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[08/18/15 - 11:38 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, August 18 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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MIRANDA'S RIGHTS (NBC, New!) - Katie Lovejoy (The Selection) has set up a potential drama at the Peacock about 28-year-old Miranda Coale, "who six years after a sex scandal upended her life, gets a shot at redemption when she's hired by a group of millennials living and lawyering together in a start-up law firm." John Glenn will also executive produce via his Universal Television-based banner. (THR.com)
RED CIRCLE, THE (CBS, New!) - Brandon Webb and John David Mann's best-selling novel, subtitled "My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen," is being developed as a drama by the Eye. Said effort is "inspired by Webb's experience serving with SEAL Team 3, Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment sniper cell." Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts) will pen the script and executive produce alongside Mark Harmon via his CBS Television Studios-based Wings Productions. (THR.com)
SNOWFALL (FX/FXP; W: Eric Amadio & John Singleton; D: John Singleton) - Jill Scott and Lauren London are the latest to be cast in the pilot, a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint (Damson Idris), young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller (Billy Magnussen), a prominent family's "black sheep" desperate to escape his father's shadow. The former will play Sharon "Cissy" Saint, "the no-nonsense mother of Franklin"; while London is set as Louise Saint, "Franklin's party-girl aunt." (THR.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Syfy has opted to end its long-running supernatural drama "Haven" after five seasons (TheWrap.com); Will Sasso will recur on "Shameless" as "a big and imposing blue-collar Chicago neighbor of Kev (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton)" (Deadline.com); Nick Wechsler is bound for NBC's "The Player" as Nick, "the boyfriend of Cassandra (Charity Wakefield), a good guy with morals caught in the web of century-old conspiracy" (Deadline.com); actor Trevor Donovan and producer Garth Ancier are looking to bring Thomas Caplan's Ty Hunter series of novels to the small screen (Deadline.com); Anne Hathaway is attached to star in "The Ambassador's Wife," a limited series based on Jennifer Steil's novel from The Mark Gordon Company and Entertainment One (Deadline.com);
"The Catch" executive producers Jennifer Schuur and Josh Reims have exited the series "over creative differences" with Allan Heinberg eyed as the new showrunner (Deadline.com); Shekhar Kapur is spearheading a TV series about the life of Cleopatra, famous queen of ancient Egypt, for Slingshot Global Media (Deadline.com); Shannon Esper has scored an arc on "Orange Is the New Black" as "a new inmate whose meek ways make her impossible to hate" (Deadline.com); Tembi Locke will recur Syfy's "The Magicians" as Dr. London after guest starring in the pilot (Deadline.com); Adam DiVello's Done and Done Productions has inked a multi-year overall deal with Lionsgate Television (THR.com); Eric Winter is the latest bound for "Secrets & Lies" as Neal Oliver, "the best friend of Eric Warner (Michael Ealy)" (TVLine.com);
Martin Short has been tapped as co-headliner of NBC's Maya Rudolph variety show, now known as "Maya & Marty" (TVLine.com); Tony Plana has scored an arc on The CW's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" as "the divorced father of Greg Serrano (Santino Fontana)" (EW.com); Patrick Fischler will visit FOX's "Grandfathered" as "the brother of Paget Brewster's Sara" (TVLine.com); Ashley Tisdale has been cast as the younger sister of Mark-Paul Gosselaar on NBC's "Truth Be Told" (TVLine.com); Charlotte Ross will return to "Arrow" as Donna Smoak (TVLine.com); and David Marciano and David Dastmalchian are both bound for new season of "12 Monkeys" (Variety.com).
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[12/30/25 - 09:01 AM] "Tron: Ares" Streams Exclusively on Disney+ January 7 Directed by Joachim Rønning, the newest chapter in the "Tron" saga invites fans to experience a striking new world and high-velocity spectacle right from home.
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[12/30/25 - 08:16 AM] Speaking Voices of Rumi and Jinu from "KPop Demon Hunters" Sit Down for Their First-Ever Interview Together on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Monday, Jan. 12 This appearance will be the late-night debut for the voices behind the fan-favorite characters.
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[12/30/25 - 07:11 AM] Video: "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal" Season 3 - Official Trailer - January 11 - Adult Swim The series returns to Adult Swim on January 11, next day HBO Max.
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[12/30/25 - 07:03 AM] CNBC's "Leader's Playbook" with Julia Boorstin to Premiere on Wednesday, January 7 at 10PM & 10:30PM ET/PT Hosted by Julia Boorstin, each episode offers a rare glimpse into the mindset of visionary leaders, revealing how they navigate challenges, drive innovation, and build success.
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[12/30/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: Apple TV Unveils Trailer for Season Three of Its Emmy Award-Nominated Comedy "Shrinking" Season three will premiere globally with a one-hour season premiere episode on Wednesday, January 28 followed by one new episode weekly, every Wednesday until April 8, 2026 on Apple TV.
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[12/30/25 - 07:00 AM] Video: Exclusive First Look at the New Season of "Love During Lockup" Premiering Friday, January 16 at 9 PM ET/PT on We TV From love at first message to hidden relationships to secret spending, the new season promises everything fans love about the franchise and more.
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[12/30/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Stranger Things 5" - Finale Trailer - Netflix As Vecna prepares to destroy the world as we know it, the party must put everything on the line to defeat him once and for all.
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[12/29/25 - 10:31 AM] Peacock Exclusively Streams DreamWorks Animation's "Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" Beginning January 23 DreamWorks Animation's "paw-some" adventure stars Laila Lockhart Kraner, Gloria Estefan, Kristen Wiig and more.
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[12/29/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: "Hit" from FOX - "Memory of a Killer" - Watch the All-New Final Trailer The series will launch with a special two-night premiere event beginning Sunday, January 25 immediately following the NFC Championship Game.
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[12/29/25 - 07:02 AM] It's a Family Reunion - "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" Premieres April 10 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
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[12/29/25 - 07:02 AM] First Look - "The Gray House" Limited Series Starring Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Vereen, Executive Produced by Morgan Freeman Prime Video will debut all eight episodes on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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[12/29/25 - 02:01 AM] Video: "Take That" - First Look - Netflix This documentary uses never-before-seen archive footage to chart the rise, fall and record-breaking reunion of one of the UK's most iconic boy bands.
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[12/25/25 - 03:42 PM] Video: "Madden" - Official Teaser - Prime Video Inspired by a true story, the film follows the football legend from Super Bowl glory with the Raiders to revolutionizing the game with Madden NFL.
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[12/25/25 - 10:00 AM] Video: Starz Concludes 12 Days of "Outlander" Holiday Celebration with Bonus Teaser for Eighth and Final Season The special asset wraps up the 12 Days of "Outlander," which featured a daily countdown of treats for fans, culminating in this new Christmas Day reveal.
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[12/25/25 - 09:31 AM] Video: "Bridgerton" Season 4 - Official Trailer - Netflix In a new tale from the ton, eternal bachelor Benedict Bridgerton finally meets his match: a captivating lady's maid in disguise at a masquerade ball.
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