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[06/18/18 - 11:55 PM]
Development Update: Monday, June 18
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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!


CRASHING (HBO) - Madeline Wise will recur on season three as "an outgoing city girl who inspires Pete to embrace his ambition." (Deadline.com)
FLASH, THE (The CW) - Jessica Parker Kennedy's Nora West-Allen is the latest to be named regular on the series, joining the previously announced Danielle Nicolet (Cecile) and Hartley Sawyer (Ralph). (Deadline.com)
GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC) - Liz Friedman is set to join the series as an executive producer as part of a multi-year overall deal at Sony Pictures Television. (Deadline.com)
LORE (Amazon) - Emmett Scanlan has been tapped for a role on the horror anthology as William Burke: "A dark, weathered, canal worker. Irish, poor, and frequently inebriated, Burke unwittingly finds himself the leader on a slippery slope that starts in an innocent accidental death." (Deadline.com)
LUCIFER (Netflix) - The streaming service's revival of the former FOX series has been confirmed as 10 episodes. (TVLine.com)
NOW APOCALYPSE (Starz) - Jacob Artist and Chris Aquilino will recur on the upcoming comedy as Isaac, "a social worker who cares more about relationships than possessions and helps Ulysses (Avan Jogia) after a fall"; and Kai, "an extremely untalented student in Carly's (Kelli Bergland) acting class," respectively. (Deadline.com)
REPRISAL (Hulu, New!) - Writer Josh Corbin and director Jonathan Van Tulleken are set to team for a new potential drama billed as "a hyper-kinetic revenge tale following a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gearheads." A+E Studios and The Littlefield Company are behind the project, which has a pilot order. Warren Littlefield and Barry Jossen will also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
RESIDENT, THE (FOX) - Malcolm-Jamal Warner's A.J. Austin and Glenn Morshower's Marshall Winthrop are both set to become regulars for the show's sophomore run. (Deadline.com)
SUPERGIRL (The CW) - Chris Wood's Mon-El won't be returning as a regular on the series next season. (TVLine.com)
TELL ME YOUR SECRETS (A.K.A. DEADLIER THAN THE MALE) (TNT) - Xavier Samuel has booked a role on the upcoming drama as Kit Parker, "a convicted serial killer who has admitted to multiple accounts of murder. There is an undeniable irresistible quality about him that helps him lure in his victims." (Deadline.com)
THIS IS US (NBC) - Vietnam War journalist Tim O'Brien (The Things They Carried) has joined the drama as a consultant for the upcoming third season. (Deadline.com)
WALKING DEAD, THE (AMC) - Jon Bernthal will reportedly reprise his role of Shane sometime during the upcoming ninth season. (Deadline.com)





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· CRASHING (HBO)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· FLASH, THE (CW)
· GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC)
· LORE (AMAZON)
· LUCIFER (NETFLIX)
· NOW APOCALYPSE (STARZ)
· REPRISAL (HULU)
· RESIDENT, THE (FOX)
· SUPERGIRL (CW)
· TELL ME YOUR SECRETS (AMAZON)
· THIS IS US (NBC)
· WALKING DEAD, THE (AMC)





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