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[06/15/17 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 15
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!
HONEY (FX, New!) - Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett has sold a new drama to the cable channel "set against the backdrop of the world of corporate espionage." No other specifics or auspices were given. (Deadline.com)
LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME (NBC) - Sterling Beaumon, Molly Hagan and Dominic Flores have all been cast in "The Menendez Murders." Beaumon will play Glenn Stevens, "a friend of Lyle's from Princeton and a college hockey player, Glenn became Lyle's business partner after the murders, managing the first of a chain of restaurants." Hagan then is set as Joan Vandermolen, "Kitty's older sister, she is a woman of Midwestern reserve"; with Flores as Henry Llano, "a cousin of Lyle and Erik, he is regularly seen interacting with the other family members, but was regarded as a loudmouth by the late Jose Menendez." (Deadline.com)
OLIVE FOREVER (USA, New!) - Writer Brian Duffield and director Matt Shakman are set to team for a new drama at the cable channel about Olive, "a mysterious high school student with an affection for cat burglary-type shenanigans, mostly because she is a cat burglar. New to a sleepy town with a criminal underbelly, Olive must navigate new foster parents, new boyfriends, new gangsters... and new crime opportunities." Universal Cable Productions is behind the project, which has a pilot order. Jurassic Party's Nicki Cortese and AwesomenessTV's Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan and Brett Bouttier will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
QUANTICO (ABC) - Pearl Thusi's Dayana Mampasi is the latest to depart the series. (Deadline.com)
SNOWPIERCER (TNT) - Alison Wright and Benjamin Haigh are the latest additions to the drama pilot as Lilah Anderson, who "lives with her husband and daughter in a fourth-class cabin and works in the train's nail salon"; and Fergus McConnell, "who lives in the back of the train amongst poverty [and] helps his mother care for his sick father." (Deadline.com)
TOY BOX, THE (ABC) - The Alphabet has quietly renewed the reality competition for a second season. (@ABC_Publicity)
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[09/20/18 - 02:39 PM]
Bravo Media Falls for the Garden State with the Return of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Premiering Wednesday, November 7 at 9PM ET/PT
Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania and Margaret Josephs are joined by new housewives Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider along with everyone's favorite friend Danielle Staub.
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[09/20/18 - 01:54 PM]
The United States Secret Service Grants National Geographic Unprecedented Access for New Special "United States Secret Service: On the Front Line"
The two-hour special premieres Sunday, October 14 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.
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[09/20/18 - 01:00 PM]
There Are Two Kinds of People in the World: The Living and the Dead. Learn All About It in "Spectros," New Netflix Brazilian Original Series
Douglas Petrie will partner with renowned Brazilian production company Moonshot Pictures in the upcoming eight-episode series.
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[09/20/18 - 12:36 PM]
Comedy Series "Camping," Starring Jennifer Garner and David Tennant and Executive Produced by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
The show is based on the British series of the same name created by Julia Davis and produced by Baby Cow Productions.
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[09/20/18 - 11:32 AM]
Energize! "Star Trek: Short Treks" to Premiere Oct. 4 on CBS All Access
"Runaway" will kick things off on Thursday, October 4.
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[09/20/18 - 11:10 AM]
Lifetime Reinvents the Wedding Genre with New Event Series "My Great Big Live Wedding with David Tutera"
Eight inspirational couples will work with world-renowned wedding and event planner, David Tutera, to receive the wedding of their dreams.
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[09/20/18 - 11:09 AM]
Academy Award(R) Nominee and Emmy(R) Winner Rory Kennedy's "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow" Takes a Sweeping Look at the Government Agency and Its Goals for the Future During Its 60th Anniversary
The documentary special airs October 13 at 9:00/8:00c on Discovery and Science Channel.
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[09/20/18 - 11:03 AM]
Comedy Central Announces Premiere Dates for "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents..." Half-Hour Specials
Among those featured: Emmy Blotnick, Tim Dillon, Devin Field, Megan Gailey, Chris Garcia, Langston Kerman, Mike Lawrence, Ryan O'Flanagan, and Sarah Tiana.
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[09/20/18 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Documentary "United Skates," A Film by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown
John Legend is an executive producer of the documentary feature, which was produced by Sweet Ninja Films in association with LA Media Fund, Get Lifted Film Co., Secret Sauce Media and Naked Edge Films.
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[09/20/18 - 10:28 AM]
Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Co-Star in Netflix's Untitled Joost/Schulman Sci-Fi Pic
The sci-fi script is written by Mattson Tomlin with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman directing.
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[09/20/18 - 10:22 AM]
Investigation Discovery Explores Violence and Racism in "Love & Hate Crime: A Murder in Mississippi"
The second installment in the three-part series will premiere Saturday, October 13.
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[09/20/18 - 10:19 AM]
The Show That Started It All, "90 Day Fiance" Returns for Its Sixth Season on TLC
The series comes on the heels of spinoff "Before the 90 Days," which is finishing its second season run on Sunday, October 14.
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[09/20/18 - 10:07 AM]
Hit Political Podcast "Pod Save America" Comes to HBO for a Series of Four Specials, Debuting Friday, Oct. 12
The series will be taped the same day in front of live audiences in Miami (October 12), Austin (October 19), Philadelphia (October 26) and Irvine (November 2).
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[09/20/18 - 10:01 AM]
Love Is in the Air on OWN as Network Announces New Unscripted Series Focusing on Love, Relationships and Marriage
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[09/20/18 - 10:00 AM]
Hang with the Gang When E!'s New Topical Series "LadyGang" Premieres Sunday, October 28 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
The series will follow Hollywood's hottest girl posse, Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jac Vanek as they are joined by celebrity guests for un-filtered, honest and hysterical champagne-fueled discussions about the things you would only divulge to your closest girlfriends.
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