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[06/29/17 - 11:17 PM] Development Update: Thursday, June 29 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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COLOR OF COLA, THE (HBO, New!) - Mitchell Kapner (Oz the Great and Powerful) is penning a docudrama for the pay channel based on Stephanie Capparell's nonfiction book "The Real Pepsi Challenge," "an account of how Pepsi broke racial barriers in 1940s America." Mark Landsman, Michael Karbelnikoff and Peter Kline will also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR (ABC) - Paulo Costanzo is joining the cast of the show's second season as Lyor Boone, "the new White House Political Director - a whiz kid brought on by Emily (Italia Ricci) to help a presidency struggling with its messaging and political strategy." (TVLine.com)
JETSONS, THE (New!) - Gary Janetti is reportedly spearheading a "live-action sitcom remake of Hanna-Barbera's beloved '60s animated series about a family residing in the futuristic, outer-space utopia known as Orbit City." Warner Bros. Television, Nickleby, Inc. and Compari Entertainment are behind the project, which is set to make the network rounds in the coming weeks. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke then will executive produce alongside Janetti. (TVLine.com)
WHITE FAMOUS (Showtime) - Jack Davenport, Michael Rapaport, Lyndon Smith, Cleopatra Coleman and Lucien Laviscount are all bound for the Jay Pharoah-led comedy. Davenport will play Peter King, "a network president who's super positive and super happy to be in business with Floyd"; with Rapaport as Teddy Snow, "a disheveled and intense Oscar-winning actor turned director"; Smith as Gwen, "a beautiful young actress who will play Teddy Snow's daughter in his next movie"; Coleman as Sadie, "the mother of Floyd's son Trevor (Lonnie Chavis)"; and Laviscount as Robbie, "a very handsome and talented British actor auditioning with Floyd for Teddy's project." Megalyn Echikunwoke originated the role of Sadie in the pilot. (Deadline.com)
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[10/04/24 - 02:11 PM] 2024 MLB Wild Card Series Exclusively on ESPN Platforms Was Most-Watched Ever Last night's audience peaked with 5,745,000 viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.
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[10/04/24 - 11:35 AM] NBC Wins 2024-25 Premiere Week in Both Total Viewers and Demo Among all programming, "Sunday Night Football" was #1 with 20 million viewers on NBC.
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[10/04/24 - 11:05 AM] Record-Breaking Gold Prices Put $40 Million at Stake When "Gold Rush" Premieres on Friday, November 8 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel This season, the miners will face unforeseen changes and immense challenges before they can cash in on all-time high gold prices. One miner will falter, threatening to destroy everything that they worked for.
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[10/04/24 - 10:05 AM] New Season of "People Magazine Investigates" Returns This Fall on ID with Shocking Cases Ripped Straight from the Headlines The new season premieres Monday, October 28 at 9:00/8:00c on ID.
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[10/04/24 - 10:02 AM] Oxygen True Crime's New Series "Philly Homicide" Premieres Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9 P.M. ET/PT In each hourlong episode, Lt. Chris McMullin gives unique insights on crimes that took place in a region steeped in rich history, vibrant culture, and known for tenacity and grit.
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[10/04/24 - 10:00 AM] HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders" Debuts October 15 In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities.
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[10/04/24 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Spellbound" - Season 2 Official Trailer - Hulu Season 2 of "Spellbound" premieres October 11 only on Hulu.
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[10/04/24 - 09:01 AM] FOX Sports Sets Postseason Lineup Led by Hall of Famers, World Champions and Lauded Broadcasters FOX Sports begins its Postseason coverage Saturday, October 5 at 4:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app as the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies.
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[10/04/24 - 09:01 AM] New "Bluey Minisodes" Available to Stream Monday, Oct. 7 In a special sneak peek of "Whirlpool," the kids make a whirlpool in the paddling pool and then jump into the swirling current.
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[10/04/24 - 08:13 AM] TNT Sports to Be Exclusive Home of 2024 ALDS & ALCS Coverage of both best-of-five ALDS series begins Saturday, October 5.
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[10/04/24 - 07:50 AM] ABC Is College Football's Most-Watched Network, Highlighted by Year-Over-Year Growth and Significant Demographic Gains ABC, which ranks No. 1 in average audience and total minutes viewed, has aired six of the top seven most-viewed games of the season and seven of the top 10.
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[10/04/24 - 07:15 AM] Court TV Announces New Original Limited Series "Interview with a Killer" Premiering Sunday, Oct. 20 at 8 PM ET Award-winning investigative reporter David Scott sits down, face-to-face with five convicted murderers, four of whom have not spoken publicly about their convictions.
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[10/04/24 - 07:05 AM] Video: "Out of My Mind" Official Trailer and Key Art Released Ahead of World Cerebral Palsy Day The original movie based on the bestselling novel by Sharon M. Draper, premiered earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival and arrives November 22 on Disney+.
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[10/03/24 - 08:01 PM] Video: "Ranma1/2" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.
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[10/03/24 - 04:01 PM] ABC News Studios' New Docuseries "Scamanda," Based on the Hit Podcast of the Same Name, Premieres Oct. 16 on ABC and Streams Next Day on Hulu The debut of the docuseries has been pushed back by one week.
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