 |
 |
[06/06/17 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 6
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!
BROWN GIRLS (HBO, New!) - Writer Fatimah Asghar and director Samantha Bailey's web series from Elle.com is being developed as a comedy by the pay channel. The project "centers on a queer Pakistani-American writer and a commitment-phobic Black-American musician who rely on their friendship and sisterhood as they try to rise above their lives' messiness in pursuit of their dreams." MXN's Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen and 3 Arts Entertainment's Jermaine Johnson will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
COWBOY BEBOP (New!) - Tomorrow Studios is developing a live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series, which "follows Spike Spiegel and his rag-tag crew of bounty hunters, or Cowboys, as they try to capture the galaxy's worst criminals and survive the unexpected dangers they encounter throughout space, sometimes saving the world in the process but always leaving millions in damages." Christopher Yost is set to pen the script with Midnight Radio's Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg; Tomorrow Studios' Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements; and Matthew Weinberg also among the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (The CW) - Tala Ashe has joined the cast of the upcoming season as Zari, "a Muslim-American woman from the year 2030 who lives in a world of contradictions. Technology has brought about incredible change in her future, but human nature hasn't kept pace. Fear, prejudice and a lack of care for the planet have forced Zari to become a "gray hat hacktivist." She lives a double life and doesn't realize that she has secret, latent powers derived from an ancient, mystical source." (Deadline.com)
MISFITS (Freeform) - Ashleigh LaThrop, Tre Hall, Allie MacDonald and Jake Cannavale have been cast in the long-in-the-works drama pilot, which is based on the U.K. series about a group of twenty-somethings exposed to a mysterious chemical and subsequently develop peculiar superpowers. Lathrop will play Alicia, "a spoiled, vapid, middle-class party girl who seems to have three main goals in life: have fun, look hot and get guys"; with Hall as Curtis, "a talented and cocky football player with a promising career ahead of him who is used to everything going his way"; MacDonald as "the tough and trashy Kelly, who is street smart with a hair-trigger temper and a penchant for beating the crap out of people"; and Cannavale as Nathan, "a con artist and thief with a heavily inflated sense of his own attractiveness, intelligence and potential." Diane Ruggiero-Wright penned the pilot script with Victoria "Vic" Mahoney directing; Fake Empire's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, original creator Howard Overman and Clerkenwell Films' Murray Ferguson executive producing; and Lis Rowinski as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS (Amazon) - Essie Davis, Liam Cunningham, Ruth Bradley and executive producer Bryan Cranston are slated to appear in the "Human Is" installment of the anthology series while Annalise Basso and Maura Tierney are set for the episode "Safe and Sound." (Deadline.com)
|
|
|
 [july 2026]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[07/07/26 - 10:11 AM]
The Maine Cabin Masters Take on Their Biggest Project Yet in New Series "Maine Cabin Masters: All Inn"
The series follows the team as they transform a rundown bed and breakfast into a stunning 12-acre lakeside inn.
|
[07/07/26 - 10:01 AM]
First Look - "Let's Marry Harry" Premieres August 5 on Netflix
The series follows heartthrob Harry Jowsey, who is done playing the field and is handing over the reins of his love life to those who know him best.
|
[07/07/26 - 10:00 AM]
Mariska Hargitay to Host 78th Emmy Awards on NBC
The ceremony is set for Monday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live, airing live coast-to-coast on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
|
[07/07/26 - 09:45 AM]
"Big Brother" Introduces a New Cast of Houseguests to a Game Where the Past, Present and Future Collide
This season's cast includes an MMA fighter, rocket scientist, game show host, daughter of an '80s pop star, and a Drag Race All Star, among others.
|
[07/07/26 - 09:30 AM]
Video: Starz Drops Action-Packed Full Trailer for Upcoming Revenge Drama "Fightland"
Set against the high-stakes world of British boxing, "Fightland" is a gripping story of redemption, betrayal and brutal ambition - in and out of the ring.
|
[07/07/26 - 09:16 AM]
Netflix Bringing Fan-Favorite Videos from Digital Publishers to Members Beginning August 3
BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Penske Media's PMX brands, People Inc., and Tastemade are among the digital publishing partners.
|
[07/07/26 - 08:30 AM]
Vice Studios' Cuba Pictures to Adapt Award Winning Documentary Maternity Broken Trust Into Scripted Series Starring Jason Isaacs
The documentary investigated alleged failures in maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH).
|
[07/07/26 - 08:01 AM]
Yip Yip! "Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender" Premieres July 25 Globally on Paramount+
The new film, based on the animated series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, sees Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learn of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction.
|
[07/07/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Hot Ones: Extra Heat" - Sneak Peek - Netflix
Will Ferrell and "The Hawk" costars Jimmy Tatro and Fortune Feimster step up to face hot questions and even hotter wings in this exclusive special episode.
|
[07/07/26 - 07:01 AM]
Catch a First Look at Netflix's "Crew Girl"
16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau) was a rising star in single sculls rowing until a family scandal capsized her future.
|
[07/07/26 - 07:01 AM]
Apple TV's New Crime Drama "Nocturne" to Make Global Debut on Friday, October 30
"Nocturne" stars and is executive produced by Tony Award winner, Actor Award winner, Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber, as well as Emmy Award nominee Zazie Beetz.
|
[07/07/26 - 06:09 AM]
BritBox Announces Casting, Start of Production for New Period Drama Series, "The Cadburys" (fka "Chocolate Wars")
Toby Regbo, Harry Gilby and Jessica Barden will lead the six-part drama series.
|
[07/07/26 - 06:01 AM]
"The Final Problem" Arrives on Netflix on September 25
An island off the coast of Mallorca, 13 guests trapped in a hotel by a storm, and a death that changes everything.
|
[07/07/26 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "Umthetho" - Official Teaser - Netflix
To keep their youngest brother alive, an idealistic state prosecutor is forced to become a double agent in her imprisoned older brother's gang.
|
[07/07/26 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Love in Slow Motion" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When Haya's best friend Jawad gets engaged, her chronically-single world unravels - because who knew true love could be hiding in the friend zone?
|
|
|
|
