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[07/21/21 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 21
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!


CHICAGO MED (NBC) - Steven Weber's Dean Archer will return as a regular on the series for its seventh season. Additionally, Guy Lockard and Kristen Hager have joined the cast of the medical drama. Lockard will portray Dylan Scott, "who left a career as a Chicago police officer to become a doctor"; while Hager plays Stevie Hammer, "a brilliant and scrappy emergency room attending physician." (Deadline.com)
JOE EXOTIC (Peacock) - Marlo Kelly has been cast as Jamie Murdock, Carole's daughter, in the limited series. (Deadline.com)
LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE (REBOOT SERIES) (The CW) - Dee Bradley Baker will reprise his role as the voice of Olmec, "a giant talking Mayan head that served as the series' most recognizable symbol," in the upcoming reboot series. (Deadline.com)
MOUSE TRAP (FOX, New!) - Hasbro's classic board game is being developed as a competition series at the network which "will pit contestants against one another as they navigate larger-than-life obstacles re-created from the game. Through a series of demanding challenges requiring the utmost physical and mental endurance, each episode will culminate with its final round, with the last players standing working together to steal as much cheese as possible while risking capture by the iconic Mouse Trap. The more they steal, the more money they'll win." Tara Long, Matt Walton, Matt Prichard and Mark Herwick of Entertainment One are executive producing the project. (Deadline.com)
SHE-HULK (Disney+) - Josh Segarra has booked a top secret role on the latest Marvel Studios series. (Deadline.com)
TAKE OUT (Hulu, New!) - Lana Condor is attached to star in and executive produce a half-hour action comedy at the streamer in which "Iris (Condor) struggles to balance her personal life with her restaurant job - and her secret mission of destroying an evil crime syndicate determined to take over New York City." Randall Park and Michael Golamco are penning the project for 20th Television with Imminent Collision's Hieu Ho executive producing alongside said group. (THR.com)
WECRASHED (Apple TV+) - Emmy winner America Ferrera has signed onto the Jared Leto/Anne Hathaway-led limited series as Elishia Kennedy, "a brilliant young entrepreneur seduced into joining WeWork, whose life is turned upside down as a result." (Deadline.com)
WESTWORLD (HBO) - Filming on season four of the drama series "recorded a positive test from a production member as part of its rigorous testing scheme and will pause briefly for two days next week." (Deadline.com)
WOKE (Hulu) - The series has suspended production because of another positive COVID-19 test. It's not clear when filming will resume. (Variety.com)





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· CHICAGO MED (NBC)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· JOE VS CAROLE (PEACOCK)
· LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE (REBOOT SERIES) (CW)
· MOUSE TRAP (FOX)
· SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW (DISNEY PLUS)
· TAKE OUT (HULU)
· WECRASHED (APPLE TV PLUS)
· WESTWORLD (HBO)
· WOKE (HULU)





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