# Matthew Weiner Exits Peacock, 101 Studios Series ‘The Chairman’ Starring Eddie Murphy (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/matthew-weiner-exits-peacock-101-studios-series-the-chairman-starring-eddie-murphy-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-30T00:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T01:36:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/matthew-weiner-peacock-101-studios-chairman-eddie-murphy-1236934392/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Matthew Weiner has exited “The Chairman” over creative differences.
- A new showrunning team is taking over after a two-week writers’ room hiatus.
- Eddie Murphy remains attached to star and produce.

## Summary

Matthew Weiner has left Peacock’s developing drama series “The Chairman” after creative differences with its producers. A new showrunning team is in place, and the writers’ room is taking a two-week break as the new leads join; plot details remain undisclosed.

Eddie Murphy is attached to star and produce. If commissioned, the series would be his first starring role in a live-action series since “Saturday Night Live”, and Weiner’s first television writing credit since “The Romanoffs” in 2018. Universal Television and 101 Studios, led by David Glasser, are producing; the project is the first to emerge from former Paramount chief Chris McCarthy’s NBCUniversal deal.

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