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[10/18/24 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 14-18
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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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) - Seven-John Singleton, youngest son of filmmaker John Singleton, will guest star on the show's November 6 episode in a minor role. (Variety.com, 10/14)
BLACK MIRROR (Netflix) - Nicholas Cirillo has scored a role on the anthology's upcoming seventh season. (Deadline.com, 10/18)
BUILDING THE BAND (Netflix) - Filming has been completed on the music competition series, which featured Liam Payne as a mentor. Payne passed away on Wednesday. Said report indicates "Netflix will likely wish to move forward sensitively after Payne's loved ones expressed their distress following the events of Wednesday, when he fell from his hotel balcony in Argentina." (Deadline.com, 10/18)
EVENTING SERIES PROJECT, THE (Amazon, New!) - Natalie Keller Reinert's horseback-riding-centric romance book series is being developed for TV by Amazon MGM Studios: "Against the riveting high stakes backdrop of equestrian competition and demanding athleticism, Reinert explores the passions which drive us, the love affairs which fuel us, and the partnerships - both animal and human - which help us thrive and find ourselves." Reinert and Lacy Lynch will executive produce. No writer was indicated. (Variety.com, 10/15)
FIRE COUNTRY/SHERIFF COUNTRY (CBS) - Franchise co-creator Max Thieriot has signed a first-look deal with producer CBS Studios. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV+) - The show's fifth season has cast three new series regulars: Sean Kaufman as Alex Poletov Baldwin; Ruby Cruz as Lily Dale; and Ines Asserson as A.J. Jarrett. They'll join the previously announced newcomers Mireille Enos and Costa Ronin. (Deadline.com, 10/16)
GOD OF WAR (Amazon) - Executive producers Rafe Judkins, Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus have departed the streamer's TV adaptation of the PlayStation franchise "after completing multiple scripts for the first season." The report indicates Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios "are apparently looking to move in a different creative direction." Adding, their "plan is to hire a whole new writers room for the series that remains an important asset for Prime." Cory Barlog, Yumi Yang, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Yumi Land and Roy Lee will continue as non-writing executive producers. (Deadline.com, 10/17)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Sophia Bush has signed on to recur on the series as Cass Beckman, "an amiable, fun and a little messy around the edges trauma surgeon at Seattle Presbyterian whose husband David Beckman is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Grey Sloan." (Deadline.com, 10/16)
HAPPY'S PLACE (NBC) - Elizabeth Alderfer has been cast as Gracie, daughter of Reba McEntire's Bobbie, on the series: "Like her mother, Gracie is "no-nonsense, and somewhat tough. Gracie is in the military and has been deployed overseas. She has just gone on leave and is returning home to Knoxville to surprise her mother, only to be surprised herself to discover that she now has an aunt that she never knew she had." (TVLine.com, 10/16)
INSTITUTE, THE (MGM+) - The Stephen King adaptation has added Brendan Beiser as Norbert Hollister, "owner of the town's only hotel"; Mary Walsh as Annie, "a colorful, paranoid local"; and Jordan Alexander as Kate, "a local journalist who knows there's more to the Institute than meets the eye." (Deadline.com, 10/16)
LAST THING HE TOLD ME, THE (Apple TV+) - Judy Greer has joined the cast of the show's second season in a yet-to-be-revealed role. She'll star alongside returning cast members Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
MADISON, THE (Paramount Network) - Ben Schnetzer has been cast in the "Yellowstone" spin-off series as Van, "a salt-of-the-earth and neighborly Montana rancher." (Variety.com, 10/15)
PARISH (AMC) - The cable channel has canceled the Giancarlo Esposito-led drama after one season. "We're so proud of Parish, and thankful for the creative talent involved and the performances they were able to bring to the screen, starting with the remarkable Giancarlo Esposito, Skeet Ulrich and the entire cast," AMC said in a statement. "We are unfortunately unable to proceed with a second season, but Season 1 will remain available on AMC+ to fans who want to relive this thrill-ride-of-a-series and those yet to discover it." (TVLine.com, 10/17)
POKER FACE (Peacock) - John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim and Sam Richardson are the latest bound for the show's second season in unspecified roles. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
SHIFTING GEARS (ABC) - Seann William Scott has joined the cast of the Tim Allen/Kat Dennings-led comedy series. He'll play Gabriel, "a family friend of Matt (Allen) and Riley (Dennings) who works in the shop with Matt." Said casting fills the void left by Froy Gutierrez's Nick - "Matt's son and Riley's game coder younger brother" - who will not be part of the series. The cast also includes Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia. (Deadline.com, 10/16)
SOCIOPATH'S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE, A (Hulu, New!) - Liz Tigelaar has sold a small screen take on M.K. Oliver's upcoming novel to the streamer: "A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage, which will be published in 2026, follows Lalla Rook - a reformed sociopath trying to make it as a regular mom. There's just the small problem of a dead body - which she may have stabbed repeatedly - in her living room. As Lalla navigates getting what she wants despite useless husbands, needy children, private school admissions and the trappings of suburban life, she's unencumbered by pesky things like shame, guilt and morals. But as mysteries unfurl and bodies pile up, Lalla's dark past threatens to rear its ugly head..." Best Day Ever's Stacey Silverman will also executive produce for 20th Television. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
UNTITLED DAN FOGELMAN NFL SERIES (Hulu, New!) - Dan Fogelman has scored a new series commitment from the streamer and sibling 20th Television for "a sprawling drama set inside the world of the NFL with a generational family component." Jess Rosenthal of Rhode Island Ave. Productions and David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jason T. Reed of Skydance Sports will also executive produce. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
WATERFRONT, THE (Netflix) - Andrew Call is slated to recur on the Kevin Williamson series as Deputy Sawyer, "a well-meaning cop who's unaware of the dangers he's about to get himself into." (Deadline.com, 10/18)
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