or


[04/22/09 - 06:31 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 22
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!


MODERN LOVE (HBO, New!) - Jenny Bicks and Alan Poul are attached to write and direct, respectively, a small screen take on the column of the same name in The New York Times' Sunday Styles section. The single-camera half-hour will revolve around "the fictionalized male editor of the column and his family life as he endures a messy divorce, a strained relationship with his teenage daughter and a difficult return to the world of dating." In addition, stories and personalities from the Times' column will be woven in the series' storylines. Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun's BermanBraun optioned the column last year and subsequently set up the project at Sony Pictures Television. Bicks is also shepherding a new incarnation of the Sarah Jessica Parker-produced pilot "Washingtonienne," based on Jessica Cutler's book of the same name, which didn't move forward to series. Mark Mylod helmed said half-hour from a script by Joni Lefkowitz and Susanna Fogel.


UNTITLED DEBRA MESSING PROJECT (NBC, New!) - "The Starter Wife" alum Debra Messing is set to return to the Peacock for a new comedy about "a laid-off CEO who is as ill-prepared to be a full-time wife and mother as her husband is to provide for the family." The network has given a script commitment to the project, following a bidding war with ABC, as well as an episodic guarantee for Messing. "Wife" executive producers Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott are behind the single-camera half-hour, which is set up at Universal Media Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment. The pair are also executive producing alongside Messing, Molly Madden, Stephanie Davis and Howard Klein.


Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters





  [april 2009]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· MODERN LOVE (LIFETIME)
· STARTER WIFE, THE (USA)
· UNTITLED DEBRA MESSING PROJECT (NBC)
· WASHINGTONIENNE, THE (HBO)





[01/28/26 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "Agents of Mystery" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix
The game isn't over. It just got smarter.

[01/28/26 - 02:31 PM]
Netflix's "The Lincoln Lawyer" Renewed for Fifth Season Ahead of the Fourth Season Debut
The fifth season will consist of 10 episodes, inspired by the seventh book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, "Resurrection Walk," by author Michael Connelly.

[01/28/26 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Announces New Scripted Series "Breakers" with Antony Starr as Lead
Two best friends go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure.

[01/28/26 - 12:00 PM]
Grammy Awards to Pay Tribute to Lost Musical Icons in Touching "In Memoriam" Segment
Reba McEntire will be joined by Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson to pay tribute to those we've recently lost in the creative community, featuring just some of the musical icons who have passed away this year.

[01/28/26 - 11:01 AM]
What Next? Netflix Presents the Latest German-Speaking Series, Films and Non-Fction Highlights, Live in Berlin
The diverse 2026 line-up includes the highly anticipated thriller "The Trap," the third and final season of the international hit series "The Empress," the star-studded comedy "The Birthday Gift," and the third season of "Kaulitz & Kaulitz" featuring the popular twins, among other titles.

[01/28/26 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Original Limited Series "DTF St. Louis," Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini, Debuts March 1
A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.

[01/28/26 - 09:32 AM]
Video: Tubi's YA Original Film "Kissing Is the Easy Part" Reveals Official Trailer
The film tells the story of a straight-A overachiever (Asher Angel) who makes a deal to tutor a popular wild child (Paris Berelc) in exchange for a college recommendation letter to his dream school, but when sparks fly, school is the least of their problems.

[01/28/26 - 09:02 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - Hulu's "Paradise" Season 2
The second season of the Emmy Award-nominated series premieres Monday, February 23 with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

[01/28/26 - 08:33 AM]
HGTV Takes Viewers on an Epic Road Trip Across America in New Series "Wild Vacation Rentals" Premiering Monday, March 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT
America's most extraordinary vacation homes - from a bird's nest to a grain silo and a potato house to an old western town - will be on tap for actresses and comedians Sherry Cola and D'Arcy Carden when HGTV sends them on an epic girls' trip of a lifetime.

[01/28/26 - 07:36 AM]
Hallmark Media and Churchill Downs Racetrack Partner on "Kentucky Roses"
The movie stars Andrew Walker and Odette Annable, alongside Ally Ledford, Peyton Meyer, Brynn Thayer, and Gregg Henry, and celebrates the pageantry, tradition, and enduring spirit of the Kentucky Derby.

[01/28/26 - 07:02 AM]
ESPN to Premiere "Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League" on February 11
"Origin" documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball league in partnership with FIBA featuring 12 top club teams from across Africa's 54 countries competing in a caravan format.

[01/28/26 - 06:36 AM]
FOX Scores 46 Million Viewers for NFC Championship Between NFC West Rivals
The Seahawks are soaring to the Super Bowl.

[01/28/26 - 06:20 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Is LA Bound for Fan-Favorite "After the Oscars Show"
The show will feature comedy super star Leanne Morgan, who will dish on the best moments from Hollywood's biggest night!

[01/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Targeting a priceless work of art, Berlin assembles his gang of thieves in Seville in this explosive new installment from the creators of "Money Heist."

[01/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
AFC Championship Game Is This Year's Most-Watched NFL Postseason Game as "NFL on CBS" Caps Off Record-Setting Season
Patriots-Broncos averaged 48,618,000 viewers and peaked with 57,759,000.