: Origins,” as well as the various “Heroes” offshoots in print and digital media. Kring also is expected to develop new projects for the studio.

This marks the first major talent deal to close since Katherine Pope took the reins of NBC Uni TV as president several days ago. That couldn’t be more fitting as Kring and Pope are close friends going back to the early days of NBC Studios, which the two joined within months from each other in 1999-2000.