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[11/17/14 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 17
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!
BASTARD EXECUTIONER (FX/Fox 21/FXP; W: Kurt Sutter; D: TBA) - Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy") is the first to be cast in her husband Kurt Sutter's drama pilot, which "tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward III's charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. But when that violence finds him again, he is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all." No details about her role were given. (Deadline.com)
BRAUNSCHLAG (FOX, New!) - Rob Riggle is set to star in a domestic take on David Schalko's Austrian single-camera comedy of the same name, about "the quirky inhabitants of a small struggling town whose mayor (Riggle) is prepared to do anything to save his community. Seriously. Anything." Steve Hely ("The Office") is spearheading the adaptation, which has a put pilot commitment, for 20th Century Fox Television with Intrigue's Tariq Jalil and Principato-Young Entertainment's Peter Principato and Paul Young also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
FROM HELL (FX, New!) - Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's famed graphic novel-turned-film - which "tells the tale of Jack the Ripper with the killer himself as the main character" - is being developed as a drama series at the cable channel. David Arata (Children of Men) is set to pen the script, with Don Murphy, who produced the film, also serving as an executive producer alongside Angry Films' Susan Montford. FX Productions and Fox Television Studios are co-producing. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Legendary Entertainment and Mosaic Media Group have inked a first-look deal to develop TV properties (Deadline.com); "White Collar" and "Graceland" creator Jeff Eastin has inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Television Studios (Deadline.com); Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren have been cast as Britta's parents on "Community" while co-star Jim Rash and his longtime directing/writing partner Nat Faxon will helm an upcoming installment of the series (EW.com, TVGuide.com).
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[11/24/25 - 08:01 AM]
Season Four of the HBO Original Drama Series "Industry" Debuts January 11
At the top of their game and living the lives they set out to have as Pierpoint grads, Harper (Myha'la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) are drawn into a high stakes, globetrotting cat-and-mouse game when a splashy fintech darling bursts onto the London scene.
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[11/24/25 - 08:01 AM]
Game On! Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson's "Good Sports" to Kick Off First Episode with Guests Serena Williams, Rich Eisen, and Kaylee Hartung
Prime Video also confirmed that Jerry O'Connell and Bobby Moynihan would appear in the series' first field pieces.
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[11/24/25 - 07:01 AM]
HBO Max Launches Limited Time Black Friday Offer: 70% Off Basic with Ads Plan
Beginning today, eligible subscribers can sign up for HBO Max's Basic with Ads plan with a special Black Friday offer of $2.99 per month for the first 12 months, which is a discount of 70% off from the original price of $10.99 per month.
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[11/24/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Simon Cowell: The Next Act" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Simon Cowell is looking for the next hit boy band. And he's risking it all to find them. Will these young singers prove he's still got the Midas touch?
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[11/24/25 - 04:00 AM]
Chance the Rapper and Julianne Hough Join Rita Ora and Rob Gronkowski as Co-Hosts of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026"
Returning to the heart of Times Square, Ryan Seacrest is once again joined by chart-topping artist and global entertainer Rita Ora, who will help lead the night's iconic New York countdown.
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[11/23/25 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things 5" - Volume 1 Trailer - Netflix
We have a plan...it's a bit insane.
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[11/21/25 - 06:27 PM]
Video: New Action-Packed Trailer Drops for "Miraculous World: Tokyo Stellar Force"
The highly anticipated one-hour special from Miraculous Corp. will premiere in the U.S. on Saturday, November 29, on Disney Channel at 11:00 a.m. EST/PST.
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[11/21/25 - 01:01 PM]
Netflix Wins Drama Series "Trigger Point" and Orders Hot Package Straight to Series
Joel Edgerton stars in an action crime drama about a group of former Tier One Special Forces Operators who sell their elite skills to the criminal underworld behind the front of a private military contracting firm - and the FBI agent who's hunting for them.
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[11/21/25 - 12:13 PM]
"Henry David Thoreau" to Air on PBS March 2026
The three-part, three-hour film examines the life and work of the 19th-century writer in the context of antebellum New England and the larger United States, as well as through the universal themes he focused on in his writings.
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[11/21/25 - 12:00 PM]
CBS Series Top L+7 Multiplatform Competitive Charts
Seven weeks into the 2025/26 broadcast season, "Tracker" is the #1 series, averaging 14.2 million viewers across broadcast and streaming.
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[11/21/25 - 11:00 AM]
Video: New Trailer of Upcoming Drama "Memory of a Killer" Starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli - Premiering This January on FOX
Dempsey stars as a hitman, Angelo Doyle, leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret.
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[11/21/25 - 09:00 AM]
What's New on HBO Max This December
New films due next month include "The Family McMullen," A24's "Ne Zha II," A24 documentary "Architecton," and Bleeker Street's "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues."
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[11/21/25 - 09:00 AM]
"TMZ Presents: TMZ's Most Outrageous Moments of 2025" Premieres Tuesday, December 2 at 9/8c on FOX
TMZ brings you an ultimate year-end spectacle packed with the most jaw-dropping moments, epic surprises, and unforgettable blunders of 2025!
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[11/21/25 - 09:00 AM]
Video: We TV Releases Exclusive Sneak Peek of the New Season of "Love During Lockup"
The prequel to "Love After Lockup," "Love During Lockup," reveals the fascinating moments that occur when people in the free world look for love and begin relationships with inmates, capturing their journey as they count down the days, weeks, months, or even years until the anticipated release.
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[11/21/25 - 07:39 AM]
Great American Media Celebrates "Christmas as It's Meant to Be" as the Exclusive Broadcast Home of the 2025 National Christmas Tree Lighting
Great American Media will exclusively broadcast the ceremony on Great American Family Friday, December 5 at 8 p.m. ET, with streaming available on Great American Pure Flix through January 31, 2026.
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