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[04/02/15 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 2
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!
BRIGHTMOOR (FX, New!) - Chip Hall and Chris Powell are developing a new animated comedy at the cable channel billed as "South Park" set in inner-city Detroit, featuring "the African American pupils at Brightmoor Elementary." Revolt Films' Sean "Diddy" Combs, Underground Films' Trevor Engelson and Five All in the Fifth Entertainment's Doug Banker are also among the executive producers with Sarah Snedeker producing. (Deadline.com)
FULLER HOUSE (Netflix, New!) - Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber are set to reprise their roles in a revival of the 1987-1995 comedy "Full House," about a widowed father (Bob Saget) who enlists his best friend (Dave Coulier) and his brother-in-law (John Stamos) to help raise his three daughters. Bure would return as said daughter D.J. with Barber as her BFF Kimmy while Stamos, Saget and Coulier are eyed for guest appearances. Original series creator Jeff Franklin is spearheading the multi-camera effort with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett likewise executive producing. (TVLine.com)
HALF OF IT, THE (CBS/CBSP; W: Mike Gibbons; D: James Burrows) - David Del Rio (Pitch Perfect) has been tapped for a role on the comedy pilot, about Mike (Jon Dore), a newly divorced dad who revels in the fact that he now gets to keep half his stuff, which is more than he ever had when he was married. He'll play Geoffrey, "a hipster with a strong sense of melting pot of styles fashion, who frequently operates without a filter and fancies himself a giver." Christine Ko and Morgan Krantz also star. (Deadline.com)
NOT SAFE FOR WORK (NBC/Universal; W: Aseem Batra; D: Betsy Thomas) - "Saturday Night Live" alum Cheri Oteri has been added to the cast of the multi-camera comedy pilot, about best friends Dale (Michael Cassidy) and Georgie (Christine Woods) whose relationship is upended when he starts dating the "perfect" woman (Vanessa Lachey). She'll play Misty, one of Drea's co-anchors. Rizwan Manji also stars as Wallis. (Deadline.com)
SUPER CLYDE (CBS/CBSP; W: Greg Garcia; D: Rebecca Asher) - Annaleigh Ashford ("Masters of Sex") has joined the cast of the comedy pilot, about Clyde (Charlie McDermott), a meek, unassuming fast food worker who decides to become a "superhero" for the downtrodden after inheriting his uncle's fortune. She'll play Britney, "the high school sweetheart of Clyde's older brother Duke who dumped him once she found out he would not be inheriting his uncle's fortune. Now, Duke is pulling out all the stops to win her back." Diane Guerrero and Mark Addy also star. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Sibylla Deen has been upped to series regular while Omar Maskati has joined the cast of "Tyrant" (Deadline.com); Ingrid Escajeda has closed a two-year overall deal at 20th Century Fox Television where she'll join "Empire" as a co-executive producer (Deadline.com); and Baynard Woods's true crime book "Coffin Point: The Strange Cases of Ed McTeer, Witch Doctor Sheriff" is being developed as a TV series by Overbrook Entertainment and Alpine Labs (Deadline.com).
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[03/12/26 - 03:18 PM]
FOX Sports Scores All-Time High Team USA World Baseball Classic Viewership
3,171,000 viewers on average watched the four Team USA World Baseball Classic Pool play games across FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes.
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[03/12/26 - 03:01 PM]
CBS Midseason Premiere Week Tops Broadcast and Streaming Rankings in Live + 7-Day Multiplatform Viewership
The network scored three of the top four and 12 of the top 20 most-watched series among all broadcast and streaming competition.
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[03/12/26 - 01:02 PM]
Video: Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer for Season Eight of "FBI True"
All 10 episodes of the new season will be available to stream at launch on on Tuesday, March 31.
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[03/12/26 - 01:01 PM]
Paramount+ and CBS Partner to Air UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg Live on Paramount+ and CBS Television Network
CBS will simulcast select fights from both the prelims and the main card in primetime from 8:00-10:00 PM ET.
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[03/12/26 - 12:31 PM]
BET Expands Daytime Lineup with AFRO TV's "The Sisaundra Show" and "Point of View," Celebrating Community, Culture and Connection on BET Her
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[03/12/26 - 12:01 PM]
NBC's Unscripted Summer Celebration Arrives and Delivers the Hits
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[03/12/26 - 11:30 AM]
CBS Renews "Marshals" for Second Season
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[03/12/26 - 10:31 AM]
Vox Creative, Verizon, and Roku to Premiere "Soccer Meets America" Ahead of World Cup
The three-part documentary series will premiere on The Roku Channel in May.
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[03/12/26 - 10:02 AM]
Awards Season on Hulu: Oscar-Nominated Films Now Streaming
Also joining the lineup is the heartfelt family drama "Sentimental Value," coming to Hulu on March 23.
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[03/12/26 - 09:46 AM]
Roku Launches NCAA March Madness Zone for 2026 Tournament
Available throughout the four weeks of March Madness, the zone also allows fans to set game reminders for their must-see match-ups and check final scores with the new score-strip row.
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[03/12/26 - 09:31 AM]
NFL Films' "Super Bowl Champions: The 2025 Seattle Seahawks" Premieres Wednesday, March 18 on The Roku Channel
Narrated by actor and Seahawks fan Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the 75-minute documentary looks back at the Seahawks' 2025 season through game broadcast footage, including extended highlights of Seattle's victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.
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[03/12/26 - 09:01 AM]
Multiple Academy Award and Grammy Award Winning Artist Finneas O'Connell to Score Netflix's Next Installment of "Beef"
Said Finneas O'Connell: "Spent the last 12 months in 'Beef' land. All eight episodes out April 16, All original music by me."
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[03/12/26 - 09:01 AM]
CNN Original Series "Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever" Premieres Saturday, April 11 at 9pm ET/PT
Produced by EverWonder Studio, the six-episode series follows legendary journalist Kara Swisher as she embarks on a deeply personal and sharply reported journey into the rapidly expanding world of longevity science and humanity's enduring quest to cheat death.
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[03/12/26 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" Trailer Revealed
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
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[03/12/26 - 09:00 AM]
"Mystery Road: Origin" Season 2 Premieres Monday, March 23 on Acorn TV
This six-episode Acorn TV original series will drop additional episodes weekly on Mondays.
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