 |
 |
[10/14/14 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 14
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
|
|
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!
CHEERLEADER DEATH SQUAD (The CW, New!) - Marc Cherry, Neal Baer and Daniel Truly are set to team for a new drama at the netlet about "a disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. When he realizes that his students have high-level access through personal connections, he trains a select few to be his eyes and ears into the world of international espionage and help him earn his way back into the agency." CBS Television Studios is behind the hour with Cherry/Wind Productions' Sabrina Wind also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
CODES OF CONDUCT (A.K.A. UNTITLED CARNAHAN & MCQUEEN PROJECT) (HBO; W: Matthew Michael Carnahan & Steve McQueen; D: Steve McQueen) - Newcomer Devon Terrell has booked the lead role on the long-in-the-works drama pilot, billed as "a provocative exploration of a young black man's experience entering New York high society." Said role, Beverly Snow, comes after a year-long casting search. Russell Simmons and See-Saw Films' Iain Canning and Emile Sherman also serve as executive producers on the project. (Deadline.com)
ILLUSIONIST, THE (The CW, New!) - Neil Burger's 2006 film - about "a renowned illusionist who returns home from a decade in prison to find his wife married to the ruthless crime boss who framed him" - is being eyed for the small screen at the netlet. Yari Film Group, Electus and CBS Television Studios are behind the project, which will now take place in turn-of-the-century New York. Mark Hudis ("True Blood") will pen the script and executive produce alongside Bob Yari, Ben Silverman and David Clark. (Deadline.com)
IN GOOD COMPANY (CBS, New!) - Paul Weitz's 2004 movie - about "a middle-aged ad exec who contends with his new boss who's half his age, and who also begins dating his daughter" - is being developed as multi-camera comedy at the Eye. Weitz will co-write the script, which has a penalty attached, with Josh Bycel and Jon Fener ("Happy Endings") for Unversal Television. Chris Weitz and Andrew Miano are also executive producing via their Depth of Field banner with Kerry Kohansky co-producing. (Deadline.com)
KEN JEONG MADE ME DO IT (MTV; W: Andy St. Clair & Paul O'Toole; D: Peter Segal) - Marshall Allman, Bonnie Dennison and Justin Hires have all been cast in the comedy pilot, about "22-year-old everyman Andy (Allman), who, after catching his girlfriend cheating, accidentally rear-ends Jeong's fancy car. Taking pity on Andy, Jeong, playing himself, takes it upon himself to teach him how to man up." Dennison will play Molly, "Andy's best friend and who just likes being one of the guys but there is definitely some unexplored chemistry between them"; with Hires as Paul, "Andy and Molly's other best friend who is a ball of manic energy with no filter, a flaky goofball but completely dedicated to his job as preschool teacher." (Deadline.com)
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (NBC, New!) - Michael Pennie ("Raising Hope") has sold a new comedy to the Peacock about "a recently divorced man in his early thirties who is just starting to enjoy the benefits of being young, successful and single when he learns he has a fifteen-year-old son from a one-night-stand he had in college." Universal Television is behind the half-hour with Will Packer Productions' Will Packer executive producing and Korin Huggins co-executive producing. (Deadline.com)
MEN IN SHORTS (ABC, New!) - Claudia Lonow and Jordon Nardino have sold a new single-camera comedy to the Alphabet "inspired by the life of professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, who became the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American professional sports league." Storyline Entertainment's Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will also executive produce the half-hour, which center "on a young pro soccer player who takes one small step out of the closet and one giant leap into the spotlight," for Universal Television. Rogers himself, whose book "Coming Out to Play" is due out next month, will receive a producing credit with Mark Nicholson serving as a consulting producer. (Deadline.com)
TOWN, THE (The CW, New!) - Oliver Goldstick ("Pretty Little Liars") is looking to import Mike Bartlett's U.K. series - about "a young man, who, when he starts investigating his parents' suicide and he suspects murder, the entire town is culpable" - at the netlet. Said effort is set up at Warner Bros. Television with Big Talk Productions' Matthew Justice, Kenton Allen and Simon Curtis also executive producing alongside Bartlett and Goldstick via the latter's Russian Hill Productions banner. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED MIKE ARNOLD PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Mike Arnold ("Archer") has set up a new multi-camera comedy at the Eye about Steve Kurtz "who, back from (technically, escorted out of) Japan, moves in with his recently divorced sister and takes over after-school parenting duties for her twins, bringing his uninhibited and proudly eccentric lifestyle to bear in teaching them life lessons everyone should know, and many that you shouldn't." Ed Helms and Mike Falbo are also executive producing via their Pacific Electric Company banner for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Allie Grant will guest on "The Goldbergs" as a mini-version of Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) whom she sets up with eldest son Barry (Troy Gentile) (THR.com); Greta Lee is bound for at least three episodes of "New Girl" as the granddaughter of Nick's (Jake Johnson) elderly mute friend Tran (Ralph Ahn) (THR.com); Frank Spotnitz and David Vainola are spearheading the hostage-negotiator drama "Ransom" for Entertainment One Television (Deadline.com); Jamie Bamber will guest on "NCIS" as "the oft-mentioned, yet-to-be-seen NSA attorney Jake Malloy" (TVLine.com); and Hunter Parrish and Ruth Kearney will drop by "The Following" as a murderous couple who "aren't afraid to go to extreme lengths to keep the spark alive in their relationship" (TVLine.com).
|
|
|
 [october 2014]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[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.
|
[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.
|
[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.
|
[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.
|
[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.
|
[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.
|
[04/17/26 - 09:00 AM]
Hulu Adds "Handsome," "The Mess Around," "Prison Breaking," and "That Was Us" to Podcast Slate Beginning This Month
These new licensed additions join a growing slate of companion podcasts tied to Disney+ and Hulu's most popular series.
|
[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.
|
[04/17/26 - 06:31 AM]
Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson Join Season Two of "Dexter: Resurrection" for Paramount+
In addition to Woodbine and Johnson's casting, Paramount+ recently announced that Brian Cox will join this season as "The New York Ripper," Uma Thurman will reprise her role as Charley and Dan Stevens will play "The Five Borough Killer."
|
[04/17/26 - 06:14 AM]
All Roads Lead to Rome: Eternal City Tip-Off Featuring Notre Dame vs. Villanova Launches 2026-27 NCAA College Basketball Season on FOX & FS1
The contest between the two Catholic college basketball powerhouses promises to be an electric start to the 2026-27 season on FOX, with coverage highlighting the incredible atmosphere surrounding the event.
|
[04/16/26 - 05:01 PM]
A Turn-of-the-Century Superpower Adventure of Goofy Misfits: "The WONDERfools" Premieres May 15
Set in 1999, "The WONDERfools" is an adventure comedy series about a group of neighborhood misfits who unexpectedly gain superpowers and must band together to take on villains threatening world peace.
|
[04/16/26 - 01:11 PM]
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Renewed for Season 28 by NBC
The network confirmed the news on social media this afternoon.
|
[04/16/26 - 12:01 PM]
NBC Sports Adds to Game and Studio Teams for WNBA Coverage Beginning May
Zora Stephenson, Noah Eagle, and Michael Grady will call games as the play-by-play voices, with LaChina Robinson as both studio host and game analyst, and Sarah Kustok as a game analyst.
|
[04/16/26 - 12:01 PM]
Next on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN - May 2026
Highlights include "Travis Japan Summer Vacation!! in the USA," "The Punisher: One Last Kill," and "The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn."
|
[04/16/26 - 10:36 AM]
"American Idol" Rocks to a 5-Week High
Among Adults 18-49, "American Idol" grew over the prior week, delivering its best performance in 7 weeks.
|
|
|
|
