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[03/28/25 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 24-28
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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AFTER MIDNIGHT (CBS) - The Eye is canceling the late-night series after two seasons. "Hosting After Midnight has genuinely been the experience of a lifetime, and I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity to be part of this incredible journey," host Taylor Tomlinson said. Though it was an extremely tough decision, I knew I had to return to my first passion and return to stand-up touring full-time. I appreciate CBS, Stephen Colbert, the producers, and the entire After Midnight staff and crew for all the love, support, and unforgettable memories." New episodes will continue through June after which the network will stop programming its 12:30am time period. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
AGE OF ATTRACTION (Netflix, New!) - The streamer has commissioned a new dating format from Velvet Hammer Media: "In the series, age is thrown out the window when singles search for their soulmates, per the logline. Is love truly ageless, or will the years come between them?" Sam Dean and David Friedman are the showrunners with Jennifer O'Connell and Rebecca Quinn as executive producers and Nick Alarcon as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
BLACK WIDOW (Hulu, New!) - Emmy Rossum is in talks to star in a new drama loosely inspired by the 1987 movie for the streamer: "In the Hulu series, an FBI agent - the role Rossum is poised to play - uses the secrets from a female serial killer's past to try and find her." Liz Meriwether is behind the project, which has a series order. Both would executive produce alongside Sara Moskowitz and original screenwriter Ron Bass for 20th Television, Composition 8, and Searchlight Television. (Deadline.com, 3/24)
CITADEL/CITADEL: DIANA/CITADEL: HONEY BUNNY (Amazon) - Amazon MGM Studios is pushing the show "from a planned fall 2025 release to a spring 2026 debut." The report also notes, "the continuation of all Citadel spinoff series are on hold, [at] least until the second season is released, if not indefinitely." (THR.com, 3/28)
CRYSTAL LAKE (Peacock) - Linda Cardellini is set to star as Pamela Voorhees in the long-in-the-works prequel series at the streamer. Cardellini's Pamela "is believed to be a mother who had given up a singing career to raise a special needs child and takes a dark turn when she loses her son." Brad Caleb Kane, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian and Stuart Manashil are the executive producers for A24. (Deadline.com, 3/24)
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (Disney+) - Lili Taylor will recur on the show's second season. She's believed to be playing "a political foe for Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk." (Deadline.com, 3/27)
DARK WINDS (AMC) - Chaske Spencer will recur on the show's recently ordered fourth season as Sonny, "a recruiter for a Los Angeles crime ring. Charismatic and lethal, he uses his charm and menace to lure young Native American men recently relocated to the city from their reservations into a life of crime." (Deadline.com, 3/26)
DAYS OF OUR LIVES (Peacock) - Co-executive producer Janet Drucker has announced her retirement from the series after four decades. Senior producer Noel Maxam will assume said role after her exit on May 2. (Deadline.com, 3/28)
DEALER, THE (Apple TV+, New!) - Oscar winner Jessica Chastain and Oscar nominee Adam Driver are set to team for a new project at the streamer which has received a straight-to-series order: "The Dealer is described as a biting exploration of power, class, seduction and culture set inside the glittering world of the high-end art market, told through the eyes of an aspiring super gallerist, played by Jessica Chastain, and the tangled relationship with her most gifted and unnerving artist, played by Adam Driver." Writer Lucas Hnath and director Sam Gold are behind the project with Sarah Lunnie, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Kelly Carmichael, and Alan Poul also executive producing alongside Chastain and Driver for Media Res. Arianna Anderson will serve as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com, 3/25)
DEXTER: RESURRECTION (Showtime) - Emmy winners John Lithgow and Jimmy Smits will reprise their "Dexter" roles of Arthur Miller (aka the Trinity Killer) and Miguel Prado on the latest sequel series. Nick Santucci played a young Miguel Prado on the prequel series "Original Sin." (Deadline.com, 3/24)
DIFFERENT WORLD SEQUEL SERIES, A (Netflix) - The streamer has ordered the follow-up series to pilot, eying a June shoot in Atlanta. Felicia Pride is behind the project with Debbie Allen, Mandy Summers, Tom Werner, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Bythewood also among the executive producers. It's not clear if said effort will be single-camera or multi-camera, as was the case for the original. (Deadline.com, 3/28)
DISPATCHER, THE (Apple TV+) - Maxine Peake, Jessica Wren, Zahra Newman, and Chloe Geisker have joined the Patrick Brammall-led drama series, which has also added Christian Schwochow as director and executive producer. No roles however were specified. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
DUPAHIYA (Amazon) - The Hindi-language series will be returning for a second season at the streamer. (Variety.com, 3/27)
EASTERN GATE, THE (Max) - A second season of the Polish drama is in development at the streamer. (Deadline.com, 3/24)
ELLE (Amazon) - Tom Everett Scott, Gabrielle Policano, Jacob Moskovitz, and Chandler Kinney have scored roles on the "Legally Blonde" prequel series. Scott will play Elle's dad Wyatt; with Moskovitz as Miles, "the school's star athlete who is charmed by Elle"; Kinney as Kimberly, "a sharp-tongued senior who is not a fan of the show's titular character"; and Policano as Liz, "the anti-Elle Woods." (Deadline.com, 3/27)
FANTASMAS (HBO) - Emma Stone and Dave McCary's Fruit Tree banner has signed a first-look deal with Fremantle. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
HARRY POTTER LIVE-ACTION SERIES (HBO) - Nick Frost is on track to star as Rubeus Hagrid in the much-ballyhooed series: "Hagrid is wizarding school Hogwarts' warm and friendly gamekeeper and groundskeeper who eventually becomes the Care of Magical Creatures professor. The character was portrayed by Robbie Coltrane in all eight Harry Potter films." He would presumably join the previously reported John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu. (Deadline.com, 3/25)
LANTERNS (HBO) - Jasmine Cephas Jones will guest on the DC Comics series as Young Bernadette, "Stewart's (Aaron Pierre) resilient mother and forever the family fixer. She is a perceptive, big-picture thinker who demands excellence from herself and her family." (Deadline.com, 3/27)
M.I.A. (Peacock) - Gerardo Celasco and Marta Milans are the latest additions to the crime thriller in yet-to-be-revealed roles. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (REBOOT SERIES) (Disney+) - Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield will reprise their roles of Malcolm's older brothers Francis and Reese, respectively, on the revival. Also cast in the project are Caleb Ellsworth-Clark as Malcolm's (Muniz) younger brother, Dewey (replacing Erik Per Sullivan, who quit acting in 2010); Anthony Timpano as Malcolm's youngest brother, Jamie, "who was seen as a baby and toddler on the original series"; Vaughan Murrae as Malcolm's youngest sibling, Kelly "whose existence was revealed in the series finale when the boys' mom, Lois, holds a positive pregnancy test"; and Keeley Karsten as Malcolm's daughter, Leah. (Deadline.com, 3/25)
MIDSOMER MURDERS (Acorn TV) - The British drama will return for its landmark 25th season of four new feature-length mysteries. (Variety.com, 3/25)
MURDLE (Amazon, New!) - G.T. Karber's multi-volume collection of murder mystery puzzles is being developed for TV by the streamer: "Written by Jon Croker based on a story by Karber, Murdle is a quirky, voice-driven series in the vein of Knives Out and The Gentlemen about two rival members of a London-based detective club, who are forced to work together despite their very different approaches to solving murders." Jessica Rhoades and Alison Mo Massey will also executive produce for Amazon MGM Studios, Legendary Television and Pacesetter Productions (Deadline.com, 3/25)
NEUROMANCER (Apple TV+) - Max Irons, André De Shields, and Marc Menchaca have been tapped to recur on the William Gibson adaptation as Jean Tessier-Ashpool, Julius Deane, and The Dixie Flatline, respectively. No other details were given. (Deadline.com, 3/27)
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu) - Two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger is the latest bound for the series in a top secret role. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND (AMC, New!) - Jennine Capó Crucet has sold a new drama to the network based on her novel: "The novel follows failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes - you can call him Izzy - who might not be the Scarface type, but why should that keep him from trying? Growing up in Miami has shaped him into someone who dreams of being the King of the 305, with the money, power, and respect he assumes comes with it. After finding himself at the mercy of a cease-and-desist letter from Pitbull's legal team and living in his aunt's garage, Izzy embarks on an absurd quest to turn himself into a modern-day Tony Montana." Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego, and Gina Mingacci will also executive produce for AMC Studios and Hyphenate Media Group. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
STOWAWAY (Apple TV+, New!) - Oscar Isaac is attached to star in a new project from writer Steven Levenson and director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon at the streaming service about the true story of Juan Carlos Guzmán, "who is internationally recognized as the 'greatest conman alive.'" All three will executive produce alongside Elvira Lind, Gena Konstantinakos, Drew Comins, and Matthew Bremner for Mad Gene Media, Creative Engine and Fifth Season. (Variety.com, 3/27)
STUART FAILS TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE (Max) - Stars Kevin Sussman, John Ross Bowie, Lauren Lapkus, and Brian Posehn held an "unofficial" table read of "The Big Bang Theory" spin-off's two finished scripts this week. (Deadline.com, 3/24)
TERMINAL LIST, THE (Amazon) - Martin Sensmeier will recur on the show's sophomore run as Sergeant Major Otaktay, "a proud and venerable warrior who cannot abide any abuse of power." (Deadline.com, 3/25)
TESTAMENTS, THE (Hulu) - Rowan Blanchard and Mattea Conforti have both boarded the sequel series. Blanchard will play Shunammite, "a pampered teen from a prominent Gilead family whose status affords her a certain level of respect and power amongst her peers." And Conforti is Becka, "a girl of humble origins who attends school with Gilead's elite. As she comes of age, she starts to question whether she wants the life she's being groomed for." (Deadline.com, 3/25)
TRIBUNAL JUSTICE (Amazon) - The show will launch in broadcast syndication on stations covering nearly 95% of the country beginning September 8. (Deadline.com, 3/27)
UNTITLED KAYCE DUTTON PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Luke Grimes will reprise his "Yellowstone" role of livestock commissioner and former Navy SEAL Kayce Dutton in a proposed spin-off series at the Eye. Spencer Hudnut is spearheading the project for MTV Entertainment Studios. No plot details were given. Franchise creators Taylor Sheridan and John Linson will presumably also receive executive producer credits. (Deadline.com, 3/26)
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[01/22/26 - 11:01 AM]
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[01/22/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[01/22/26 - 08:18 AM]
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[01/22/26 - 08:06 AM]
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[01/22/26 - 07:58 AM]
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