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[02/21/25 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Week of February 17-21
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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9-1-1/DOCTOR ODYSSEY (ABC) - The former's Athena Grant (Angela Bassett) will drop by the latter series, also from Ryan Murphy, on March 20 in which "the action takes place during Casino Week aboard The Odyssey, and unexpected guest Athena Grant suspects two passengers are targeting the ship's vault. Enlisting Max's (Joshua Jackson) help, Athena raises the stakes in a dangerous game where not everyone will end up with a winning hand." (Variety.com, 2/21)
9-1-1: NASHVILLE (A.K.A. UNTITLED 9-1-1 SPIN-OFF PROJECT) (ABC) - The latest offshoot in the franchise has received "a straight-to-series order from the network and has settled on a setting: Nashville." The news follows previous reports that Hawaii was "a leading contender to serve as backdrop." Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani are the creators of the project, which will roll out during the 2025-26 season. Brad Falchuk and Angela Bassett will also executive produce for 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
APPLEBAUM CURSE, THE (HBO, New!) - "My So-Called Life" star Claire Danes and creator Winnie Holzman are looking to re-team for an "ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family with Claire Danes as the lead role" at the pay channel. No other details were given about the project. Both will executive produce. (Variety.com, 2/19)
BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE (REBOOT SERIES) (Amazon, New!) - The Alan Ritchson-led revival of Lionsgate Television's college football series from Spike TV has been confirmed as in development at the streamer and Amazon MGM Studios. The "Reacher" star would reprise his role of Kevin "Thad" Castle as well as executive produce with Darin Brooks and Chris Romano also expected to return. Chris Romano and Eric Falconer created the original series. Said group also teamed for the 2016 film "Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland." (Deadline.com, 2/17)
BLUE THERAPY (Netflix, New!) - The streamer has commissioned a version of hit U.K. format "in which six couples are guided by a seasoned expert in an attempt to tackle ongoing issues in their relationship. At the end of the hard-hitting therapy sessions, the couples are faced with the ultimate question - will they find their way back to each other or end the relationship for good?" Creator Andy Amadi is behind the project with Vanessa Van-Yeboah producing and Luti Fagbenle and Anna Edwinson executive producing for Osun Group. Channel 4 previously mounted its own take, "In Love & Toxic: Blue Therapy," which aired in the U.S. on BET+. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
BOOKIE (Max) - The streamer has nixed the Sebastian Maniscalco-led comedy series. "For two seasons creators Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay and their hilarious cast, led by Sebastian Maniscalco, made us laugh while pulling back the curtain on the world of sports betting," a Max spokesperson said in a statement. "We won't be moving forward with a third season, but we are grateful to have worked with such a brilliant team on this laugh out loud comedy." (Variety.com, 2/18)
BOOKISH (PBS, New!) - The drama series, from Eagle Eye Drama and Beta Film, has landed in the U.S. via PBS: "Mark Gatiss writes and stars as the erudite and unconventional Gabriel Book who, from his antiquarian bookshop, helps the police to solve a variety of mysterious crimes. With three main cases in the series, each storyline spans two-episode instalments." The six episode series also stars Polly Walker as Book's colourful wife, Trottie, alongside Connor Finch as Jack, Elliot Levey as Inspector Bliss, Blake Harrison as Sergeant Morris and Buket Kömür as Nora. (Deadline.com, 2/18)
BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER (Apple TV+) - Natalie Martinez and Brittany Ishibashi have been cast in the Matthew McConaughey/Woody Harrelson-led series as Valentina, Matthew's wife; and Joy, Woody's wife, respectively. (Deadline.com, 2/21)
CARELL, LAWRENCE & TARSES COMEDY SERIES (HBO) - Danielle Deadwyler is the latest addition to the Steve Carell-led series as "the head of the English Department at the liberal arts college, a professor of poetry and a published writer who has instant rapport with Carell's character." (Deadline.com, 2/19)
CRY WOLF (FX, New!) - Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman is set to topline a new drama at the network inspired by the Danish format "Ulven Kommer" described as "a sweeping family drama that is both a mystery and thriller." Sarah Treem is behind the project with Colman also executive producing, presumably for FX Productions. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC) - Former pro Cheryl Burke has signed a first-look deal with the network to develop new series projects. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (Disney+) - Tony Dalton will reprise his role as Jack Duquesne, aka The Swordsman, from "Hawkeye" in two episodes of the upcoming Marvel series. (Variety.com, 2/21)
DTF ST. LOUIS (HBO) - Chris Perfetti and Joy Sunday have both scored roles on the limited series as Tiger Tiger and Jodie, respectively. (Deadline.com, 2/18)
ELLE (Amazon) - Jason Moore has been tapped to helm the first two episodes of the "Legally Blonde" prequel series. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
ELSBETH (CBS) - Mary Louise Parker and David Alan Grier are the latest bound for the series. Parker will play Freya, "a decluttering guru with a minimalist lifestyle brand and a controlling personality." And Grier is set as Arthur Greene Jr., "the highly professional owner of a family mortuary that caters to the one percent." (Variety.com, 2/18)
EUPHORIA (HBO) - Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winner Sharon Stone is in talks to join the cast of the show's third season. No character details however were given. (Deadline.com, 2/15)
GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY (Hulu) - Kim Shaw will recur on the limited series as Jennifer, "Michael Barnett's (Mark Duplass) new wife after his separation from Kristine (Ellen Pompeo)." (Deadline.com, 2/21)
GOOD DAUGHTER, THE (Peacock) - Brendan Gleeson, Harper Steele, Paula Malcomson and Jake McDorman have all scored roles on the limited series: Rusty, Lenore, Judith, and Mason aka Huck, respectively. No other details were given. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
HOLES (Disney+) - Jac Schaeffer has been tapped to helm the pilot episode of the film-turned-TV series franchise. (Variety.com, 2/21)
IMPERFECT WOMEN (Apple TV+) - Lesli Linka Glatter has been tapped to direct the pilot and executive produce the limited series starring Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington. (Deadline.com, 2/18)
INDUSTRY (HBO) - Harry Lawtey's Robert Spearing will not return for the show's fourth season, due to scheduling conflicts. Separately, Max Minghella is bound for the series as Whitney Halberstram, "the CFO and Founder of Tender, a payment processor entering a growth phase." Filming on the new season of eight episodes begins next month in the U.K. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
JURY DUTY (Amazon) - Filming has quietly been completed on a second season of the series: "Taking inspiration from classic 1980s movies such as Animal House and Caddyshack, it is about a small business going on a company retreat, with the real, unsuspecting person tested when a Goliath suddenly shows up." Originally airing on the now defunct Freevee, the series will stream on sibling Prime Video. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
LINCOLN LAWYER, THE (Netflix) - Marcus Henderson, Gigi Zumbado and Kacey Montoya will drop by the show's fourth season. Henderson will play Yannick Bamba, "a former gang member and the man in the cell next to Mickey's"; with Zumbado as Grace, "Izzy's (Jazzmine Raycole) fun, quirky classmate in her paralegal course"; and Montoya as herself, a KTLA reporter. (Deadline.com, 2/21)
LUCKY (Apple TV+) - Academy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has signed onto the limited series as Agent Billie Rand. No other specifics were given about the role. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (REBOOT SERIES) (Disney+) - Kiana Madeira has been cast in the revival as Tristan, "Malcolm's charming and opinionated girlfriend who - by any rational standard - is way out of his league." (Variety.com, 2/20)
MARVEL'S IRON FIST/MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES/MARVEL'S LUKE CAGE (Netflix) - Marvel Television is "exploring" the returns of Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones, Mike Colter's Luke Cage, and Finn Jones' Iron Fist, which toplined their own self-titled series on Netflix. No other specifics were given. The news comes as fellow Netflix alums Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock and Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle return in "Daredevil: Born Again" next month. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
MONSTER VOLUME 3 (Netflix) - Suzanna Son has been cast in the franchise's third installment, which will focus on suspected serial killer Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam). No details about her role were given. (Deadline.com, 2/18)
NOBODY WANTS THIS (Netflix) - Miles Fowler will guest on the show's sophomore season as Lenny, "Noah's (Adam Brody) Matzah Ballers teammate who gets set up with Morgan (Justine Lupe)." (Variety.com, 2/21)
NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK (A.K.A. MURRAY HILL) (Hulu) - The streamer has ordered Mindy Kaling's latest single-camera comedy to series, which centers around five work-obsessed twenty-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan's most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill. Charlie Grandy serves as the project's showrunner. The news comes as Kaling has renewed her overall deal with producer Warner Bros. Television Group. (Deadline.com, 2/18)
NOVA/STRANGE ACADEMY/TERROR, INC (Disney+) - Marvel Television has paused development on three potential series projects. Ed Bernero was spearheading the "Nova" adaptation, about the cosmic-powered hero, while no auspices were given for the latter two, which had yet to be publically confirmed. "Strange Academy" was expected to feature Benedict Wong's Wong as he founded a school "to educate young individuals with magical abilities." "Terror, Inc." centers on "an antihero by the name of Terror, who possesses the ability to incorporate the body parts of others into his own form, gaining their memories and abilities." (Deadline.com, 2/20)
POKER FACE (Peacock) - Jason Ritter, Alia Shawkat, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Davionte "GaTa" Ganter, Haley Joel Osment, John Cho, Justin Theroux and Patti Harrison have been added to the ever-growing list of faces bound for the show's second season. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
STAR CITY (Apple TV+) - Adam Nagaitis, Josef Davies and Ruby Ashbourne Serkis will round out the cast of the "For All Mankind" spin-off series. Nagaitis will play Valya, "a highly respected cosmonaut within the Soviet Space program"; with Davies as Sergei, "a young, brilliant engineer who works at Soviet Ground Control"; and Serkis as Tanya, "a cosmonaut's wife that struggles within the confined world of Star City." (Deadline.com, 2/19)
STICKY, THE (Amazon) - The Canadian comedy will not return for a second season. (Deadline.com, 2/21)
TRUE JUSTICE: FAMILY TIES (HMC) - Katherine McNamara, Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres are set to return for two follow-ups to the 2024 movie. In the first, "Eye For An Eye": "Our Warriors work to exonerate a mother wrongly accused of murder. To reopen the case and solve the potential crime, our Justice Warriors need to go undercover and investigate the wealthy parents at a prestigious high school." And in the second, "Lost Love": "Our Warriors work to not only exonerate Marianne for the murder of her missing fiancé but to bring to light a web of counterfeit jewels along the way." DeLoach and Megan McNulty penned the scripts with production underway in Ottawa, Ontario. No other auspices were given. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
UNCORKED (Netflix, New!) - Darren Star and David Schulner have scored a script-to-series commitment from the streamer for a single-camera comedy "set in Napa Valley and, like many of Star's series, has a female lead." Universal Television is producing. (Deadline.com, 2/20)
UNTITLED JONATHAN GLATZER SERIES (AMC) - Rob Corddry has signed onto the Silicon Valley series as Tom Ruffage, "the Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans' Affairs who comes to Silicon Valley in search for help solving a major backlog in his department." (Deadline.com, 2/21)
WHITE COLLAR (USA Network) - Jeff Eastin's proposed reboot of the series will be taken out to buyers "in the next week or two" by 20th Television. It's understood sibling Hulu passed on the project, leading to it being taken to the open market. (Deadline.com, 2/19)
ZARNA (CBS) - The Zarna Garg-led comedy pilot has cast Rizwan Manji as Kishore, "a successful Wall Street investor and Zarna's husband of more than 20 years"; and Chandni Shah as Asha, "a freshman at Columbia University and the eldest daughter of Zarna and Kishore." (Deadline.com, 2/21)
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