Sony Pictures has acquired global rights to Rosalind Ross’ feature directorial debut Father Stu, starring and produced by Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. Written by Ross, the film follows the true-life story of boxer-turned-priest, Father Stuart Long, whose journey from self-destruction to redemption

Lifetime will further expand its V. C. Andrews programming, with A+E acquiring rights to the author’s library of bestselling novels. The cable network revealed Wednesday during its Television Critics Association press tour session that it will develop Andrews’ five-part Cutler series