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[01/09/15 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 9
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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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!
MINORITY REPORT (FOX/20th; W: Max Borenstein; D: TBA) - The network's small screen take on the 2002 feature has officially been ordered to pilot with Kevin Falls signing on as showrunner. Said incarnation is "set 10 years after the end of Precrime in DC. One of the three Precogs struggles to lead a 'normal' human life, but remains haunted by visions of the future, when he meets a detective haunted by her past who just may help him find a purpose to his gift." Amblin Television's Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
WARRIOR (NBC, New!) - David DiGilio ("Traveler") has scored a pilot order from the Peacock for a new drama. Universal Television is behind the project with Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald also serving as executive producers. Said logline released by the network is as follows: "In a grounded, contemporary multicultural and sometimes magical milieu, a damaged heroine works undercover with physical and spiritual guidance from a mysterious martial arts master to bring down an international crime lord."
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Netflix has formally announced an eight-episode limited series based on the film "Wet Hot American Summer" (@Netflix); screenwriter Robert Rodat and Gail Berman's The Jackal Group are developing a TV drama series "centering on the late-1800s newspaper circulation wars between publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst" (Deadline.com); Lena Dunham will visit "The Simpsons" as "Homer's new squeeze during a trial separation from Marge" (THR.com); and Spanish pop star David Bisbal will guest on "Jane the Virgin" as himself (TVLine.com).
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[06/11/24 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Renews "After Midnight," Hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, for the 2024-2025 Broadcast Season
"Taylor is a gifted comedian who brings a unique voice, energy and plenty of rizz to late night (I learned rizz is a real word thanks to the show.) We're excited for more of her daily smart takes about the dumbest things on the internet," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.
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[06/11/24 - 11:00 AM]
Emmy Award Winner Nate Burleson to Host "Hollywood Squares"
The celebrity-stacked game show, starring Drew Barrymore as the famed center square, will air Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) starting in January on the CBS Television Network.
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[06/11/24 - 10:06 AM]
FOX MLB's "Baseball Night in America," Highlighted by Dodgers-Yankees, Averages 2.9 Million Viewers
It also ties as FOX MLB's most-watched regular season Saturday baseball telecast in six years.
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[06/11/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit" Debuts June 25
This intimate look behind the locked doors of one of the only inpatient units in the U.S. that specializes in treating college students follows several young patients undergoing treatment for serious mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and personality disorders.
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[06/11/24 - 09:31 AM]
Netflix & Shondaland Announce the Original & Cover Song List Featured in "Bridgerton" Season 3: Part 2
Following the release of the soundtrack for Season 3: Part 1, acclaimed composer Kris Bowers returns with an additional line up of contemporary pop songs transformed into instrumental covers for Part 2.
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[06/11/24 - 09:01 AM]
Peacock Announces New Original True Crime Documentary from Executive Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson "TikTok Star Murders"
Premiering June 25 on Peacock, "TikTok Star Murders" delves into how the seemingly picture-perfect relationship between TikTok personality Ali Abulaban and his wife Ana turned deadly through private, never-before-aired cellphone footage and audio.
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[06/11/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Homicide: Los Angeles" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The new docuseries illuminates the stories of notorious murder cases as told by the people who know them best: the detectives and prosecutors who cracked them.
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[06/11/24 - 09:01 AM]
ESPN Announces Television Start Times and Windows for Remainder of 2024 SEC Football Season
Designating windows for all games after Week 3 prior to the start of the season is a new benefit of the new conference rights agreement between the Southeastern Conference and ESPN kicking off this fall.
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[06/11/24 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Reveals Official Trailer and Key Art for Upcoming Series "Sausage Party: Foodtopia"
The series will premiere all eight episodes of the outrageous comedy exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world on July 11.
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[06/11/24 - 08:53 AM]
ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees on June 9 Draws Largest "Sunday Night Baseball" Audience in Two Years
The broadcast averaged 2,300,000 viewers and peaked with 2,620,000 viewers from 9:15-9:30 pm. ET.
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[06/11/24 - 08:04 AM]
AMC Networks Greenlights Third Series in Its Anne Rice Immortal Universe, A New Drama Set in the Secretive World of The Talamasca
With a working title of "Anne Rice's The Talamasca" and slated for a 2025 premiere, the series will feature the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, werewolves and other creatures scattered around the globe.
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[06/11/24 - 08:03 AM]
Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Earns Its Largest Live U.S. Television Audience Ever
The audience peaked at 1.97 million viewers between 3-3:15 p.m.
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[06/11/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Arcane" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix
Creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee also confirm the upcoming season is the final chapter of award-winning series.
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[06/11/24 - 07:29 AM]
TNT Sports Reaches Expansive Agreement with French Tennis Federation to Be New Home of Roland-Garros in the U.S. Beginning in 2025
This new expansive deal - building on Eurosport's 35-year relationship with Roland-Garros - will make Warner Bros. Discovery the largest global broadcast partner to Roland-Garros and it will bring fans the most comprehensive coverage of the prestigious event ever in the United States.
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[06/11/24 - 07:01 AM]
Max Arrives in France and Poland, and Enhanced Offering Rolls Out in Netherlands and Belgium Completing Initial Phase of European Launches
Following these latest launches, Max is available in 25 countries in Europe, spanning Iberia, France, Benelux, Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe and 65 countries and territories in total globally.
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