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[08/23/10 - 06:45 PM] Development Update: Monday, August 23 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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87TH PRECINCT (NBC, New!) - Amy Bloom ("State of Mind") has booked a script at the Peacock for a new drama based on Ed McBain's series of police procedural novels set in the 87th Precinct in Isola, a fictionalized version of Manhattan. Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands and Ron Harper toplined a short-lived small screen take in 1961, which also aired on the Peacock. The new incarnation comes from Lionsgate-based Olive Productions with the company's Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci executive producing alongside Bloom.
Here's how publisher Simon & Schuster details "Cop Hater," the first novel in the 54-book (and counting) franchise: "Swift, silent, and deadly -- someone is knocking off the 87th Precinct's finest, one by one. The how of the killings is obvious: three .45 shots from the dark add up to one, two, three very dead detectives. The why and the who are the Precinct's headaches now. When Detective Reardon is found dead, motive is a big question mark. But when his partner becomes victim number two, it looks like open-and-shut grudge killings. That is, until a third detective buys it. With one meager clue, Detective Steve Carella begins his grim search for the killer, a search that takes him into the city's underworld to a notorious brothel, to the apartment of a beautiful and dangerous widow, and finally to a .45 automatic aimed straight at his head...."
BACK NINE/PLAYING WITH GUNS (Spike TV) - The cable channel has reportedly passed on both pilots. The former, from Jason Filardi and Mark Perez, starred John Schneider as Ronnie Barnes, "a hard-drinking, washed-up former U.S. Open golf champion who is trying to make it back onto the Tour with help from his sex-addicted caddy, aptly named Tiger." The latter, from the trio of Bob Castrone, Brian Levin and Jason Zumwalt, featured Danny Masterson and Joey Kern as "childhood friends who have grown up to become small town cops, trying to get the most out of their badges while doing the least amount of police work possible."
TILDA (HBO) - Executive producer Cynthia Mort has reportedly bowed out of the comedy pilot, about a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style (Diane Keaton). Said development followed "a tense pilot shoot in which she frequently clashed with executive producer/director Bill Condon and got into public scuffles with Diane Keaton." Condon is currently searching for a new showrunner as it's understood the pay channel has ordered additional scripts.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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[07/14/25 - 02:13 PM] Lifetime Announces Three New "Ripped from the Headlines" Movies Debuting Saturdays This Fall Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jon McLaren, Marilu Henner, Brielle Robillard, Sam Trammell, Steve Byers, Ashley Jones, Holly Barrett, Doug Savant, Maggie Lawson, and Courtney Stodden are among the featured talent.
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[07/14/25 - 01:10 PM] Season 10 of the Hit Dating Series "Ready to Love" Returns to Philadelphia as the Journey to Find Love Continues This Summer on OWN Beginning Friday, August 1 at 8 PM ET/PT on OWN, viewers return to the City of Brotherly Love to reignite the search for lasting love among its most eligible singles.
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[07/14/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix and MVP's Taylor-Serrano 3 Goes the Distance with Nearly 6 Million Global Viewers In the US, an estimated AMA of 4.2 million viewers tuned in to the main event (Live+1) according to VideoAmp and Netflix, making it the most-watched professional women's sports event of 2025.
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[07/14/25 - 11:01 AM] Video: "SEC Football: Any Given Saturday" - Official Trailer - Netflix Follow college football's most elite players and coaches in this unfiltered documentary series that goes behind the scenes of the 2024 SEC season.
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[07/14/25 - 10:01 AM] Prime Video Announces 2025 San Diego Comic-Con Programming Featured are beloved returning series including "Gen V," "Upload," "Hazbin Hotel," "The Legend of Vox Machina," and highly anticipated new series like "Helluva Boss," "The Mighty Nein," and "Butterfly."
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[07/14/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Hulu Reveals Official Trailer for "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball" Additionally, it's been announced that the series will make its franchise-first debut at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26.
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[07/14/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Prime Video Debuts Trailer and Key Art For Spy Thriller "Butterfly," Starring and Executive Produced by Daniel Dae Kim As previously announced, all six episodes will debut on Wednesday, August 13.
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[07/14/25 - 08:15 AM] Sean Hannity to Host "Wanted: Dead or Alive" on FOX Nation Set to premiere on Wednesday, July 16, new episodes will be released weekly and tackle the stories of the infamous John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, and Ma Barker.
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[07/14/25 - 08:00 AM] Gabby Windey Sets Sail as Host of Hulu's New Unscripted Series "Love Overboard" Step aboard the ultimate luxury yacht, where sexy singles are ready to mix and mingle... and find love.
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[07/14/25 - 08:00 AM] HBO Original "Harry Potter" Television Series Begins Production The series will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max where it's available, including in upcoming launch markets Germany, Italy, and the UK.
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[07/14/25 - 08:00 AM] Video: Prime Video Releases First-Look Images and Teaser Trailer for Upcoming Psychological Thriller "The Girlfriend" All six-episodes will be available September 10 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
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[07/14/25 - 07:41 AM] Welcome to Atlanta: FOX Sports Assembles All-Star Cast for MLB's 95th Midsummer Classic Live from Truist Park, FOX MLB's lead duo of Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and first-ballot Hall of Famer John Smoltz (eight-time All-Star with the Atlanta Braves) reunite in the booth for their fourth All-Star Game together.
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[07/14/25 - 07:15 AM] Prime Video Announces Six Additional Cast for New Original Series "Bloodaxe" Karlis Arnolds Avots, Rod Hallett, Alina Tomnikov, Sisse Marie, Rune Temte, and Jesper Christensen join the cast of the historical drama.
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[07/14/25 - 07:14 AM] Icon Award, Presenters, Attendees, and Musical Performances Announced for "The 2025 ESPYS Presented by Capital One," Airing Live Wednesday, July 16 at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT on ABC and Streaming on ESPN+ During this year's event, ESPN will honor former WNBA player Diana Taurasi and former USWNT player Alex Morgan with the Icon Award in recognition of their incredible careers and significant impact on the world of sports.
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