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[04/30/19 - 11:26 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, April 30 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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BLESS THIS MESS/SINGLE PARENTS (ABC) - Executive producer Liz Meriwether has reportedly signed a four-year, high eight-figure overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. The pact will keep Meriwether at the studio, where she'll continue on both series as well as develop new series projects, including the pilot "Woman Up," also at ABC. (Deadline.com)
DUMMY (Quibi) - Donal Logue will star opposite Anna Kendrick in the short-form video platform's comedy series, which "follows an aspiring writer (Kendrick) and her boyfriend's (Logue) sex doll." (Deadline.com)
EMPIRE (FOX) - 20th Century Fox Television has picked up an option on co-star Jussie Smollett, leaving the door open for his return to the series. Nevertheless, the network and studio said in a joint statement: "By mutual agreement, the studio has negotiated an extension to Jussie Smollett's option for Season 6, but at this time there are no plans for the character of Jamal to return to 'Empire.'" (Deadline.com)
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE (Hulu) - Lynn Shelton has signed on to direct and executive produce the upcoming limited series, which stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, and Rosemarie DeWitt. She'll helm four of the eight planned episodes, including the premiere and the finale. (Variety.com)
WESTWORLD (HBO) - Vincent Cassel has signed on as "a new villain" on the upcoming third season. No other specifics were given other than he will be a series regular. (Deadline.com)
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[07/16/25 - 04:01 PM] ESPN Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever vs Connecticut Sun Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 48% from Last Year's ESPN Average Said telecast peaked with 2 million viewers.
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[07/16/25 - 12:23 PM] FOX's Biblical Event Series "The Faithful" Casts Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan and Natacha Karam Plus: Danny Cannon has been tapped to direct and executive produce the premiere.
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[07/16/25 - 12:01 PM] Emmy and BAFTA Award Nominee Jack Lowden Will Star in "Berlin Noir," Apple's Upcoming Adaptation of Philip Kerr's Bestselling Crime Novels Germany, 1928. A newly-promoted detective. A string of gruesome murders. Welcome to Berlin Noir.
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[07/16/25 - 12:00 PM] Video: "Murder 360" - Official Trailer - Paramount+ Stream the new original docuseries premiering August 5, exclusively on Paramount+.
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[07/16/25 - 11:00 AM] "The Walking Dead: Dead City" to Return for Third Season, with "Walking Dead" Veteran Seth Hoffman Joining as Showrunner Hoffman marks?his return to the Walking Dead Universe having spent three years as co-executive producer and writer on "The Walking Dead."
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[07/16/25 - 09:35 AM] Video: FX's "Necaxa" - Official Trailer & Key Art Available Now Eva Longoria teams up with Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds for FX's newest football docuseries following one of Mexico's oldest and most storied clubs, Club Necaxa.
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[07/16/25 - 09:07 AM] The CW Network Picks Up Hit Drama Series "Sullivan's Crossing" for Season 4 The announcement follows the previously confirmed Season 4 renewal by Bell Media's CTV and Crave, and Fremantle.
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[07/16/25 - 09:01 AM] "Geek Girl" Season 2 Start of Production Announcement Joining the cast is Layton Williams, who will play the role of Onassis.
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[07/16/25 - 07:25 AM] AXS TV Salutes the Female Trailblazers of Rock, Pop, Motown & More with the "Women in Music" Marathon, Airing August 2 & 3 Starting at 11A ET From soulful songstresses and enduring pop queens, to the rock trailblazers who turned the boys' club upside down, AXS TV celebrates some of the most legendary female artists of all time.
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[07/16/25 - 07:06 AM] The Nader Sisters Trade the Louisiana Bayou for New York City in New Reality Series "Love Thy Nader," Premiering on Hulu and Freeform The bold coming-of-age reality series follows the unapologetic and determined Nader sisters - Brooks, Sarah Jane, Grace Ann and Mary Holland - who left their humble beginnings in the Louisiana bayou for the glamour and grind of New York City.
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[07/16/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Stranger Things 5" - Official Teaser - Netflix Every battle has led to this.
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[07/16/25 - 05:31 AM] "Turn of the Tide" Is Back: The Second Season Arrives on Netflix October 17 In this new season, Eduardo (José Condessa), three months after his departure, returns to find a completely different reality in Rabo de Peixe.
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[07/16/25 - 02:01 AM] Video: "Memento Mori" - Season 3 - Official Trailer - Prime Video The final season arrives August 1 on Prime Video.
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[07/16/25 - 01:01 AM] Video: "Love Is Blind: UK" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix A new batch of singles in the UK search for love sight unseen. Who will make it from the pods, to living together, to all the way up the aisle?
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[07/15/25 - 02:46 PM] Apple Lands Record-Breaking 81 Emmy Award Nominations with "Severance" Leading As This Year's Most-Nominated Series and "The Studio" Becoming the Most-Nominated Freshman Comedy in History Additionally, with top program nominations for drama "Slow Horses" and comedy "Shrinking," Apple TV+ becomes the only network to have multiple titles nominated in the Outstanding Comedy and Drama series categories.
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