Awards. In a partnership with Eli Roth and Studio Canal, Newman conceived of and produced 2010’s The Last Exorcism, made for a budget of $1.6 million dollars, the Lionsgate released film went on to gross over $70 million with a $20 opening weekend. Remakes of The Thing (2011) and Robocop (2014) followed. Newman also is known for producing the hit film, In Time (2011), and the RZA’s directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists (2012). Newman’s first foray into TV came when he came across Brian McGreevy’s gothic horror novel, Hemlock Grove. He thought it could make a good TV show and brought in his friend and past collaborator Eli Roth to executive produce and direct the pilot. The pair, along with Brian McGreevy and his writing partner Lee Shipman, brought the show to Netflix and it became the then nascent streamer's second original program, running for three seasons from 2012–2015. In 2014, Newman formed Grand Electric and moved forward with a long gestating idea of his about a film set during the drug war in Colombia. Newman had become interested in America’s efforts to bring Pablo Escobar to justice in 1997 after hearing a story about the aftermath of Escobar’s death and the power vacuum it created. Newman enlisted screenwriters Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro to write a film script based on this idea. During production of season two of Hemlock Grove, Newman learned that Netflix intended to expand into Latin America and were actively looking for projects with South American appeal. Newman repurposed the yet unwritten film project into a 10 part television show and brought Brazilian director José Padilha aboard to executive produce and direct. The team secured a straight-to-series commitment from Netflix and began production in Colombia that same summer. Chris Brancato joined the show as showrunner but departed the show before the season wrapped production. The show debuted in 2015 to almost universal acclaim, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for best show, as well as a massive global viewership for the service. Its success secured a two season renewal which saw Newman take over as writing showrunner. He continued in that role through two more seasons of Narcos before transitioning the show to Mexico for a second installment of the franchise. Narcos: Mexico also received acclaim and large viewership and Newman earned a nomination from the Writer’s Guild for his writing on the show.