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[06/28/17 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 28
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!
CASTLE ROCK (Hulu) - Melanie Lynskey has been tapped for a lead role on the upcoming drama as Molly Strand, "a woman with a rare medical condition who's barely scraping by as a real estate agent in a town where every third property is the site of someone's worst nightmare." (Deadline.com)
CODE BLACK (CBS) - Moon Bloodgood will recur on the show's third season as Rox, "a brassy and competitive paramedic who thinks fast on her feet and doesn't scare easily. Heroic and full of command, she finds a new challenge in her ride-along partner, [Rob] Lowe's Dr. Willis." (TVLine.com)
DEEP MAD DARK, THE (TNT) - Megan Martin has scored a role on the drama pilot as "the mysterious character of Joda." (Deadline.com)
HAPPY VALLEY (HBO) - Kathy Baker and Greg Grunberg have both been cast in the pay channel's Joe Paterno/Jerry Sandusky-docudrama as Sue Paterno, "wife of famed football coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino)"; and Scott Paterno, Joe Paterno's son. (Deadline.com)
HERBIE (Disney XD, New!) - Disney's anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle is being developed as a new TV series for the cable channel. Travis Braun is penning the potential half-hour with Tom Burkhard and Matt Dearborn also serving as executive producers. (TVLine.com)
TALES OF THE CITY (Netflix, New!) - The streaming service is reportedly look to revive the small screen take on Armistead Maupin's famed book series about "alternative lifestyles and underground culture in San Francisco in the 1970s." Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis, who played Anna Madrigal and Mary Ann Singleton, in the three previous mini-series - "Tales of the City" (1993), "More Tales of the City" (1998) and "Further Tales of the City" (2001) - are attached to star in the new iteration, which "would be a modern take on the LGBT-themed series, set 25 years later, and possibly would be shot in San Francisco." Maupin will executive produce however no other auspices were given. (Deadline.com)
THIS IS US (NBC) - Alexandra Breckenridge's Sophie and Jon Huertas's Miguel are both slated to return as series regulars for the show's second season. (Deadline.com)
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[07/20/17 - 07:45 PM]
Video: New "Marvel's Inhumans" Trailer Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con
The highly anticipated new Marvel television series will bring the fan-favorite comic book series and a new kind of family drama to the small screen this fall on ABC.
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[07/20/17 - 07:10 PM]
USA's Near-Future Drama "Colony" Shocks with Season 3 Reveal at San Diego Comic-Con
Check out concept art for the show's third season, due in 2018.
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[07/20/17 - 06:48 PM]
Video: "Krypton" - Teaser Trailer - Syfy
It's time to discover the secrets of this lineage; the House of El will be redeemed.
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[07/20/17 - 05:11 PM]
Audrey Fleurot, Emmett J. Scanlan & Marc Warren Join Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington in Harlan Coben's "Safe" Written by Danny Brocklehurst
Hall is playing Tom, a paediatric surgeon and single father of two teenage daughters who is struggling to deal with the loss of his wife from cancer more than two years previously.
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[07/20/17 - 03:55 PM]
Video: Bright - Official Trailer - Netflix
From the director of Suicide Squad and End of Watch, David Ayer, comes a new action-packed film starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton and Noomi Rapace.
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[07/20/17 - 03:02 PM]
Video: First Look at "Stan Against Evil" Season 2 Unveiled at Comic-Con International: San Diego
Season 2 premieres Wednesday, November 1 at 10:00/9:00c on IFC.
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[07/20/17 - 01:45 PM]
Sarah Hyland Revealed to Be a Surprising New Form of the Seelie Queen, and Fan Favorite Alisha Wainwright Upped to Series Regular for Season Three in Freeform's Hit Original Series "Shadowhunters"
Along with revealing who Sarah Hyland is playing, an exclusive first look at her portrayal of the Seelie Queen was shown during the panel.
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[07/20/17 - 01:00 PM]
Discovery's "First in Human," Narrated by Jim Parsons, Begins Airing August 10
The project is a three-part, six-hour medical documentary series taking viewers inside the crucial beginning phase of scientific research.
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[07/20/17 - 12:26 PM]
One Crime, Three Lives Forever Changed: Investigation Discovery's New Series "Shattered" Reveals the Effects of Murder on Those Left Behind
The series launches Wednesday, August 23 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.
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[07/20/17 - 12:25 PM]
A+E Networks to Release New Short-Form Series "Chloe Does It!" - Stars Chloe Lukasiak from Lifetime's "Dance Moms"
Two episodes of "Chloe Does It!" will premiere each week on Lifetime's YouTube channel beginning Monday, July 24.
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[07/20/17 - 12:13 PM]
Video: Stan Lee: The Man, the Myth, the Marvel Hero - Featurette - Netflix
Stan Lee's ode to New York City and the power, beauty, relevance and human narratives behind Marvel's heroes.
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[07/20/17 - 11:43 AM]
Video: "Voltron" - Season 3 Teaser - Netflix
All-new episodes of "Voltron: Legendary Defender" come to Netflix on Friday, August 4.
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[07/20/17 - 11:15 AM]
A&E Network Sets Season Two Premiere Date for "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath"
The series, nominated for the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special, returns Tuesday, August 15 at 9:00/8:00c.
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[07/20/17 - 10:08 AM]
HBO Shares First Look Photo for HBO Films' "Fahrenheit 451"
Michael Shannon and Michael B. Jordan star in the project, based on Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel which depicts a future where media is an opiate, history is outlawed and "firemen" burn books.
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[07/20/17 - 10:02 AM]
TLC Takes a Closer Look Into Jackie Evancho & Family in Hour-Long Special "Growing Up Evancho"
The special premieres Wednesday, August 9 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.
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