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[01/04/16 - 11:35 PM] Development Update: Monday, January 4 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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LAST TYCOON, THE (Amazon/TriStar; W/D: Billy Ray) - Lily Collins is the latest to be cast 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 (Matt Bomer), 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 (Kelsey Grammer), a character based on Louis B. Mayer. She'll play "Brady's young daughter Celia, a lost young rich girl in love with Monroe who begins taking her seriously after her intriguing movie pitch." Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark O'Brien and Enzo Cilenti also star. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED ALBERT BROOKS/LOUIS C.K. PROJECT (FX, New!) - Albert Brooks and Louis C.K. are set to team for a new animated comedy at the cable channel. No specifics were given about the project other than it has received a pilot order and will be co-produced by FX Productions and C.K.'s Pig Newton banner. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - FXX has opted not to proceed with its new animated comedy series "Cassius & Clay" despite placing a 10-episode order back in August (Deadline.com); NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution will pull the plug on "The Meredith Vieira Show" after two seasons (Deadline.com); Derek Wilson's Donny Schenck has been upped to series regular on AMC's "Preacher" (Deadline.com);
Yahoo has shut down Yahoo Screen, the video hub home to such original series as "Community" (Variety.com); Virginia Madsen will guest on "Elementary" as "a former NYPD detective involved in a budding relationship with Gregson (Aidan Quinn)" (EW.com); Robbie Amell will reprise his role as Ronnie Raymond on "The Flash," albeit as his villainous Earth 2 counterpart Deathstorm (EW.com); and Xander Berkeley's role on "The Walking Dead" as been confirmed as Gregory, "the leader of the Hilltop Colony, a coward to the core and a total nightmare for Maggie and Rick" (TVLine.com).
PLUS, WHILE WE WERE ON HOLIDAY BREAK... - Charles Aitken has been cast as Benjamin Franklin's arch enemy on "Sleepy Hollow," "a twisted, mysteriously brooding genius whose talents include alchemy" (TVLine.com); Kristen Bell will lend her voice to "iZombie" in a voice-over role for the show's eleventh episode (EW.com); and Betty Gilpin is bound for at least two episodes of "Elementary" as "a brilliant and socially awkward software engineer, who meets Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) and Joan (Lucy Liu) during a murder investigation" (EW.com).
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[08/26/25 - 12:06 PM] FOX Sports Launches New FS1 Daily Studio Show "Wake Up Barstool" Debuting Tuesday, September 2, the two-hour daily studio show airs live weekdays on FS1 from 8:00-10:00 AM ET, bringing Barstool's signature mix of unfiltered voices, candid personalities and passionate sports talk to fans nationwide.
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[08/26/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of August 18: "KPop Demon Hunters" Reigns as Netflix's Most Popular Film, Claims No. 1 in Top 10 "Wednesday" stayed on top of the English TV list for a third week with Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 claiming another 13.4 million views.
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[08/26/25 - 11:04 AM] Video: MGM+ Debuts Action-Packed Trailer and Premiere Date for "Billy the Kid" Season 3 The final season premieres Sunday, September 28 at
9:00 pm ET/PT.
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[08/26/25 - 11:00 AM] Golden Globe and Emmy Award-Winner Camryn Manheim, Tyler Posey, Jamie Chung, Noah Reid and Sara Canning to Guest Star in FOX's Returning Captivating Crime Series "Murder in a Small Town" The series returns Tuesday, September 23 on FOX.
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[08/26/25 - 10:30 AM] It's Time to Get Down to Business When NBC's New Series "On Brand with Jimmy Fallon" Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10 P.M. ET/PT The 10 creatives working to disrupt the marketing profession in NBC's newest innovative business competition series have been revealed.
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[08/26/25 - 10:04 AM] Hulu's Critically Acclaimed Comedy Series "Deli Boys" Renewed for a Second Season Fred Armisen will join the cast as a legendary gambling savant with an uncanny ability to read people like cards.
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[08/26/25 - 09:00 AM] HBO Original Comedy Series "I Love LA," From Creator and Star Rachel Sennott, Debuts November 2 An ambitious friend group navigates life and love in LA.
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[08/26/25 - 09:00 AM] CBS Presents the Official Emmy Awards Pre-Show, "ET: Live on the Emmys Red Carpet" Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will bring audiences up close with television's biggest names as they arrive, turn heads with red carpet looks and reflect on what it means to be part of TV's most prestigious night.
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[08/26/25 - 08:43 AM] Video: Peacock Releases Official Trailer & New Images for "Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy" All eight episodes of the limited series will be available to stream October 16.
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[08/26/25 - 08:24 AM] "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One": Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Draws ESPN's Second-Largest Audience of MLB Season: 2,572,000 Viewers The game peaked with 2,889,000 viewers at 8:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.
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[08/26/25 - 08:01 AM] Netflix's Upcoming Preschool Slate Featuring New "Ms. Rachel," The "Sesame Street" Date Announcement, New Games, and More! Start the school year off with all of your kids' favorite friends on Netflix with all-new episodes from "Ms. Rachel" (September 1), "Sesame Street" (November 10), "Gabby's Dollhouse" (November 17) and so much more on Netflix.
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[08/26/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "The Lowdown" - Official Trailer - Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Keith David - FX The series follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.
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[08/26/25 - 07:33 AM] BBC and Showtime Reveal First Look Images from Season Two of "Dreaming Whilst Black" from A24 and Big Deal Films The new season finds Kwabena at the start of his professional career in a new era: the age of diversity, equity and inclusion, where empowering marginalized voices are seemingly at the top of everyone's agenda.
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[08/26/25 - 07:10 AM] ESPN Reveals 2025-26 College Football Commentator Roster; Top Teams Return for Another Season The network will deploy more than two dozen teams of commentators, analysts and reporters to cover the season from August's Week 0 kickoff through the College Football Playoff National Championship in Miami in January 2026.
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[08/26/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for the Engrossing Investigative Thriller "The Savant" The eight-episode thriller will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, September 26 followed by one new episode every Friday through November 7.
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