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[10/30/17 - 11:11 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 30
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!
AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (ABC) - The Alphabet has ordered additional two episodes of the series, bringing its season total to 24 episodes. (Deadline.com)
BLACK LIGHTNING (The CW) - Chantal Thuy will recur on the midseason drama as Grace Choi, "a bartender who becomes the love interest of Anissa Pierce (Nafessa Williams). Grace is a comic book fan who befriends Anissa while she is coming to terms with her abilities and becomes Anissa's first confidant about the struggles and challenges of having abilities." (Variety.com)
BLACK-ISH (ABC) - The Alphabet has ordered additional two episodes of the series, bringing its season total to 24 episodes. (Deadline.com)
CIRCUS, THE (Showtime) - The pay channel has cut ties with Mark Halperin after he conceded "aggressive and crude" behavior towards women while at ABC News. (Deadline.com)
FILTHY RICH (FOX, New!) - Writer/director Tate Taylor (The Help) is looking to import Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang's New Zealand drama about "the family of a mega-wealthy Southern businessman who is stunned to learn there are three previously-unknown heirs to his fortune. When the family tries to pay them off to go away, the newly legitimate heirs have very different ideas." Wyolah Films' John Norris and Imagine Television's Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo are also on board to executive produce for 20th Century Fox Television. The project has a put pilot commitment. (Deadline.com)
GOTHAM (FOX) - Peyton List has been tapped to play the new Poison Ivy on the series. Previous incarnations saw the character played by Clare Foley and Maggie Geha. (Deadline.com)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - The Alphabet has ordered additional two episodes of the series, bringing its season total to 24 episodes. (Deadline.com)
HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix) - The streaming service is pulling the plug on the series following allegations against co-star Kevin Spacey of sexual assault. The series is currently in production on its 13-episode sixth - and now final - season. It's understood Netflix and producer Media Rights Capital are "in very early stages of development on multiple ideas for a potential spinoff." Former executive producer Eric Roth is spearheading one such effort revolving around Doug Stamper, "the political aide-de-camp played by actor Michael Kelly." Two others are reportedly being explored but no specifics or auspices were given. (Variety.com)
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (Freeform, New!) - Courtney Moreno's book - about Harper Gallagher, "a beautiful, funny and strong millennial who is a work superhero and a mere young mortal in her personal life" - is being developed as a drama at the cable channel. Camilla Blackett will pen the script with Circle of Confusion's Brad Mendelsohn and Elana Barry as well as eOne's Carolyn Newman likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
MAKING FRIENDS (Amazon) - Adhir Kalyan has scored the lead role on Carter Bays and Craig Thomas's multi-camera comedy pilot, about Mark, "a brilliant guy with an artificial intelligence degree who creates robots and spends his days hanging out with them as his main group of friends." Brian Brockrath, Seth Rogen, James Weaver and Evan Goldberg as well as director Pamela Fryman are also executive producing for Sony Pictures Television. (Deadline.com)
PLAYING HOUSE (USA) - Jessica St. Clair took to social media to announce the series has been canceled after three seasons. (@Jessica_StClair)
SNOW BLIND (FOX, New!) - Vaun Wilmott ("Dominion") has sold a new drama to the network about Sheriff Billy Bowden, "who, after a local story on him goes viral, struggles to keep his past life of crime and his placement in witness protection hidden from his friends and family in a small Alaska town." The project, which has a penalty attached, is based on the graphic novel by Ollie Masters and Tyler Jenkins. Boom! Studios' Stephen Christy and Ross Richie will also executive produce for 20th Century Fox Television. (Deadline.com)
YOU (Lifetime) - Michael Maize and Ambyr Childers will both recur on the upcoming psychological thriller as Officer Nico, "a dogged and savvy detective"; and Candace, "a girl from Joe's (Penn Badgley) past." (Deadline.com)
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[09/19/25 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Partners with Autocamp and Hilton Honors for Bookable and Redeemable "Tracker"-Themed Stays at Autocamp's Seven Locations
The timing coincides with the show's third season premiere Sunday, October 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.
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[09/19/25 - 06:00 AM]
HBO Max Returns to New York Comic Con with "It: Welcome to Derry" Fan Experience and Cast Panels for "It: Welcome to Derry" and "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
The streamer will bring fans inside the chilling world of "It: Welcome to Derry" with "Face Your Fears," an immersive horror fan experience set in a nostalgically familiar yet deeply unsettling 1960s child's bedroom where childhood fears become reality.
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[09/19/25 - 03:01 AM]
Great American Media Announces Katie Leclerc and Ryan Carnes Set to Star in, "A Wisconsin Christmas Pie" (wt), New, Original Holiday Film for Great American Christmas 2025
In the film, pastry chef Emma Parker (Leclerc) returns from Chicago to her family's cherry orchard in Door County, Wisconsin for Christmas, she learns the farm is on the brink of being sold to developers.
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[09/18/25 - 07:02 PM]
Manny Pacquiao, Robert Whittaker, and More: Netflix Announces Star Athletes for "Physical: Asia"
Each six-person squad is anchored by a national superstar who embodies the competitive spirit of their homeland.
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[09/18/25 - 06:54 PM]
James Gunn to Appear on "Big Brother: Unlocked" Friday, Sept. 19
Gunn, a self-professed long-time superfan, will share his reactions to the season, the fallout from tonight's monumental double-eviction and his predictions for the rest of the season.
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[09/18/25 - 04:01 PM]
Video: Two Awkward Souls, One Unlikely Connection - "Romantics Anonymous" Trailer and Key Art Hint at a Tangled Love Square
Streaming on October 16, "Romantics Anonymous" follows Sosuke (Shun Oguri) and Hana (Han Hyo-joo), two adults who have long stumbled through life avoiding romance - until a fateful encounter over chocolate changes everything.
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[09/18/25 - 11:36 AM]
Great American Media Serves Up "Christmas By the Spoonful" (wt), Starring Jill Wagner and Trevor Donovan, An Original Movie Premiere for Great American Christmas 2025
In the film, Beth Green (Wagner) a devoted cafe owner, returns to her hometown of Snow Ridge to help her parents host the town's most cherished tradition, the annual Yuletide Potluck, a holiday potluck that welcome military families and veterans who might otherwise spend Christmas alone.
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[09/18/25 - 11:15 AM]
NBC Comedy Locks in Comedy Slate Adding "Stumble" and "The Paper" to November Schedule
New series "Stumble" will debut Friday, November 7 at 8:30/7:30c; while "The Paper" is set to premiere Monday, November 10 at 8:30/7:30c.
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[09/18/25 - 11:00 AM]
Starz Sets Lead Cast for Propulsive New Crime Drama "Fightland" as Production Begins in London
In addition, BAFTA-Award winner Otto Bathurst has been confirmed as director for the first two episodes, and Sebastain Thiel has been confirmed as a director on season one.
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[09/18/25 - 10:31 AM]
"Starting 5" Season 2 - Date Announcement & First Look Photos
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[09/18/25 - 10:08 AM]
Video: "House of David" Season 2 Official Trailer - Watch Only on Wonder Project on Prime Video October 5th
As Saul's reign unravels, the nation stands on the edge of chaos.
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[09/18/25 - 10:08 AM]
"106 & Sports" Set to Premiere October 15 on BET, Hosted by Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole Moss
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[09/18/25 - 10:03 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Reveals Season 34 Theme Nights
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[09/18/25 - 10:02 AM]
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[09/18/25 - 10:00 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" to Premiere 51st Season Oct. 4 on NBC and Peacock with Three Back-to-Back Shows
Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, and Sabrina Carpenter are among the first wave of hosts.
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