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[08/09/19 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 9
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!
DADDY ISSUES (FOX) - Erin and Sara Foster are back in business with 20th Century Fox Television, signing a three-year overall deal. The pact calls for the duo to create new series projects. Erin Foster wrote, starred in, and executive produced the 2018 comedy pilot for FOX. (Deadline.com)
LOVE ME (ABC, New!) - Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith have scored a put pilot commitment from the Alphabet for a domestic take on Josephine Bornebusch's Swedish TV series, which "follows the stories of a multi-generational family in Chicago as they search for love in our increasingly detached digital world and explores how their unconditional love for one another helps them navigate the highs and lows of it all." The drama project is set up at their Warner Bros. Television-based In Good Company banner with Bornebusch and Brownstone Productions' Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman also executive producing. Dannah Shinder is a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
ROYALTIES (Quibi) - Kether Donohue is set to star opposite Darren Criss in the comedy series, which follows the ascent of a ragtag songwriting duo - Sara (Donohue) and Pierce (Criss) - as they navigate the strange and hilarious challenges of creating a truly great song, week after week. (Deadline.com)
SHAMELESS (Showtime) - Rachel Dratch and Anthony Alabi will both recur on the upcoming 10th season as Paula, "the corrupt parole officer for Ian (Cameron Monaghan) who uses her power over him and her other parolees to run an elaborate insurance scam"; and Mavar, "who steps in to be a much needed role model for Liam (Christian Isaiah) as Liam explores his racial identity outside of the Gallaghers," respectively. (Deadline.com)
SISTER CODE (BET, New!) - Gregg McBride has set up a new drama at the cable channel which "focuses on the intense rivalry between two sisters, both high-powered lawyers, who are competing for managing partner of their father's law firm. Their clash not only challenges their already difficult relationship and familial bonds but also the high-stakes cases they and their fellow female attorneys handle." Blair Underwood and Tommy Morgan, Jr. will also executive produce via their Intrepid banner. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED NATE BARGATZE PROJECT (ABC) - Debra Jo Rupp will reunite with fellow "That '70s Show" alum Kurtwood Smith on the comedy pilot, which follows "Nate (Bargatze) and his wife Laura (Katie Aselton) who choose to move from California to Nate's native Tennessee, where his parents, played by Rupp and Smith, still live, to raise their 6-year-old daughter." Rupp plays Carol, Nate's mom and Smith's character's wife. (Deadline.com)
Y (FX) - Writer Olivia Purnell has signed a multi-year overall deal with Skydance Television to develop new series projects. (Deadline.com)
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[09/08/26 - 07:31 AM]
Video: Trick or Treat - Dexter's Back Paramount+ Announces "Dexter: Resurrection" Season 2 Premieres October 30 with Teaser
The second season finds Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) caught between two killers - one with decades of notoriety and a lifetime of kills behind him, and the other a fresh young face terrorizing New York in ways no one has ever seen.
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[09/08/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "4 Blocks Zero" - Official Trailer - HBO Max
The beginning you've never seen.
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[09/08/26 - 07:01 AM]
Prime Video Doubles Down on Young Adult Programming with Biggest-Ever International Originals Slate Following Global Breakouts "Off Campus," "Culpables" and "Maxton Hall - The World Between Us"
To mark the moment, Prime Video hosted the Obsessed Retreat: Class of '26 (September 7-8), a two-day immersive event in the Bavarian Alps.
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[09/08/26 - 03:01 AM]
"The Child" Is Coming to Netflix on November 27, Following Its Cinema Premiere on November 13
"The Child" tells the story of Mariaje (Belén Cuesta) and Nicasio (Karra Elejalde), the mother and grandfather of one of the children who died in a gas explosion in a town in the Basque Country in October 1980.
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[09/08/26 - 01:31 AM]
"Our Fault: London": First Look Images Released By Prime Video
"Our Fault: London," starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome as the beloved Noah and Nick, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in 2027 in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
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[09/08/26 - 01:21 AM]
Prime Video Releases First Official Images from "Boys of Tommen"
"Boys of Tommen" follows the forbidden love story of Johnny Kavanagh, the star rugby player on the verge of a pro career, and Shannon Lynch, the talented but painfully shy new girl at the prestigious private school of Tommen College in Ballylaggin, Ireland.
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[09/08/26 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Less of a Stranger" - Official Trailer - Netflix
As the leader of Polish rock band Lady Pank, Jan Borysewicz shapes a generation with his music - while a string of family tragedies shapes him.
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[09/07/26 - 08:01 PM]
Video: "Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix
When tragedy strikes within the walls of the Ooku, twisted human passions and festering grudges spawn the Medicine Seller's most fearsome opponent yet.
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[09/07/26 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "The Scandal" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In Joseon, a secret proposal ignites hidden desires in a gifted noblewoman, a famed lover and an unsuspecting lady caught in their dangerous game.
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[09/07/26 - 07:01 AM]
"Beyond Society", The Documentary Series Created by J.A. Bayona and Carlos Torres, Arrives on Netflix on December 18
The rescue was only the beginning, but what came after deserves to be told too.
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[09/07/26 - 01:31 AM]
Four Acclaimed Directors, Four New Stories: Emmy Nominated Anthology Film Franchise "Lust Stories" Unveils Third Installment, Premieres September 18 on Netflix
Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra, and Vishal Bhardwaj are among the featured directors.
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[09/07/26 - 01:01 AM]
Netflix Announces That Production Begins Today in the UK on Feature Film "The Inbetweeners 3", A Continuation of the Hugely Popular Sitcom and Its Two Record-Breaking Films
Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles as Will McKenzie, Jay Cartwright, Neil Sutherland and Simon Cooper.
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[09/06/26 - 10:31 PM]
Everyone's a Suspect, No One's Innocent - "Shaque: Trust No One" Premieres September 24 on Netflix
A mother's nine-year search for her missing child is about to collide with a truth no one saw coming.
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[09/06/26 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Kian's Bizarre B&B" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Kian84 and his unpredictable crew - Kim Yeon-koung, Lee Jun-ho, and Kazuha - are fully prepped to launch a second B&B in the cold winter.
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[09/05/26 - 09:01 AM]
Lainey Wilson Returns to Host "The 60th Annual CMA Awards"
Country Music's Biggest Night broadcasts live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 18, at 8:00/7:00c on ABC, Disney+ and next day on Hulu.
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