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[09/06/18 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 6
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!
ACT, THE (Hulu) - Joey King will star opposite Patricia Arquette in the anthology series as Gypsy Blanchard, "a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Arquette). Her quest for independence opens a Pandora's box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder." (Deadline.com)
CHI, THE (Showtime) - Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Carl Lumbly and Curtiss Cook will recur on the show's sophomore run as Kimberly Hendricks, "a razor-sharp power attorney working on behalf of Ronnie (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine)"; Walter Dion Burkes, "the ranking member and founder of the 63rd St. Mob"; and Douda, "a successful Southside businessman and hustler, who also has ties to Reg (Barton Fitzpatrick)." (Variety.com)
EMPIRE (FOX) - Actor/singer Mario is bound for the new season as Devon, "an earnest, up-and-coming R&B singer who supports his ailing sister." (THR.com)
FIRST WIVES CLUB (Paramount) - Ryan Michelle Bathe will join Jill Scott and Michelle Buteau as the principal triptych on the upcoming film-turned-TV series. She'll play Ari, "a confident, type-A attorney with impeccable style and not a single of strand of hair out of place. She was on track to make partner but sidestepped her career to advance her husband's political ambitions and raise their two kids. When a crisis reunites her with her best friends from college, she is able to translate her kick-ass courtroom skills to help them reclaim their independence and rekindle the camaraderie (and fun) of their college glory days." (Deadline.com)
FOR THE PEOPLE (ABC) - Charles Michael Davis ("Younger") has joined the cast of the show's second season as Ted, "the new investigator in the Public Defender's office." Said role will be concurrent with his duties to the TV Land-turned-Paramount Network comedy. (Deadline.com)
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Alex Landi will recur on the upcoming season as Dr. Nico Kim, "the series' first gay male surgeon." (TLVine.com)
MD-1 (CBS, New!) - Dr. Mehmet Oz is executive producing a potential drama at the Eye about "a team of street doctors who take on the biggest catastrophes in New York, saving lives without ever setting foot in an emergency room or hospital." Greg Spottiswood is writing the hour with Lisa Oz, Osprey Productions' Josh Berman and Chris King likewise executive producing for Sony Pictures Television. Additionally, Dr. Mark Merlin is set to serve as technical consultant on the show. (Variety.com)
SINGLE PARENTS (ABC) - Hannah Simone will drop by two episodes of the freshman comedy as Dr. Monique Dewan, a "brilliant, sexy and terrifying pediatrician, and the first woman Will (Taran Killam) has dated post-divorce." (TVLine.com)
SURVEILLANCE (CBS, New!) - Sophia Bush is attached to star in a potential drama at the Eye billed as "a complex and timely spy thriller centered around the head of communications for the NSA (Bush), a charming operative who finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government's secrets and her own." David C. White and Patricia Riggen will write and direct the hour, which has a production commitment, with Riggen and 6th & Idaho's Matt Reeves executive producing and White as a co-executive producer. 20th Century Fox TV and CBS TV Studios will co-produce. White and Reeves previously set up the project at FOX last season, subsequently adding Riggen and Bush. (Deadline.com)
SWAMP THING (DC) - Crystal Reed is the first to be cast in the DC Universe series as Abby Arcane. (@TheDCUniverse)
UNTITLED HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PROJECT (Disney OTT) - Casting has begun on the proposed 10-episode TV series, which "follows a group of students at East High who stage a performance of High School Musical for their winter theater production, only to realize that as much drama happens offstage as onstage." Tim Federle and Oliver Goldstick are the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
VERONICA MARS (Hulu) - Series alums Diane Ruggiero-Wright and Dan Etheridge have signed onto the proposed eight-episode limited series at the streaming service as executive producers alongside Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell. Proudction is reportedly slated to begin in late October in Los Angeles and continue through March. (TVLine.com)
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[09/20/18 - 02:39 PM]
Bravo Media Falls for the Garden State with the Return of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Premiering Wednesday, November 7 at 9PM ET/PT
Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania and Margaret Josephs are joined by new housewives Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider along with everyone's favorite friend Danielle Staub.
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[09/20/18 - 01:54 PM]
The United States Secret Service Grants National Geographic Unprecedented Access for New Special "United States Secret Service: On the Front Line"
The two-hour special premieres Sunday, October 14 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.
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[09/20/18 - 01:00 PM]
There Are Two Kinds of People in the World: The Living and the Dead. Learn All About It in "Spectros," New Netflix Brazilian Original Series
Douglas Petrie will partner with renowned Brazilian production company Moonshot Pictures in the upcoming eight-episode series.
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[09/20/18 - 12:36 PM]
Comedy Series "Camping," Starring Jennifer Garner and David Tennant and Executive Produced by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
The show is based on the British series of the same name created by Julia Davis and produced by Baby Cow Productions.
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[09/20/18 - 11:32 AM]
Energize! "Star Trek: Short Treks" to Premiere Oct. 4 on CBS All Access
"Runaway" will kick things off on Thursday, October 4.
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[09/20/18 - 11:10 AM]
Lifetime Reinvents the Wedding Genre with New Event Series "My Great Big Live Wedding with David Tutera"
Eight inspirational couples will work with world-renowned wedding and event planner, David Tutera, to receive the wedding of their dreams.
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[09/20/18 - 11:09 AM]
Academy Award(R) Nominee and Emmy(R) Winner Rory Kennedy's "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow" Takes a Sweeping Look at the Government Agency and Its Goals for the Future During Its 60th Anniversary
The documentary special airs October 13 at 9:00/8:00c on Discovery and Science Channel.
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[09/20/18 - 11:03 AM]
Comedy Central Announces Premiere Dates for "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents..." Half-Hour Specials
Among those featured: Emmy Blotnick, Tim Dillon, Devin Field, Megan Gailey, Chris Garcia, Langston Kerman, Mike Lawrence, Ryan O'Flanagan, and Sarah Tiana.
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[09/20/18 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Documentary "United Skates," A Film by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown
John Legend is an executive producer of the documentary feature, which was produced by Sweet Ninja Films in association with LA Media Fund, Get Lifted Film Co., Secret Sauce Media and Naked Edge Films.
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[09/20/18 - 10:28 AM]
Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Co-Star in Netflix's Untitled Joost/Schulman Sci-Fi Pic
The sci-fi script is written by Mattson Tomlin with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman directing.
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[09/20/18 - 10:22 AM]
Investigation Discovery Explores Violence and Racism in "Love & Hate Crime: A Murder in Mississippi"
The second installment in the three-part series will premiere Saturday, October 13.
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[09/20/18 - 10:19 AM]
The Show That Started It All, "90 Day Fiance" Returns for Its Sixth Season on TLC
The series comes on the heels of spinoff "Before the 90 Days," which is finishing its second season run on Sunday, October 14.
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[09/20/18 - 10:07 AM]
Hit Political Podcast "Pod Save America" Comes to HBO for a Series of Four Specials, Debuting Friday, Oct. 12
The series will be taped the same day in front of live audiences in Miami (October 12), Austin (October 19), Philadelphia (October 26) and Irvine (November 2).
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[09/20/18 - 10:01 AM]
Love Is in the Air on OWN as Network Announces New Unscripted Series Focusing on Love, Relationships and Marriage
Highlights include the previously announced "Ready to Love," premiering Tuesday, October 23.
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[09/20/18 - 10:00 AM]
Hang with the Gang When E!'s New Topical Series "LadyGang" Premieres Sunday, October 28 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
The series will follow Hollywood's hottest girl posse, Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jac Vanek as they are joined by celebrity guests for un-filtered, honest and hysterical champagne-fueled discussions about the things you would only divulge to your closest girlfriends.
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