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[05/10/13 - 05:39 PM] Development Update: Friday, May 10 - ABC Orders Comedy "The Goldbergs" to Series 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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Below are series that ABC is picking up for the 2013-14 season (via ABC's press release):
THE GOLDBERGS
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, or peanut allergies, there was a simpler, awesome time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam (Darien Provost) these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling. Mom Beverly (Wendi McClendon-Covey, BRIDESMAIDS) is a classic "smother"; an overbearing, overprotective matriarch who rules this brood with 100% authority and zero sense of boundaries. Dad Murray (Jeff Garlin, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM) is a gruff, hot-tempered father who is learning how to parent without screaming after a recent health scare... and having little luck. Sister Erica (Hayley Orrantia) is 17, hot, terrifying and not one to mess with. Barry (Troy Gentile) is 16, a grade A spaz with a classic middle child syndrome. Adam is the youngest, a camera-wielding future director who's crushing on an older woman, 15 year-old Zoe. Rounding out the family is beloved grandfather Al "Pops" Solomon (George Segal), the wild man of the clan, a shameless Don Juan who's schooling Adam in the ways of love. When Pops buys a new sports car and offers his Caddy to middle child Barry, it's enough to drive this already high-strung family to the brink of chaos. From Adam Sandler's production company HappyMadison, directed by Seth Gordon (IDENTITY THIEF, HORRIBLE BOSSES) and inspired by writer and Executive Producer Adam F. Goldberg's (BREAKING IN, FANBOYS) own experiences growing up as the youngest child in a highly screwed-up but loving family comes a hilarious new comedy, THE GOLDBERGS.
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[10/21/25 - 01:46 PM] Apple TV's High-Octane Thriller "Hijack," Starring and Executive Produced by Idris Elba, Returns for Season Two on January 14 The eight-episode second season will premiere globally on Wednesday, January 14 with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly until February 25.
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[10/21/25 - 12:10 PM] FOX Nation to Premiere "Scammed: Getting Even" on October 22 The six-part docuseries, released weekly, follows viral YouTubers Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik as they take justice into their own hands - tracking, confronting, and exposing real-life scammers across the globe.
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[10/21/25 - 12:02 PM] Gerry Dee Returns to the Mic for His First Global Special: "Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That" Only on Netflix November 18 With dry wit, Canadian comic Gerry Dee explores his perilous years as a schoolteacher, the pitfalls of open marriages and the truth about Santa.
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[10/21/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of October 13: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Sails Smoothly to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10 In the final stretch to Halloween, those lured in by the story of the OG horror villain put "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" at No. 1 on the English TV list with 9.5 million views.
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[10/21/25 - 11:01 AM] A New Season of "Project Runway" Is Coming to Freeform, Hulu, and Disney+ Couldn't keep this zipped up.
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[10/21/25 - 10:01 AM] Netflix Gives Fans a First Look at Little Garden in "One Piece" Season 2 Netflix's epic high-seas pirate adventure returns for Season 2 - unleashing fiercer adversaries and the most perilous quests yet.
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[10/21/25 - 10:00 AM] A24's "Eddington" Begins Streaming Exclusively on HBO Max November 14 In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
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[10/21/25 - 09:04 AM] "Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay" Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 9:15 P.M. ET/PT on Bravo All three parts will drop exclusively on Peacock on November 12.
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[10/21/25 - 09:01 AM] The History Channel Honors Veterans Day with Two-Hour Event "The Warfighters: Battle Stories" Premiering Monday, November 10 at 8/7c Blending raw first-person accounts from Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Marines with archival footage and cinematic recreations, these stories are told entirely in the voices of the men who lived them.
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[10/21/25 - 08:46 AM] The World of "Catan," Based on Klaus Teuber's Beloved Board Game, Is Coming to Netflix The world at the heart of this global phenomenon will be brought to life for the first time across film, series, and unscripted - including live-action and animation.
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[10/21/25 - 08:12 AM] Fulwell Entertainment's Uninterrupted, 4.4.Forty Media and State Farm Present "On the Rise: JuJu Watkins" Season 2 on NBC and Peacock All four episodes will be available exclusively on Peacock after the premiere of Episodes 1 and 2 on Saturday, November 15, at 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. CT on NBC.
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[10/21/25 - 08:08 AM] Video: New Season Three Trailer for Acclaimed, BAFTA-Winning Drama "Blue Lights" The season will premiere November 13 with episodes dropping weekly through on December 18.
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[10/21/25 - 07:31 AM] "Is It Cake? Holiday" Season 2 - First Look and Date Announcement The series returns November 25 for another festive season with Mikey Day and six All-Star cake artists!
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[10/21/25 - 07:05 AM] Apple's Beloved Comedy "Shrinking" Returns for Season Three on January 28, 2026 In addition to the ensemble cast, season three brings back guest stars Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders, along with new additions Jeff Daniels and multi-award winner and activist Michael J. Fox.
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[10/21/25 - 07:04 AM] Video: "Old Dog, New Tricks" - Season 2 Announcement - Netflix Cash-strapped vet Antón takes a job at a fancy pet store, going from treating rural farm animals to peddling premium treats for pampered pooches.
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