 |
 |
[11/19/18 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 19
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!
BODHI (CBS, New!) - Greg Grunberg is set to star in a supernatural legal drama at the Eye about "a high-powered lawyer who inherits his father's small law firm and discovers not only that his father's clients are ghosts, but that he himself can now see and communicate with them, all of which forces him to pair with his estranged investigator brother (Grunberg) as they resolve cases that will allow the dead to finally rest in peace." Grunberg is co-writing the CBS Television Studios-based project alongside Jonathan Shapiro with both serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
BRECKMAN RODEO (Freeform) - David Meunier has been cast in the drama pilot as Chucky, "a man who has devoted his life to the rodeo. He is a former rodeo rider with countless trophies and buckles but his passion and dedication to rodeo has taken a toll on his personal life. He is the father of Brant (Noah Le Gros) and is so proud that his son is about to turn pro. However, he is not pleased when Brant expresses a desire to finish high school before hitting the road." (Deadline.com)
CHARMED (The CW) - Jaime Camil will visit the reboot series as Mr. Morales, a character described as "the brash and eccentric new Music Director of Hilltowne University's a cappella group, The Hilltones." (EW.com)
CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Katey Sagal will drop by an upcoming episodes of the series. (@KateySagal)
DEADLY CLASS (Syfy) - David Zayas and Kelcey Mawema will both recur on the upcoming drama as El Alma Del Diablo, "leader of the Mexican cartel [and] Chico's father"; and Gabrielle, "who hits it off with Willie while he's on his shift at the local comic book store," respectively. (Deadline.com)
GATZ (YouTube, New!) - S.C. Sansiveri is developing a new drama at the streaming service "based on the academic theory that F. Scott Fitzgerald was writing about a mixed-race man in Jay Gatsby. The series is a retelling of the tale through that very lens, embracing the cultural aspects of the time during the height of the Harlem Renaissance." Stampede Ventures' Greg Silverman and Paul Shapiro will presumably executive produce alongside Sansiveri. (Deadline.com)
LAST STOP BAY BRIDGE (FOX, New!) - Andy Roth has sold a semi-autobiographical, multi-camera comedy to the network about "eight people of different ages and ethnicities who form friendships, and rivalries, as they commute by the subway from their gentrifying neighborhood in Brooklyn to their respective jobs in Manhattan." Sony Pictures Television is behind the project with Doug Robinson of Doug Robinson Productions also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (Amazon) - Co-star Natalie Dormer has inked a first-look production deal with Fremantle, the company behind said project. Currently in the works is "Vivling," a potential series based on the life of legendary British actress Vivien Leigh. (Deadline.com)
PREY (CBS, New!) - Ed Decter is spearheading a small screen take on John Sandford's best-selling novels, which "focus on Minneapolis homicide detective Lucas Davenport and his best friend and profiler, psychology professor - and nun - Elle Krueger. The two were brought together by a shared tragedy and now work together to hunt their "prey": the most dangerous criminals in Minnesota." Mark Harmon, Howard Braunstein and Michael Jaffe are also on board to executive produce for CBS Television Studios. Harmon played Lucas Davenport in the TV movie "John Sandford's Certain Prey" for USA in 2011. (THR.com)
PROGENY, THE (The CW, New!) - Chris Roberts has sold a potential drama to the netlet based on Tosca Lee's bestselling book about "a young amnesiac who discovers she's a descendant of history's greatest murderess, plunging her into a deadly underground war as she fights to stop a secret society that has preyed on her kind for centuries." Marlboro Road Gang Productions' Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin and Radar Pictures' Ted Field, Michael Napoliello and Mike Weber are the executive producers with Roberts and Maria Frisk as co-executive producer and producer, respectively, for CBS Television Studios. (Deadline.com)
|
|
|
 [november 2018]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[02/26/20 - 11:03 AM]
NBC Shifts Launch of Its New Drama "Council of Dads"
The series will now premiere Tuesday, March 24 at 10:00/9:00c immediately following the season finale of "This Is Us."
|
[02/26/20 - 10:13 AM]
Tony Hale Cast in Hulu's "The Mysterious Benedict Society"
The two-time Emmy Award winner will play the dual role of Mr. Benedict and his twin brother Mr. Curtain.
|
[02/26/20 - 09:45 AM]
Oxygen Presents 12 Dark Days of Serial Killers Kicking Off April 9 with Back to Back Premieres
Highlights include the return of "Mark of a Killer" on Thursday, April 9.
|
[02/26/20 - 09:21 AM]
Jeremy Wade Explores World's Most Baffling Underwater Mysteries in All-New Science Channel Series
"Mysteries of the Deep" launches Thursday, April 2 at 10:00/9:00c.
|
[02/26/20 - 09:18 AM]
EPIX(R) Drama Series "Pennyworth" Announces New Season Two Casting, Begins Production
Season two introduces new series regulars James Purefoy, Edward Hogg, Jessye Romeo, Ramon Tikaram and Harriet Slater.
|
[02/26/20 - 09:09 AM]
New Truths Are Revealed When Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Three-Part Reunion Debuts on Wednesday, March 4 at 8PM ET/PT
Host Andy Cohen sits down with Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Aydin to discuss and relive this season's juiciest moments.
|
[02/26/20 - 09:01 AM]
E!'s "The Funny Dance Show" Has Your Favorite Comedians Attempting to Move Their Feet to the Beat as New Competition Series Premieres on Wednesday, March 11 at 10:30PM ET/PT
Justine Marino and Heidi Heaslet host the series.
|
[02/26/20 - 08:56 AM]
On March 5, All Your Burning Questions Will Be Answered in a Can't-Miss "Love Is Blind" Reunion Special Hosted by Vanessa and Nick Lachey
The final episode of "Love Is Blind" premieres tomorrow on the streaming service.
|
[02/26/20 - 08:13 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: Democratic Primary Debate Wins Big for CBS
The Eye's coverage averages more than 13 million viewers in primetime.
|
[02/26/20 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Marc Maron: End Times Fun" - Official Trailer - Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special
Marc's back to talk about the end of the world as we know it, in his new stand-up special, streaming March 10.
|
[02/26/20 - 07:34 AM]
Video: "The Letter for the King" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this sweeping fantasy series, a teenage knight-in-training (Amir Wilson) receives a secret letter on which the fate of the kingdom depends.
|
[02/26/20 - 07:30 AM]
We're Back - "Top Boy" Season 2 Begins Filming This Spring
Dushane, Sully, Jamie and Shelley will return for the new season.
|
[02/25/20 - 02:04 PM]
HBO Max Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Deal with Beloved Children's Author Mo Willems and Stampede Ventures
As part of this two-year deal, HBO Max has acquired streaming rights to Willems' first live-action special "Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!"
|
[02/25/20 - 11:49 AM]
Video: E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Moves to a New Night and Time Beginning Thursday, March 26 at 8:00PM ET/PT
The cable channel releases the first promo for the new season.
|
[02/25/20 - 11:03 AM]
Competition Series "Mental Samurai" Renewed for a Second Season, Premiering Wednesday, April 22, on FOX
Rob Lowe returns as host and producer of the series.
|
|
|
|
