 |
 |
[02/12/15 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 12
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!
BREED (TNT; W: John Scott Shepherd; D: Scott Winant) - Shaun Majumder ("The Firm") has snagged a role on the pilot, a supernatural drama centering on a volatile race of creatures who are committing brutal murders in the Pacific Northwest, and the reluctant FBI investigator who pairs with a female assassin to track them. He'll play Teddy, "Cooper's (Justin Chatwin) new partner at the Tacoma Police Department. Their relationship takes a sharp turn when Cooper realizes that Teddy is hiding an unnerving secret." Aisha Hinds, Nadia Hilker and Amber Clayton also star. (Deadline.com)
FANTASY LIFE (FOX/20th; W: Tim McAuliffe; D: TBA) - Vanessa Williams has been cast in the Kevin Connolly-led comedy pilot, about Mitch, a hard-working guy who lands his ultimate dream job hosting a fantasy football show where he's forced to navigate office politics while becoming the star he never thought he could be. She'll play Terry, "the bold, pragmatic, unapologetically caustic and apologetically compassionate SVP of Programming at a major sports network, and Mitch's (Connolly) new boss." (Deadline.com)
GAME OF SILENCE (NBC/Sony; W: David Hudgins; D: Niels Arden Oplev) - David Lyons ("Revolution") has scored the lead role on the drama pilot, about a rising attorney on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their violent past. He'll play said fellow, Jackson. (Deadline.com)
GRINDER, THE (FOX/20th; W: Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul; D: Jake Kasdan) - Rob Lowe ("Parks & Recreation") has signed on for the lead role on the single-camera comedy, about "beloved TV lawyer Dean Sanderson who, when his long-running hit series comes to an end, finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his small hometown thinking he has the experience to take over his family's law firm where he butts heads with his brother." His casting has triggered a pilot order from the network with Jake Kasdan directing and executive producing alongside Lowe, Mogel, Paul and Nick Stoller for 20th Century Fox Television. (Deadline.com)
PEOPLE ARE TALKING (NBC/Universal; W: D.J. Nash; D: Pamela Fryman) - Bresha Webb has been cast in the multi-camera comedy pilot, about a white and a black couple and examines sex, race and everything else your parents told you never to talk about. She'll play Angie, who "is practical and good at what she does, which includes handling her stand-up comedian husband, Russell (Tone Bell)." (Deadline.com)
STUDIO CITY (FOX/WBT; W: Krista Vernoff; D: Sanaa Hamri) - Eric McCormack ("Perception") is the first to be cast in the drama pilot, about a young singer's path to stardom, as she comes of age living with her songwriter father - who turns out to be a drug dealer to the stars. He'll play said father, Rob Evans, who's detailed as "proudly out of shape, Dionysian, warm, optimistic, and likable despite the narcissism." (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - USA has passed on its drama pilot "Stanistan" starring Jennifer Carpenter and Jonathan Cake (Deadline.com); David Frankel and Ben Karlin have signed onto ABC's comedy pilot "The King of 7B" as director and showrunner, respectively (Deadline.com); Mark Pellington will direct and executive produce the NBC drama pilot "Blindspot" while Matt Shakman will helm the debut installment of the Peacock's "Heroes Reborn" (Deadline.com); Nathan Owens has joined the cast of "Devious Maids" as Jesse, "a handsome military vet who returns stateside to settle back into civilian life" (Deadline.com);
Lloyd Owen has booked a five-episode arc on NBC's "Apocalypse" as President Farrell, "who is trying to come to terms with the end of the world approaching" (Deadline.com); Drea de Matteo will visit "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" as Karla Faye Gideon, "a Gifted woman with a grudge to bear against S.H.I.E.L.D. who joins forces with Skye's father, Cal" (Marvel.com); and Alexandra Socha's Skye has been upped to series regular on Amazon's "Red Oaks" (Variety.com).
|
|
|
 [february 2015]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[01/30/23 - 03:01 PM]
BET Announces Groundbreaking Four-Part Original Primetime Documentary Series "Black + Iconic" Exploring the Profound Impact and Lasting Influence of Seminal Black Icons in Fashion, Music, Film, and Dance
"Black + Iconic: Style Gods" premieres on Saturday, February 18 at 8:00/7:00c on BET, BET Her, BET+, and VH1.
|
[01/30/23 - 02:11 PM]
Springtime Gets Even Sweeter with the Return of Food Network's "Spring Baking Championship" and "Spring Baking Championship: Easter"
Both series return back-to-back Monday, March 6 starting at 8:00/7:00c.
|
[01/30/23 - 01:37 PM]
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group Launches New Court Series "Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams"
The new court series is a daily one-hour strip for fall 2023, available to broadcast television stations, as well as global cable, network, and digital distribution platforms.
|
[01/30/23 - 01:11 PM]
Apple TV+ Renews Global Hit Comedy Series "Acapulco" for Season Three
The 10-episode third season is set to go into production this spring.
|
[01/30/23 - 12:21 PM]
FOX Entertainment Announces Multi-Year Hulu Content Partnership
Under the terms of the agreement, all FOX primetime entertainment programming will continue to stream on Hulu the next day following its linear telecast.
|
[01/30/23 - 10:01 AM]
Focus Features' "Spoiler Alert" to Stream Exclusively on Peacock February 3
Based on Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir, the film is a heartwarming, funny, and life-affirming story that follows the 14-year love affair between entertainment journalist Michael (Jim Parsons) and his photographer partner, Kit (Ben Aldridge).
|
[01/30/23 - 09:00 AM]
Starz Greenlights Fourth Season of "Power Book II: Ghost" Ahead of March 17 Season Three Premiere and Adds Michael Ealy to Cast in a Major Role
Ealy joins the cast as Detective Don Carter, a rising NYPD officer who was on track to become Police Commissioner, until his wife was killed in a crossfire between rival drug gangs.
|
[01/30/23 - 08:20 AM]
OWN's "Complicated" Relationship Series "Put a Ring on It" Returns for Season 4 on Friday, March 17th at 9 PM EST / 8 PM CST
At the center of the emotionally-charged series are three couples embarking on the ultimate "do or die" relationship test to determine whether they should ring wedding bells... or call it quits.
|
[01/30/23 - 08:06 AM]
FOX Sports Primed for Milestone 10th Super Bowl with Star-Studded Cast of Dynamic Voices Telling the Story of Super Bowl LVII
FOX Sports' lead NFL announce team of play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen call Super Bowl LVII, marking the duo's first Super Bowl in their second season together.
|
[01/30/23 - 08:01 AM]
HBO Announces New Cast and Releases First Look at Season 4 of "My Brilliant Friend"
This season, which adds Alba Rohrwacher, Irene Maiorino and Fabrizio Gifuni to the cast, is based on "The Story of the Lost Child," Elena Ferrante's fourth and final book of the quadrilogy.
|
[01/30/23 - 06:17 AM]
"Overtime," The "Real Time with Bill Maher" Post-Show Segment Comes to CNN Friday Nights at 11:30PM ET
Starting Friday, February 3 it will air during "CNN Tonight."
|
[01/30/23 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Murder Mystery 2" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick and Audrey Spitz (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston) are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they're invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island.
|
[01/30/23 - 05:01 AM]
Netflix Confirms "One Piece" to Set Sail in 2023
Starring Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp and Taz Skylar as Sanji, the live action pirate adventure is based on the most popular manga series in history created by Eiichiro Oda.
|
[01/29/23 - 06:34 PM]
Harry Styles to Perform at "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards"
The news was announced in a CBS on-air promo that aired tonight during the AFC Championship game.
|
[01/29/23 - 05:04 PM]
Video: Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer for Final Season of "Star Trek: Picard" During the AFC Championship Game
Additionally, the trailer revealed two new season three cast members: Ed Speleers and Todd Stashwick.
|
|
|
|
