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[12/05/18 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 5
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!
BENEDICT MEN (Quibi, New!) - Stephen Curry's Unanimous Media has sold a new reality series to the short-form video platform, which "will take an inside look at one of the most unique high school basketball teams in America at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey." Whistle and Entertainment 360 are also behind the project with Curry, Mark Ciardi, Jonathan Hock, Jeron Smith and Erick Peyton serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (YouTube) - Isabelle Fuhrman and Liana Liberato have been tapped for the lead roles on the feature-film-turned-drama pilot. Fuhrman will play Mira, "a whip-smart underachiever trying to survive high school until the moment she can escape her hometown and loving, but messy, family. Socially, she's a floater, along with her best friend Lou (Liberato). A clique of two. But when things start to shift in their friendship, Mira will have to search her world for other connections to help her endure her seemingly endless adolescence." Production is set to begin in January in Los Angeles. Hailee Steinfeld toplined the 2016 movie as Nadine. (THR.com)
GANGS OF LONDON (Cinemax) - Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu are set to star in the 10-part series, a complex, contemporary and visually stunning journey into the hidden heart of the world's most dynamic multicultural capital and the turbulent power struggles between the international gangs that control it. Also cast in unspecified roles are Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwidike and Emmett J. Scanlan. (Deadline.com)
GRAND HOTEL (ABC) - Katey Sagal and Freddie Stroma are both set to recur on the midseason drama. She'll play Teresa, "an investor in the hotel with mysterious intentions"; while he's set as Oliver, "the associate manager of the Finn Hotel in Miami." (Deadline.com)
HOW THEY MADE HER (Quibi, New!) - Director Catherine Hardwicke and writers Jeffrey Lieber and Charlie McDonnell have set up a potential drama at the new streaming service. No details were given other than it is "a thriller about an AI character." (Variety.com)
NEW YORK UNDERCOVER (ABC, New!) - Ben Watkins is in talks with the Alphabet for a reboot of Dick Wolf and Kevin Arkadie's former 1990s FOX staple, which starred Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo as two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct. ABC Studios and Universal Television are co-producing the project with Wolf Entertainment's Wolf, Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski likewise executive producing. No plot specifics however were given. (Deadline.com)
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[11/12/19 - 01:34 PM]
NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Special Returns Dec. 4 to Celebrate and Revel in the Festive Holiday Season
Among the scheduled performers: Chicago, Brett Eldredge, Derek & Julianne Hough, John Legend, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, NE-YO, Gwen Stefani, Straight No Chaser, and Skylar Astin & Alex Newell.
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[11/12/19 - 12:00 PM]
"The Masked Singer" to Air Two Nights in a Row, with a Special Holiday-Themed Semifinals Episode
Look for said installments on Tuesday, December 10 and Wednesday, December 11 followed by the two-hour season finale on Wednesday, December 18.
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[11/12/19 - 11:49 AM]
Robert De Niro to Be Honored with 2019 SAG Life Achievement Award
De Niro will be presented the performers union's top accolade at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 19.
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[11/12/19 - 10:02 AM]
WGN America's Hit Comedic Procedural Series "Carter" Returns January 20
Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Poitier Heartsong and Kristian Bruun star in the new season.
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[11/12/19 - 10:02 AM]
Will Ferrell to Host "Saturday Night Live" with Musical Guest King Princess on Nov. 23
"SNL" returns this Saturday with recording artist and actor Harry Styles pulling double duty as host and musical guest.
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[11/12/19 - 09:45 AM]
Host Jamie Foxx Returns to Bring the Holiday Cheer in an All-New "Beat Shazam" Special Holiday-Themed Episode Airing Monday, Dec. 9 on FOX
Seasonal classics mix with music's biggest hit songs, as teams of cousins, military DJs and a father/daughter duo compete in the all-new "Santa Jamie" special holiday episode.
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[11/12/19 - 09:33 AM]
Ovation Acquires Additional Seasons of "Travel Man" and "Midsomer Murders" in Deal with all3media
The deal is for seasons 7 and 8 of "Travel Man" (including a one-hour Christmas special).
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[11/12/19 - 09:10 AM]
Video: New Season of Paramount Network's "Ink Master: Turf War" Trailer
Paramount Network's hit tattoo competition reality series returns for a 13th season on Tuesday, January 7 at 10:00/9:00c.
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[11/12/19 - 08:59 AM]
Matt Berry Is the Toast of IFC as "Toast of London" Joins the Network's "Slightly Off" After Midnight Line-Up
The series follows the exploits of Steven Toast (Berry), an eccentric, middle-aged actor with a sketchy past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
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[11/12/19 - 08:50 AM]
Christian Serratos to Star as Legendary Icon Selena Quintanilla in Netflix's "Selena: The Series"
The coming of age story follows Selena Quintanilla as her dreams come true and all the heart-wrenching and life-changing choices she and her family have to make as they navigate success, family, and music.
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[11/12/19 - 08:15 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Takes Home Adults 18-49 Crown
"9-1-1" powers the network to the top spot in the key demographic.
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[11/12/19 - 07:12 AM]
Video: "Harley Quinn" Official Trailer Now Available
"Harley Quinn" premieres Friday, November 29, only on DC Universe.
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[11/12/19 - 05:26 AM]
Ricky Gervais Takes the Fifth! Comedy Superstar Returns for Fifth Time to Host 77th Annual Golden Globe(R) Awards, Set for Sunday, Jan. 5 on NBC
"Once again, they've made me an offer I can't refuse. But this is the very last time I'm doing this, which could make for a fun evening," said Gervais.
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[11/11/19 - 12:51 PM]
El Chapo's Wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, to Appear on VH1's Gritty Docuseries "Cartel Crew"
New episodes continue Monday nights at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.
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[11/11/19 - 12:16 PM]
Disney+ to Release Marvel Studios Special "Expanding the Universe" at Launch
The special, due tomorrow, is a new look at the original series coming to the service.
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