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[06/10/13 - 11:20 PM] Development Update: Monday, June 10 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!
THE LEFTOVERS (HBO/Warner Bros.; W: Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta; D: Peter Berg) - Carrie Coon, Ann Dowd, Christopher Eccleston and Amanda Warren are the latest to board the drama pilot, which asks what would happen if The Rapture actually took place and millions of people just disappeared from the Earth. Coon will play Nora Durst, "a wife and mother who is suddenly neither"; with Dowd as Patti Levin, "leader of the local chapter of the Guilty Remnant, an organization that is somewhere between a cult and a movement"; Eccleston as Matt Jamison, "former Reverend and current editor of his self-published tabloid"; and Warren as Lucy Warburton, "Mapleton's take-no-prisoners mayor." Justin Theroux also stars. (Deadline.com)
MURDER IN THE FIRST (TNT; W: Eric Lodal & Steven Bochco; D: TBA) - Tom Felton (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) is the latest addition to the pilot, a crime drama that will intimately dissect a single murder case over an entire season, from the commitment of the crime through the investigation, arrest and trial. He'll play Erich Blunt, "the cocky, spectacularly wealthy CEO of Applicon, a tech genius." Bess Rous, Ian Anthony Dale, Kathleen Robertson, Mimi Kirkland, Raphael Sbarge, Steven Weber and Taye Diggs also star in the hour. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED DIALLO RIDDLE/BASHIR SALAHUDDIN PROJECT (HBO, New!) - Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin ("Late Night With Jimmy Fallon") are set to star in a new comedy pilot at the pay channel about "two 30-year old-reporters, as they try to make it big in the burgeoning black mecca of contemporary Atlanta, aka the New South." Said duo also penned the half-hour with Lorne Michaels and Dave Flebotte also serving as executive producers - the latter of which will serve as showrunner - and Broadway Video Television's Andrew Singer as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Bridget Carpenter has been tapped as the showrunner of Sundance Channel's recently greenlighted drama "The Descendants" (Deadline.com); Sam Catlin has inked a new two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, where he'll join the studio's "Rake" as a co-executive producer (Deadline.com); Jeremy Luke has been cast as gangster Mickey Cohen in TNT's upcoming 1940s drama "Lost Angels" (Deadline.com); NBC has reportedly commissioned a rewrite of its drama pilot "I Am Victor" for a potential reshoot at the beginning of September (Deadline.com); co-executive producers Kathy Samuels and Ethan Nelson as well as director Joseph Terry departing are the latest to exit the second season of "Katie" (Deadline.com); Natalie Zea will recur on CBS's summer drama "Under the Dome" as a troublemaker with connections to a number of characters (TVGuide.com); and Canada's Whizbang Films and Take 5 Productions have come on board as co-producers of The CW's newcomer "Reign" and returning drama "Beauty and the Beast" (THR.com).
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[07/01/25 - 04:01 PM] Video: "Glass Heart" Main Trailer and Title Song Revealed This summer, Netflix presents a harmonious blend of emotion and music.
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[07/01/25 - 02:48 PM] FX's "The Bear" Renewed for Season Five Christopher Storer's Emmy-award winning hit will return in 2026.
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[07/01/25 - 02:25 PM] Emmy Winner Michael Imperioli Set to Star Opposite Patrick Dempsey in New FOX Drama Series "Memory of a Killer," from Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment The new drama series is scheduled to premiere midseason on FOX.
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[07/01/25 - 02:21 PM] Video: Preview - "Unwrapping Christmas" Movies - A Four Part Movie Event The Hallmark+ films will make their linear premieres starting this Saturday at 8:00/7:00c on Hallmark Channel.
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[07/01/25 - 12:01 PM] Top 10 Week of June 23: "Squid Game" Season 3 Takes Over with Record-Breaking Global Debut at No. 1 "The Waterfront" was a Top 10 hit once more as the No. 1 series on the English TV list (11.6 million views).
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[07/01/25 - 12:00 PM] Video: "Neuromancer" - In Production - Apple TV+ Welcome to the Chatsubo, cowboy.
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[07/01/25 - 10:31 AM] Netflix Renews "Tires" for Season 3 "Tires" will return with an all-new season next year.
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[07/01/25 - 10:26 AM] ESPN Formula 1 Viewership Notes After Austrian Grand Prix ESPN's live telecast on Sunday, June 29, averaged 1.1 million viewers, a two percent gain over last year's race and the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television.
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[07/01/25 - 10:01 AM] Neil Patrick Harris to Host "What's in the Box" - A Bold New Game Show Coming to Netflix The series promises edge of your seat excitement as contestants take on a massive guessing game where every decision could lead to life-changing rewards.
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[07/01/25 - 09:34 AM] FX and Disney+ Latin America's "Necaxa" New Docuseries from the Producers of "Welcome to Wrexham" Premieres Thursday, August 7 "Necaxa" will premiere two episodes each Thursday for the first three weeks followed by one episode each Thursday until the season finale on Thursday, September 18.
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[07/01/25 - 09:19 AM] Apple TV+ Lands New Series Inspired by Jennette McCurdy's "I'm Glad My Mom Died" Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award winner Jennifer Aniston is set to star and executive produce.
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[07/01/25 - 09:16 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 66% from Last Year's Comparable Game The audience peaked with 2,304,000 viewers in the 9:15 p.m. ET quarter hour.
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[07/01/25 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Leanne" - Official Trailer - Netflix When her husband leaves her for another woman, a resilient Southern mom starts over with the support of her loving, but unfiltered family.
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[07/01/25 - 09:01 AM] Video: Marvel Animation's "Eyes of Wakanda" - Official Sneak Peek - Disney+ Wakanda's secrets span centuries.
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[07/01/25 - 09:01 AM] The CW Network Announces New Drama Series "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent" to Premiere Wednesday, September 24 The series' 2024 launch in Canada was the #1 primetime premiere on Citytv and was the #1 primetime debut for a drama that season.
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