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[07/12/13 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Friday, July 12
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!
DIVIDE & CONQUER (USA/UCP; W: Peter Ocko; D: TBA) - Greg Grunberg and Diane Farr are set to topline the pilot, a family comedy about love, support, attention and all the other things parents do to mess up their kids. They'll play said clan's parents: "Evan is a daydreamer-turned-patent attorney who believes modern-day families are over-parenting their kids, and Charlotte is a career woman-turned-stay-at-home mom who's trying to help her kids navigate growing up." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED LINDSAY LOHAN PROJECT (OWN, New!) - Lindsay Lohan is set to sit down with Oprah Winfrey in an interview set to tape and air in August. In addition, the much-ballyhooed actress will star in an eight-part documentary series for the network, due in 2014. No auspices however were given for the project. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Mark Tinker has joined NBC's "Chicago PD" as an executive producer/in-house director (Deadline.com); Justin Hartley will recur on "Revenge" as the long-lost son of Madeline Stowe's Victoria (EOnline.com); Raul Esparza's Rafael Barba has been upped to series regular on "Law & Order: SVU" (Deadline.com); Justin Lin and Bruno Wu's Perfect Storm Entertainment is developing a TV series based on material written by iconic actor Bruce Lee (Deadline.com); Olga Fonda has booked an arc on "The Vampire Diaries" as "the fearless, worldly, guarded and vengeance-seeking Nadia" (TVLine.com); Virginia Madsen is likewise bound for Lifetime's "Witches of East End" as Penelope Gardiner, the mother of Eric Winter's Dash (TVLine.com); Anne Heche will visit "The Michael J. Fox Show" as "the new anchor at NBC 4, the New York station where Fox's character Mike is returning to work" (EW.com); and Henry Ian Cusick will guest on "Hawaii Five-0" as "a tough, fearless and ruthless member of a terrorist group" (TVLine.com).
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[04/20/26 - 12:16 PM]
Peacock Releases New, Shocking Final Installment of the Two-Time Emmy Nominated Documentary Series "The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets" Premiering on Thursday, April 23
In the fourth and final episode, Rex Heuermann shockingly confesses to all murders, including the recent eighth victim.
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[04/20/26 - 11:00 AM]
Acorn TV's Popular "Murder Mystery May" Returns May 1st with Its Biggest Month of Mystery Premieres Headlined by the New Brooke Shields-Led Series "You're Killing Me"
Other series premieres include "Dead & Buried," "The Island," and "Summerwater."
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[04/20/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Dr. Seuss's Horton!" Season 2 Trailer - Netflix Jr
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[04/20/26 - 06:41 AM]
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The first four episodes will launch exclusively on Prime Video on June 3, with two additional episodes released a week later on June 10, followed by the final two episodes on June 17.
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[04/20/26 - 06:01 AM]
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[04/20/26 - 03:01 AM]
"Alpha Males" Films Its Sixth and Final Season
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[04/17/26 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Week of April 13-17
Updates include: CBS eyes expansion of "Fire Country," "Sheriff Country" universe; "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" season two locks in cast; and "The Copenhagen Test," "Law & Order: Organized Crime" among latest cancellations.
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[04/17/26 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News Is #1 on Sunday Morning and Friday Night
For the third week in a row, "20/20" built on its year-ago telecast in all key target demos: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.
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[04/17/26 - 01:03 PM]
Fourteen Elite Survivalists Compete for National Pride and the Ultimate Cash Prize in "Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown"
Divided into seven pairs representing their homelands, survivalists' skills will be tested by three brutal and unpredictable ecosystems in South Africa's Zululand.
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[04/17/26 - 11:31 AM]
A Magical Cast Summoned for the "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place" Final Season
Jennifer Stone, Gregg Sulkin, Maria Canals-Barrera, and Selena Gomez are among the featured talent.
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[04/17/26 - 10:10 AM]
TNT Sports Announces Commentators for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by Geico First Round Games on Sunday, April 19
TNT Sports will drop the puck on its coverage of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs featuring up to 28 First Round games.
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[04/17/26 - 09:31 AM]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by Geico Begin Saturday on ESPN
In all, 16 First Round games will play out over the first ten days on ESPN and ESPN2.
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[04/17/26 - 09:04 AM]
Video: "Glory" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a small-town boxing hub, two brothers investigate a shocking murder while navigating a troubled reunion with their father, a renowned coach.
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[04/17/26 - 09:00 AM]
Hulu Adds "Handsome," "The Mess Around," "Prison Breaking," and "That Was Us" to Podcast Slate Beginning This Month
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[04/17/26 - 07:15 AM]
TNT Sports Acquires Multi-Year U.S. Broadcast Rights to FIA World Endurance Championship Races
A new era of endurance racing arrives in the U.S. as truTV airs three premier events in full: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, and Lone Star Le Mans in Austin, Texas.
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