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[09/21/17 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 21
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!
BILLY ON THE STREET (truTV) - The Billy Eichner-fronted project is leaving truTV after two years however the series is reportedly on track for a new, yet-to-be-revealed home. (Deadline.com)
CLASSIFIED (FOX, New!) - Marc Guggenheim ("Arrow") have scored a second put pilot commitment at the network for a new drama "set in the high stakes world of the CIA. It is a character driven drama focusing on the dedicated attorneys who represent the Agency. At the heart of this show is a fearless woman trying to navigate her way to the top while putting out fires professionally and personally." Howard Gordon is also on board to executive produce via his 20th Century Fox Television-based Teakwood Lane banner. (Deadline.com)
L.A. TO VEGAS (FOX) - Dermot Mulroney has booked a trip to Dylan McDermott's midseason comedy in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (EW.com)
ROSEANNE (ABC) - Emma Kenney has signed onto the revival series as the daughter of Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and David (Johnny Galecki) Connor. (Deadline.com)
STEP STRANGERS (FOX, New!) - Lauren Caltagirone ("Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,") has sold a potential comedy to the network about "five 20-something adults who are forced to become step-siblings after their overbearing divorced mother and oblivious widower father meet on a singles cruise and fall in love." Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman will also executive produce the project, which has a penalty attached, via their Warner Bros. Television-based Brownstone Productions banner. (Variety.com)
UNTITLED JESSICA WILLIAMS PROJECT (Showtime, New!) - Jessica Williams and Jim Strouse (The Incredible Jessica James) are set to re-team for a new comedy at the pay channel "which tells the story of an African American aspiring science fiction writer (Williams) who comes of age in Brooklyn." Said duo will pen the half-hour with Strouse also directing. Annapurna Television is in talks to co-produce with Showtime. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED SUGAR LYN BEARD PROJECT (NBC, New!) - Sugar Lyn Beard (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) is attached to star in a new comedy for the Peacock about Dr. Olivia Boudreau, "a 35-year-old hard-charging Doogie Howser-style prodigy. When she has a complete breakdown in the operating room and loses her medical license, she is forced to move in with her estranged hippy mom and her mom's two best friends, who team up to help get her back on her feet, while teaching her all the life lessons she missed by going to med school." Beard will also co-write the half-hour alongside Guy Endore-Kaiser with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver of the Sony Pictures Television-based Point Grey Pictures likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
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[06/12/24 - 02:01 PM]
Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi to Compete in Winner-Takes-All Hot Dog Eating Contest, Live on Netflix on Labor Day, September 2
The two competitive eating legends have not faced-off in a hot dog eating competition since 2009 - when Chestnut finally bested Kobayashi in a 5 hot dog sudden death eat off.
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[06/12/24 - 12:15 PM]
Acclaimed Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Documents Climate Change Impact on the Gulf of Maine
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[06/12/24 - 11:12 AM]
USA Network Gives Series Order to "The Rainmaker"
Michael Seitzman is behind the project, which is based on the worldwide bestselling novel by John Grisham and hit film.
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[06/12/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Onyx Collective's "UnPrisoned"
All eight episodes premiere Wednesday, July 17 on Hulu.
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[06/12/24 - 10:31 AM]
Video: "Twilight of the Gods" - Date Announcement - Netflix
Zack Snyder's animated series is coming to Netflix on September 19.
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[06/12/24 - 09:32 AM]
Video: Peacock Releases Official Teaser, First Look Photos and September 5 Premiere Date for "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist"
Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard star in the project, due on September 5.
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[06/12/24 - 09:14 AM]
Prime Video's Upcoming Series "House of David" Casts Its David
Michael Iskander has been cast as David with Ali Suliman as King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Queen Ahinoam, Stephen Lang as Samuel, and Martyn Ford as Goliath.
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[06/12/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Vikings: Valhalla" - Season 3 Official Trailer - Netflix
Seven years have passed. As Harald aspires to become King of Norway, Leif searches for the Golden Land and Freydis seeks a happy life for her people.
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[06/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
Stars from Stage, Screen and Sports Set to Present at "The 77th Annual Tony Awards," Airing Live Sunday, June 16, on CBS
Additionally, the cast of "Stereophonic" has been added to the list of star-studded performances, joining previously announced performances from "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club," "Hell's Kitchen," "Illinoise," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Suffs," "The Outsiders," "The Who's Tommy" and "Water for Elephants."
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[06/12/24 - 08:49 AM]
Lifetime's "Ripped from the Headlines" Continues this Weekend Headlined by Kyle Schmid, Caity Lotz and Bethenny Frankel
Look for "Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story" on Saturday, June 15 followed by "Danger in the Dorm" on Sunday, June 16.
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[06/12/24 - 08:15 AM]
Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Announce Series Greenlights and Development Slate at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
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[06/12/24 - 08:13 AM]
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[06/12/24 - 07:31 AM]
Video: "Eva Lasting" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[06/12/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Supacell" - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[06/12/24 - 06:49 AM]
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