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[08/15/11 - 10:46 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 15
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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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!
DOPE (HBO, New!) - "Mildred Pierce" director Todd Haynes and executive producers John Wells and Christine Vachon are on track to reteam for a potential drama series at the pay channel based on Sara Gran's novel about "a woman who re-enters her life after being away at the farm to treat her heroin addiction and becomes a private eye" in 1950 New York. Julianne Moore, who co-stars in the network's upcoming "Game Change," is reportedly circling the project, which Haynes would direct from a script by Gran herself. (Deadline.com)
KATE PLUS 8 (TLC) - The cable channel has passed on a third season for its "Jon and Kate Plus 8" spin-off. "TLC has decided not to renew another season of Kate + 8," the network said in a statement. "By the end of this season Kate + 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark (including Jon & Kate + 8); an exceptional milestone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future." The show's de facto swan song then is set for Monday, September 12.
TWO ROADS (ABC, New!) - "Detroit 1-8-7" alums Jason Richman and David Zabel are developing a new "Sliding Doors"-esque drama at the Alphabet about "a young woman who struggles with doubt on her wedding day whether to go through with it or not." ABC Studios is behind the hour, as result of Zabel's overall and Richman's blind script deals with the studio, which would then track both paths of the lead character. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED JOSH BERMAN/PETER TOLAN PROJECT (ABC, New!) - "Drop Dead Diva" creator Josh Berman has booked a potential drama at the Alphabet about "a female FBI profiler who teams up with a homicide detective for the first time since he left her at the altar after coming out of the closet." Said effort, which comes from Peter Tolan and Michael Wimer's Sony Pictures Television-based Fedora Entertainment, has a penalty attached should it not go to pilot. Fellow Sony-based Berman then will write and executive produce alongside Tolan and Wilmer. (Variety.com)
UNTITLED SEAN HAYES PROJECT (NBC) - "Rescue Me" co-creator Peter Tolan is reportedly close to signing onto the network's proposed Sean Hayes-led comedy, which would revolves around two gay men tasked with raising a 12-year-old. Tolan would pen the half-hour and executive produce alongside his and Michael Wimer's Sony Pictures Television-based Fedora Entertainment. Universal Media Studios is also co-producing. (EW.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Actress/writer Paula Pell ("30 Rock") has been tapped as Ron Swanson's mother on "Parks & Recreation" (TVLine.com); Jessy Schram ("Falling Skies") will play Cinderella on ABC's "Once Upon a Time" with David Anders ("The Vampire Diaries") as a doctor who dates Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White (Zap2It.com); "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon will recur on NBC's "Up All Night" as Calvin, "the wildly popular co-host to talk show star Ava (Maya Rudolph), who can't help but be jealous of the attention her energetic sidekick receives," with Jennifer Hall ("Nip/Tuck") also on board as Missy, Ava's "insecure (and not quite respected) assistant" (TVGuide.com); plus Cassidy Freeman ("Smallville") will turn up on NBC's "The Playboy Club" as Frances Dunhill, a Chicago socialite who begins a faux relationship with Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian) that benefits them both (TVLine.com).
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[06/18/21 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 18
Updates include: Netflix nixes "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!" after one season; Annie Ilonzeh to lead NBC's "Getaway"; and Amazon reportedly lands Marvel's "Silk" TV series from Sony Pictures Television.
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[06/18/21 - 01:03 PM]
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Host Andy Cohen sits down with Dr. Jacqueline Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore,?Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, Toya Bush Harris, Anila Sajja and friend Quad Webb for an in-person reunion.
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[06/18/21 - 11:43 AM]
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ABC further spins the numbers for the week of June 7-13.
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[06/18/21 - 10:40 AM]
AMC Networks Unveils New Content Initiative Designed to Get People Talking About Important (and Sometimes Difficult) Issues
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[06/18/21 - 10:07 AM]
Summer Fun & Games Drives ABC to Win Sunday in Total Viewers
ABC further spins the numbers for Sunday, June 13.
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[06/18/21 - 10:05 AM]
Get Ready to Go Inside the L.A. Lakers with Netflix
Mindy Kaling and Elaine Ko have created a comedy series inspired by the personal and professional dynamic between the family owners and team that collectively run one of the most iconic franchises in sports.
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[06/18/21 - 09:09 AM]
Discovery's Emmy Nominated Series "Serengeti" Returns for Second Season July 18 on Discovery and discovery+
The ground-breaking series highlights the majestic animals who call the Serengeti their home and their day-to-day lives living together.
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[06/18/21 - 09:02 AM]
discovery+ Announces July Programming Slate
New additions include the investigative series "Citizen P.I." and the original film "Song of the Shark."
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[06/18/21 - 09:00 AM]
Amazon Studios Will Release "Jolt" on Prime Video July 23rd, 2021
Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox, David Bradley, Ori Pfeffer, with Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci also star in the film, from director Tanya Wexler.
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[06/18/21 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Johnny Test" New Series Trailer - Netflix Futures
How much trouble could one imaginative boy, his faithful dog and two science-loving sisters possibly get into?
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[06/18/21 - 07:01 AM]
BET Celebrates Father's Day with Special Programming Dedicated to Iconic Dads in Pop Culture
Beginning Sunday, June 20 at 9 AM ET/PT, BET will highlight the joys and challenges of parenting in today's world with a hand-picked roster of entertaining series, movies, and specials dedicated to dads around the world.
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[06/18/21 - 06:01 AM]
Launch of Roku Originals Drives Record Two-Week Streaming Period for The Roku Channel
Furthermore, the top 10 most watched programs on The Roku Channel were all Roku Originals in this two-week period.
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[06/17/21 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 17
Updates include: FOX's "The Moodys," Netflix's "Grand Army" get the axe; Patrick Fugit boards HBO Max's "Love and Death"; and Showtime's "Let the Right One In" pilot fills out cast.
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[06/17/21 - 09:01 PM]
Video: "Never Have I Ever" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
A new love life, a new classmate and new reasons to bicker with mom give Devi plenty more ways to make courageous moves... and questionable decisions.
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[06/17/21 - 08:01 PM]
Video: "Deep" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Four insomniac med school students are lured into a neuroscience experiment that spirals out of control - and must find a way out before it's too late.
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