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[11/10/17 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 10
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!
ARROW/DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW/FLASH, THE/SUPERGIRL (The CW) - Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg has been suspended by Warner Bros. Television over "a pattern of alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate physical contact over a period of years, according to 15 women and four men who have worked with him." An investigation has been launched by the studio. Kreisberg denies the allegations in said report. (Variety.com)
CARNIVAL ROW (Amazon) - Jon Amiel has been tapped to replace Paul McGuigan as director of the upcoming fantasy series. No specifics were given about what triggered the change. Production began last month. (THR.com)
COPS, THE (TBS) - Production on the animated series has been suspended following co-creator/co-star Louis C.K.'s admitted sexual misconduct. TBS ordered 10 episodes of the project back in January. (Deadline.com)
FOSTERS, THE (Freeform) - Vincent Ventresca will recur on the show's upcoming cycle as Henry Mullen, "Grace's father, an absentee dad, who is determined to visit his daughter despite copious amounts of friction with his ex-wife." (Deadline.com)
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD (ABC) - The Alphabet has ordered three additional episodes of its freshman drama. (Deadline.com)
LOVE AFTER LOVE (NBC, New!) - Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has sold a domestic take on the Argentinan series "Amar después de amar" in which "an extramarital affair is exposed in a car crash that leaves the man in a coma and the woman missing - soon to be found dead of a gunshot wound. As their spouses try to piece their lives back together, police struggle to solve an ever-deepening mystery." Universal Television is behind the hour with Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor as well as Telefe's Diego Piasek also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
MAGICIANS, THE (Syfy) - Jaime Ray Newman will recur on the new season as Irene McAllistair, "a member of Brakebills' Board of Trustees who has known Dean Fogg for many years. Irene is also part of an old and powerful family of magicians." (TVLine.com)
MAYOR, THE (ABC) - The broadcaster has asked for three additional scripts of the new comedy. (Deadline.com)
ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE (Amazon) - Producer BBC has nixed the Agatha Christie adaptation following rape allegations against co-star Ed Westwick. Said the company: "These are serious allegations which Ed Westwick has strenuously denied. The BBC is not making any judgement but until these matters are resolved we will not include Ordeal by Innocence in the schedules. The independent production company making White Gold has informed us that Ed Westwick has paused from filming while he deals with these allegations." (Deadline.com)
PATH, THE (Hulu) - Dena Tyler has scored an arc on the new season as Claudia, "a devoted follower of Lilith (Sarita Choudhury), not the Meyerist Movement." (Deadline.com)
SUITS (USA) - Rebecca Rittenhouse and Morgan Spector have both booked roles on the Gina Torres-led backdoor pilot episode. Spector will play Mayor Bobby Golec, "the handsome, charismatic and enigmatic workingclass mayor of Chicago who is up for re-election in six months." Rittenhouse then is set as Keri Allen: "Born and raised in Chicago, Keri is a driven and ambitious city attorney and the unofficial right hand to the mayor." Anton Cropper is directing from a script by Aaron Korsh and Daniel Arkin with Doug Liman, David Bartis and Gene Klein of Hypnotic also serving as executive producers for Universal Cable Productions. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED LOUIS C.K. PROJECT (Netflix) - The streaming service has nixed its second standup special from the comedian following his admitted sexual misconduct. C.K.'s existing specials however will remain available. (Deadline.com)
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[12/15/25 - 02:26 PM]
Video: First Look at the New Crime Drama "CIA," Starring Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss, Now Available
When by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) is loaned out to a clandestine CIA/FBI task force, he finds himself teamed up with secretive and roguish CIA case officer Colin Glass (Tom Ellis).
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[12/15/25 - 01:01 PM]
Video: "This is I" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Bullied for wanting to be an idol, Kenji finds belonging in a cabaret and help from a trailblazing doctor, emerging onstage as her true self, Ai Haruna.
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[12/15/25 - 12:30 PM]
Video: Inside Look at "Memory of a Killer" with Patrick Dempsey - FOX TV
The series will launch with a special two-night premiere event beginning Sunday, January 25 immediately following the NFC Championship Game.
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[12/15/25 - 11:01 AM]
Zachary Hart Joins the Cast of "Assassin's Creed," The New Live-Action Series Adaptation of Ubisoft's Best-Selling Video Game Franchise
Toby Wallace and Lola Petticrew also star in the Netflix series.
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[12/15/25 - 09:31 AM]
Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix Announce On-Air Talent for MVP's Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day, Live Only on Netflix on Friday, December 19 from Kaseya Center in Miami
On Friday, December 19, the Jake vs. Joshua preliminary card begins at 4:45pm ET / 1:45pm PT on Netflix's Tudum and MVP's YouTube Channel, with the main card starting at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT, live only on Netflix.
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[12/15/25 - 09:19 AM]
Driven by Strong November Viewership, ESPN Earns Third Straight Month of Year-Over-Year Audience Growth for Weekday Studio Programming
Highlights include "The Pat McAfee Show" having its most-viewed November of all time across linear and YouTube with 445,000 average viewers per show and "NFL Live" reaching its second most-watched November since 2016 with 445,000 average viewers.
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[12/15/25 - 09:02 AM]
TNT Sports to Present Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Saturday's College Football Playoff First Round
Saturday's game crews will include Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George and Quint Kessenich calling Tulane/Ole Miss, with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden and Stormy Buonantony assigned to JMU/Oregon.
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[12/15/25 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Announces All-New Special, "Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion Pt. 2," to Air Monday, Dec. 22 on CBS
This one-hour show gives viewers who loved the first special another opportunity to reminisce and revisit the laughter and joy from the original CBS series.
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[12/15/25 - 08:01 AM]
Renovation Superstars Drew and Jonathan Scott Return in New Episodes of "Don't Hate Your House with the Property Brothers" Premiering Monday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Home renovation and real estate superstars Drew?and Jonathan Scott will help more people love their home again in eight new episodes.
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[12/15/25 - 08:01 AM]
The Wasteland Comes Bearing Gifts... "Fallout" Season Two Surprises with Early Release Date
The premiere episode will debut one day earlier on Tuesday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m. PT.
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[12/15/25 - 07:01 AM]
USA Sports Announces Wednesday Night Primetime Schedule for 2026 LOVB Season on USA Network
USA Network's Match of the Week coverage begins with the first serve of the 2026 season on Wednesday, January 7, at 6 p.m. ET, featuring a rematch of the 2025 Championship when LOVB Nebraska faces defending champion LOVB Austin.
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[12/15/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Peacock Releases Official Trailer, Key Art and New Episodic Imagery for "Ponies"
All eight episodes of espionage thriller series starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson will debut Thursday, January 15 on Peacock.
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[12/15/25 - 07:00 AM]
Golden Globe-Nominated "One Battle After Another" - Including Best Picture - Begins Streaming Exclusively on HBO Max December 19
The film stars Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, and Golden Globe nominees Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
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[12/15/25 - 05:41 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things 5" - Volume 2 Trailer - Netflix
With Hawkins' children ensnared by Vecna, the party faces unimaginable peril as they fight to bring them home.
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[12/13/25 - 10:02 AM]
Flex Game! LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Lakers Host Cade Cunningham and Eastern-Conference Leading Pistons on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 10:30 P.M. ET on NBC and Peacock
NBC Sports' NBA coverage on December 23, December 29, and December 30 will now feature nationwide doubleheaders, with the entire country getting both games on NBC and Peacock.
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