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[06/22/23 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 22
Updates include: NBC axes "The Wheel" after one season; Melissa McBride to return for "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"; and NBC passes on drama pilot "Murder by the Book."

[03/22/23 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 22
Updates include: Elizabeth Yu, Hilda Martin bound for NBC's "Murder by the Book"; HBO Max eyes Heidi Fleiss drama series; and charges against Justin Roiland dismissed by Orange County DA's office.

[03/17/23 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 17
Updates include: Terry Crews to lead "Jump Start" at CBS; Wendi McLendon-Covey tapped for NBC's "St. Denis Medical"; and Kelly McCreary to exit ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

[03/09/23 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 9
Updates include: Amazon lands former HBO Max series "Batman: Caped Crusader"; NBC's "Murder by the Book" casts trio; and Michael B. Jordan's "Creed" eyed for TV series expansion.

[01/17/23 - 12:02 PM]
NBC Gives Pilot Order to Retta-Led Drama "Murder by the Book"
In the project, a big city Instafamous book reviewer takes a page from the murder mystery books she reviews and becomes an unlikely detective to uncover the shocking truths about an eccentric seaside town.

[09/20/22 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 20
Updates include: Logan Lerman to star in Hulu's "We Were the Lucky Ones"; ABC orders Drew Goddard's "HIP" to pilot; and Molly Ringwald boards new season of FX's "Feud."







MURDER BY THE BOOK (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
9/20/22 - 6/22/23
STATUS:
previously in development (2023-2024 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
network passed on 6/22/23
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, January 2023) A big city Instafamous book reviewer takes a page from the murder mystery books she reviews and becomes an unlikely detective to uncover the shocking truths about an eccentric seaside town.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Elizabeth Yu as Young Maggie
· Hilda Martin as Young Hazel
· Retta as Hazel
· Siobhan Williams as Lori
· Tituss Burgess as Andre
· Tommy Dewey as Pete
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bill Krebs as CRTR/EP
· Casey Kyber as EP
· Jenna Bans as CRTR/EP
· Michael Weaver as DIR (Pilot)
· Retta as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Minnesota Logging Company
· Universal Television