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[05/24/12 - 11:03 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 24
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!
ANIMAL PRACTICE (NBC) - JoAnna Garcia ("Better with You") has been cast as the new female lead in the comedy, about George Coleman (Justin Kirk), a veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners. She'll play Dorothy Crane, George's ex-girlfriend who returns to his life as the new hospital director... with a fianceé in tow. Amy Huberman originated the role in the pilot. Bobby Lee, Tyler Labine, Betsy Sodaro and Kym Whitley also star in the Universal Television-based half-hour, from co-creators Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Garcia spent the past development cycle as the female lead of "Oh F---, It's You," a comedy pilot which didn't move forward to series at CBS. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "The Simpsons" mainstay Mike Scully has inked a seven-figure, multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television where he'll develop new series projects as well as join the studio's new NBC comedy "The New Normal" as a co-executive producer (Deadline.com); Grant Bowler has been tapped to star opposite Lindsay Lohan in Lifetime's Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton biopic "Liz & Dick" (Deadline.com); and Vanessa Ray will guest on "Pretty Little Liars" as Jason's (Drew Van Acker) ex-girlfriend and "the person that schooled Alison (Sasha Pieterse) in the wicked ways of the world" (TVLine.com).
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[08/21/17 - 01:05 PM]
Netflix Renews "Friends from College" for a Second Season
With interwoven and oftentimes complicated relationships with one another, "Friends from College" is a comedic exploration of old friendships, former romantic entanglements and balancing adult life with nostalgia for the past.
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[08/21/17 - 12:40 PM]
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[08/21/17 - 11:44 AM]
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TV One further spins the numbers for Tuesday, August 15.
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[08/21/17 - 10:38 AM]
CBS News to Broadcast President Trump's Primetime Address Tonight
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[08/21/17 - 10:12 AM]
Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson Joins FOX Sports
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[08/21/17 - 09:33 AM]
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[08/21/17 - 09:29 AM]
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HGTV has picked up 14 episodes of the series for a sophomore season.
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[08/21/17 - 09:06 AM]
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[08/21/17 - 08:26 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS, "Big Brother" Hold Off Competition
The Eye wins the night among total viewers as well as adults 18-49.
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[08/21/17 - 08:12 AM]
Oxygen Media Searches for Answers in a New Six-Part Event Series "The Disappearance of Maura Murray" Beginning Saturday, September 30 at 9PM ET/PT
Oxygen Media dives head first into the unnerving suspicion and conspiracies surrounding one of the most prominent cold cases of the social media age.
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[08/21/17 - 08:05 AM]
Video: Teaser for the Netflix Original Series "Marvel's The Punisher"
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[08/20/17 - 08:31 AM]
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[08/19/17 - 08:37 AM]
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[08/18/17 - 11:18 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 18
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[08/18/17 - 12:05 PM]
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Plus: look for "The Walking Dead: Season 8 Preview Special" on Sunday, September 10.
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