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[12/15/16 - 11:33 PM] Development Update: Thursday, December 15 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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HAUNTED, THE (Syfy) - Lyndsy Fonseca and Elizabeth Cappuccino are the first to be cast in the drama pilot, about "four siblings - Juno (Fonseca), Virgil, Eliis and Hester (Cappuccino) - who reunite following their parents' deaths. As they try to overcome their fractured personal relationships they find that they must also face the literal ghosts from their past in order to survive." Fonseca's Juno Bradley is billed as "a woman of science who is forced to come to terms with a new perspective on the world after she realizes she can no longer rely on facts alone"; with Cappuccino's Hester Bradley as "searching for a purpose and determined not to miss out on the fun." (Deadline.com)
HONEYMOONERS, THE (CBS, New!) - Bob Kushell ("The Muppets") is spearheading a modern-day reboot of the iconic multi-camera comedy, about "two couples - best friends and neighbors like the original - who contend with a new dynamic when one couple remarries after divorcing four years earlier." Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman of Timberman-Beverly Productions and Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Co. as well as Jeff Greenstein are on board to executive produce alongside Kushell for CBS Television Studios. (THR.com)
LAWYER UP (ABC, New!) - Justin Malen (Office Christmas Party) has sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet about "a straight-laced, recent Harvard Law grad who fails the bar exam which forces her to work for her two morally ambiguous older siblings in their small law firm." ABC Studios is behind the half-hour with Bluegrass FanFare's Scott Stuber, Jamie Tarses and Dylan Clark executive producing and Malen serving as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
LOST IN SPACE (Netflix) - Mina Sundwall has scored a role on the streaming service's remake of sci-fi series as Penny Robinson, "one of the Robinson children, played by Angela Cartwright in the original series." (Deadline.com)
MY KNIGHT AND ME (Cartoon Network, New!) - The cable channel has acquired TeamTO's animated series, "a medieval comedy starring Henri of Orange, a charmingly inept but chivalrous knight; his clever son Jimmy the Squire; and fun-loving Cat the Princess, Jimmy's best friend from Epic High. All together - the knightly trio set out to make the Dark Ages a little lighter... and a whole lot more fun!" Episodes will roll out weekdays at 4:00/3:00c beginning January 2. (Deadline.com)
SEVEN SECONDS (Netflix) - British actress Clare-Hope Ashitey is the latest to be cast in the upcoming drama as K.J. Harper, "an assistant prosecutor in New Jersey caught up in the tragic case." (THR.com)
TOP 30 (Syndication) - The Twentieth Television series - which covers the top 30 news stories of the day in 30 minutes - has been cleared on Fox Television Stations through 2019 following a four-week test run this past summer. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED LIBMAN BROTHERS PROJECT (NBC, New!) - Matthew and Daniel Libman have set up a potential comedy at the Peacock about "two brothers with a significant age difference who work together, despite being in very different places in their lives." Blake Griffin and Ryan Kalil of Mortal Media and Josh Bycel and Jon Fener also serve as executive producers for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
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[09/02/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of August 25: "My Life with the Walter Boys" Season 2 Lassos the No. 1 Spot in Top 10 Viewers were also ensnared by the political thriller "Hostage," which landed at No. 2 on the English TV list with 11.6 million views.
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[09/02/25 - 12:01 PM] Video: Paramount+ Releases the Official Trailer for Season Three of "Tulsa King," Starring Oscar Nominee Sylvester Stallone The season two premiere drew 21.1 million global viewers, making it Paramount+'s most-watched global premiere to date.
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[09/02/25 - 11:06 AM] Introducing the Cast of the New Limited Series Adaptation of Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" The Netflix series will star Camila Morrone as Ellen Olenskal; Kristine Froseth as May Welland; Ben Radcliffe as Newland Archer; and Margo Martindale as Mrs. Manson-Mingott.
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[09/02/25 - 11:02 AM] "Saturday Night Live" Adds Five Featured Players to the Cast for the Upcoming 51st Season Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska are all bound for the new season.
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[09/02/25 - 11:00 AM] "2025 MTV Video Music Awards" Reveals Star-Packed Lineup of Presenters, Airing Sept. 7 on CBS Ashlee Simpson Ross, Brittany Snow, Ciara, Drew Barrymore, "KPop Demon Hunter's" EJAE, REI AMI + Audrey Nuna (Huntr/x), Ice Spice, Jessica Simpson, Latto, Livvy Dunne, Malin Ackerman, Meg Stalter, Nikki Glaser and Paris Hilton are among the featured talent.
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[09/02/25 - 09:02 AM] Video: Marvel Animation's "Marvel Zombies" - Official Trailer - Disney+ Who will save us from our heroes?
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[09/02/25 - 08:02 AM] "IT: Welcome to Derry" Premieres October 26 on HBO Max Everyone's dying to see IT.
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[09/02/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Next Gen Chef" - Official Trailer - Netflix Inside the world's most prestigious culinary school, 21 of America's hottest young chefs, under the age of 30, compete in a one-of-a-kind competition.
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[09/02/25 - 08:01 AM] Prime Video to Exclusively Premiere a Japanese Anthology Anime Series "Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" on November 7 The anthology features eight distinctive stories from the creator of "Fire Punch," "Chainsaw Man," and "Look Back."
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[09/02/25 - 07:22 AM] Freeform's "31 Nights of Halloween" Is Giving Tricks, Treats and a Terrific Lineup of Fan-Favorite Films Starting Oct. 1 Last year's event reached 22 million viewers, and Freeform ranked as a Top 5 cable entertainment network among Adults 18-34 (No. 1) and Adults 18-49 (No. 2).
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[09/02/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Billionaires' Bunker" - Official Trailer - Netflix When a group of billionaires takes shelter in a luxury bunker, an old feud between two families resurfaces amid an unprecedented global conflict.
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[09/02/25 - 06:35 AM] "Tamron Hall" Debuts Groundbreaking Season 7 on Monday, Sept. 8 The daily talk show's forthcoming season kicks off with can't-miss, star-studded exclusive interviews with Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors, Priscilla Presley, Jodie Turner-Smith, the Chrisley family, Cam Newton, Christian Siriano and more.
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[09/02/25 - 03:02 AM] Video: Preview - "Celebrations with Lacey Chabert" - Season 2 Season 2 of "Celebrations with Lacey Chabert" premieres, Monday, September 15 at 8:00/7:00c.
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[09/02/25 - 01:31 AM] Video: "Amsterdam Empire" - Official Teaser - Netflix When Jack's affair comes to light, his wife Betty hatches a bitter plan to strip him of the thing he loves most: The Jackal, his coffeeshop empire.
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[09/01/25 - 11:31 PM] Netflix Unveils Evolution of K-Unscripted: New and Returning Hits Headline Korea's Unscripted Festival 2025 This year, Netflix is rolling out an ambitious "non-stop variety show slate," with at least one major unscripted title launching every month from September through February 2026.
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