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[09/08/23 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 4-8
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:

Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!


50 STATES OF FRIGHT/AGUA DONKEYS/ANDY COHEN DIARIES, THE/BARKITECTURE/BENEDICT MEN/BIG RAD WOLF/BLACKBALLED/CUP OF JOE/DON'T LOOK DEEPER/DUMMY/ELBA VS. BLOCK/EXPECTING, THE/FIERCE QUEENS/FIGHT LIKE A GIRL/FLIPPED/FUGITIVE, THE/GAYME SHOW!/GONE MENTAL WITH LIOR/IRON SHARPENS IRON/LET'S ROLL WITH TONY GREENHAND/LIFE SIZE TOYS/MEMORY HOLE/MURDER UNBOXED/MUSIC VIDEOS OF ROYALTIES, THE/NICE ONE!/PRODIGY/ROYALTIES/RUN THIS CITY/SAUCE, THE/SINGLED OUT/STRANGER, THE/SURVIVE/WHEN THE STREETLIGHTS GO ON/WIRELESS (Roku) - The streaming service has pulled 34 of its Quibi acquisitions from its library. (Roku.com, 9/7)
CELEBRITY BAKING SHOW/CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING/CYPHER/DISHMANTLED/EYE CANDY/FIX, THE/MOST DANGEROUS GAME/MOVING THE NEEDLE WITH DR. WOO/MURDER HOUSE FLIP/NEWSREADER, THE/PANHANDLE/POLY/¡QUE DELICIOSO!/RENO 911! (REBOOT SERIES)/ROKU RECOMMENDS/SHOW NEXT DOOR, THE/SLIP/SQUEAKY CLEAN/SURPRISE WE'RE PREGNANT/TEMPTING FORTUNE/TEN WEEKS (Roku) - All 21 of the aforementioned originals have been removed from the streaming service. (Roku.com, 9/7)
FAUDA (Netflix) - The Israeli drama is slated to return for a fifth season. (Deadline.com, 9/8)
GEN V (Amazon) - Chace Crawford will reprise his role of the Deep on "The Boys" spin-off series. (EW.com, 9/7)
QUANTUM LEAP (NBC) - Peter Gadiot and Eliza Taylor are both bound for the new season of the reboot series. Taylor will play Hannah Carson, "a complex young woman who may be more than she appears"; while Gadiot is set as Tom Westfall, "a U.S. Army Officer, former special forces, who is now high up in Army Intelligence." (Variety.com, 9/5)
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL (HBO) - The investigative sports series will end with its current season after nearly 30 years. "Since Day 1 at Real Sports, we've consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard and focus instead on the many societal issues inherent in the world of sports," host Bryant Gumbel said. "In the process we've had the opportunity to tell complex stories about race, gender, class, opportunity and so much more. Being able to do so at HBO for almost 3 decades has been very gratifying. I'm proud of the imprint we've made, so I'm ready to turn the page. Although goodbyes are never easy, I've decided that now's the time to move on." (Deadline.com, 9/6)
WARNER BROS. TELEVISION (Various) - The studio has suspended the overall deals for six of its top creators: Greg Berlanti (Greg Berlanti Productions), Bill Lawrence (Doozer Productions), Mindy Kaling (Kaling International), J.J. Abrams (Bad Robot Productions), John Wells (John Wells Productions) and Chuck Lorre (Chuck Lorre Productions). (Deadline.com, 9/6)
WE'RE HERE (HBO) - Latrice Royale will join fellow drag artists Priyanka, Sasha Velour and Jaida Essence Hall for the show's fourth season. (Variety.com, 9/6)
WINTER PALACE (Netflix, New!) - The streamer has commissioned an eight-part series "centred around ambitious proprietor Andre Morel, who, in 1899, envisions a five-star luxury hotel that will remain open throughout winter. He convinces wealthy aristo Lord Fairfax to come on board, and the two find themselves battling demanding clientele, rebellious staff and a hostile climate to make their dream a reality." Writer Lindsay Shapero and director Pierre Monnard are behind the project, a co-production with Swiss network RTS. Jean-Marc Fröhle's Point Productions and Oble Studios are co-producing. Production begins next month in the Swiss Alps for a late 2024 release. (Variety.com, 9/4)





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· ¡QUE DELICIOSO! (ROKU)
· 50 STATES OF FRIGHT (QUIBI)
· AGUA DONKEYS (QUIBI)
· ANDY COHEN DIARIES, THE (QUIBI)
· BARKITECTURE (QUIBI)
· BENEDICT MEN (QUIBI)
· BIG RAD WOLF (QUIBI)
· BLACKBALLED (QUIBI)
· BOYS, THE (AMAZON)
· CELEBRITY BAKING SHOW (ROKU)
· CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING (CW)
· CUP OF JOE (QUIBI)
· CYPHER (TBA)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· DISHMANTLED (ROKU)
· DON'T LOOK DEEPER (QUIBI)
· DUMMY (QUIBI)
· ELBA VS. BLOCK (QUIBI)
· EXPECTING, THE (QUIBI)
· EYE CANDY (ROKU)
· FAUDA (ISRAEL) (NETFLIX)
· FIERCE QUEENS (QUIBI)
· FIGHT LIKE A GIRL (QUIBI)
· FIX, THE (ROKU)
· FLIPPED (QUIBI)
· FUGITIVE, THE (QUIBI)
· GAYME SHOW! (QUIBI)
· GEN V (AMAZON)
· GONE MENTAL WITH LIOR (QUIBI)
· IRON SHARPENS IRON (QUIBI)
· LET'S ROLL WITH TONY GREENHAND (QUIBI)
· LIFE SIZE TOYS (QUIBI)
· MEMORY HOLE (QUIBI)
· MOST DANGEROUS GAME (ROKU)
· MOVING THE NEEDLE WITH DR. WOO (ROKU)
· MURDER HOUSE FLIP (ROKU)
· MURDER UNBOXED (QUIBI)
· MUSIC VIDEOS OF ROYALTIES, THE (QUIBI)
· NEWSREADER, THE (TBA)
· NICE ONE! (QUIBI)
· PANHANDLE (SPECTRUM)
· POLY (ROKU)
· PRODIGY (QUIBI)
· QUANTUM LEAP (NBC)
· REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL (HBO)
· RENO 911! (REBOOT SERIES) (ROKU)
· ROKU RECOMMENDS (ROKU)
· ROYALTIES (QUIBI)
· RUN THIS CITY (QUIBI)
· SAUCE, THE (QUIBI)
· SHOW NEXT DOOR, THE (ROKU)
· SINGLED OUT (QUIBI)
· SLIP (ROKU)
· SQUEAKY CLEAN (ROKU)
· STRANGER, THE (QUIBI)
· SURPRISE WE'RE PREGNANT (ROKU)
· SURVIVE (QUIBI)
· TEMPTING FORTUNE (ROKU)
· TEN WEEKS (ROKU)
· WE'RE HERE (HBO)
· WHEN THE STREETLIGHTS GO ON (QUIBI)
· WINTER PALACE (NETFLIX)
· WIRELESS (QUIBI)





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