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[11/23/15 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 23
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!
BASTARDS (HBO, New!) - Playwright Branden Jacobs Jenkins and director Alan Poul are set to team for a new drama at the pay channel based on the Israeli series "Nevelot," about "two elderly Vietnam vets in contemporary Miami, whose resentment of today's entitled youth causes a small act of self-defense to snowball into something much bigger." Said effort comes from Sony Pictures Television with Jenkins, Happy Madison's Doug Robinson, Boku Films' Poul, Mirit Toovi, Yoran Mokady and Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein executive producing. Dror Sabo, Daphna Levin, Lee Yardeni and Aviram Buchris created the original series. (Deadline.com)
CORPORATE (Comedy Central, New!) - Matt Ingebretson, Jake Weisman and Pat Bishop have scored a pilot order from the cable channel for "a dark, satirical workplace comedy that follows Matt (Ingebretson) and Jake (Weisman) two junior executives-in-training who are forced to do the dirty work of the higher-ups at one of the world's largest corporations, Hampton DeVille." Bishop will also direct. (Deadline.com)
LAID OFF (ABC, New!) - Ryan Jaffe (This Is Happening) has set up a high-concept comedy at the Alphabet about "a guy who wakes up one day to find that he has been "laid off" from life. Literally. He's alive, but he's contributed so little to the world, that to everyone else he doesn't exist. He learns from others like him that he is stuck in this Groundhog Day-like existence until he eventually redeems himself by contributing something worthy of re-entry to the normal everyday world, a day that may never come." Warner Bros. Television-based Lin Pictures is behind the half-hour with the company's Dan Lin also executive producing. (THR.com)
LAST TYCOON, THE (Amazon/TriStar; W/D: Billy Ray) - Matt Bomer ("White Collar") has been tapped to star in the drama pilot, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel inspired by the life of film mogul Irving Thalberg, about Monroe Stahr, "Hollywood's first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio Pat Brady, a character based on Louis B. Mayer." His casting lifts said contingency off the pilot's production. Chris Keyser, Perri Kipperman, Josh Maurer, David Stern and Alix Witlin are also among the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED NIELS MUELLER PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Niels Mueller has sold a potential drama to the Eye about "a unique, highly effective task force comprised entirely of African-American police officers, which was assembled in the early 1970s by the Boston Police Commissioner to more effectively prevent and solve crimes in previously neglected areas of the city." CBS Television Studios is behind the hour with Alexandra Lydon and Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan likewise executive producing. (Variety.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - The CW has commissioned five additional episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and six additional episodes of "iZombie" bringing their season totals to 18 and 19 installments, respectively (Deadline.com); Terri J. Vaughn is the latest bound for OWN's "Greenleaf" as Melisse, "the chief housekeeper at Greenleaf mansion" (Deadline.com); Ellia English will recur on "Code Black" as Isabel Mendez, "one of the nurses in the ER" (Deadline.com); and Matthew Morrison will drop by TV Land's "Younger" in a yet-to-be-revealed role (Instagram.com).
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[11/19/25 - 07:01 AM]
Date Announcement: "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball" Season 2
The series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, returns on Monday, December 22 only on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.
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[11/19/25 - 05:01 AM]
Sesame Street Friends and Mark Rober Unwrap A New Holiday Special
"Elmo & Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas" debuts globally on Netflix December 8.
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[11/19/25 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "Innate" - Official Trailer - Netflix Spain
When the diesel killer is released from prison, a new wave of identical crimes hits the city. Sara ends up working with the police to hunt down the copycat while confronting her own demons.
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[11/19/25 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Murder in Monaco" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
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[11/18/25 - 03:40 PM]
"College GameDay" Scores Best Week 12 Show Ever in Steel City Stop; ABC & ESPN Deliver Top Four Most-Watched Games of Week 12
ABC is registering 6.9 million viewers per game, on pace for the most-watched season on record for the network.
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[11/18/25 - 03:06 PM]
FOX NFL Off to Its Best Start to the Season Since 2016
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2016, averaging 19,038,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average (18,239,000).
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[11/18/25 - 01:00 PM]
Video: "Family Guy" Hulu Exclusive Holiday Special Trailer and Key Art Debut
The Hulu exclusive special premieres Friday, November 28 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
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[11/18/25 - 01:00 PM]
"Bridezillas" Returns with a Fresh "I Do!" Premiering Today, Exclusively on AMC Networks' New Streamer All Reality
Tamar Braxton, known for her long-standing presence in reality television, brings new life, humor and her signature flair to the return of the pop culture phenom, which debuts with two episodes today, and new episodes dropping every Friday, beginning November 28.
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[11/18/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of November 10 - "The Beast in Me" Plays Mind Games at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Those wishing to escape into fantasy opted for "The Witcher" Season 4, placing the series at No. 2 on the list with 3.6 million views in its third week in the Top 10.
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[11/18/25 - 12:01 PM]
Disney, ESPN and the NBA Team Up to Present Second "Dunk the Halls" - The Real-Time, Animated NBA Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks on Christmas Day - Live from Main Street, U.S.A.
The innovative alternate presentation will be available on ESPN2, Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the new ESPN App via ESPN DTC or pay TV authentication.
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[11/18/25 - 11:01 AM]
"Twisted Metal" Season Three Is Coming to Peacock
The streaming service confirmed the news on social media this morning.
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[11/18/25 - 11:01 AM]
"Line of Duty" Returns for Series Seven
Jed Mercurio's hit thriller, produced by World Productions, will return to the BBC for a seventh series with Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles.
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[11/18/25 - 10:09 AM]
Tubi Serves Up the First Look at "Mo' Waffles," a Wild New Comedy from TikTok Duo A Twink and a Redhead and Robin Jordan, Premiering December 19th
When a hip hop legend vanishes before his waffle joint's opening, his oddball crew must crack the case, wondering if one of them could be the culprit.
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[11/18/25 - 10:02 AM]
Video: Official Trailer & Key Art - "Dance Moms: A New Era" Season 2
The A+E Factual Studios series returns with all episodes on Monday, December 8 only on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.
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[11/18/25 - 10:01 AM]
TNT Sports Announces Commentators for GEICO Players Era Men's & Women's Championships
Coverage of the GEICO Players Era Men's Championship on both Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25 will begin on TNT at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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