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[03/30/20 - 11:45 PM] Development Update: Monday, March 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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BACHELOR, THE: WINTER GAMES (ABC) - With the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the Alphabet has pulled the plug on a "summer" edition of the series. (Deadline.com)
BEWARE THAT GIRL (Quibi, New!) - J.T. Billings has sold a teen drama to the network which "follows two teen girls with shady, mysterious pasts as they take part in a cat-and-mouse competition of manipulative mind games while attending an elite Manhattan school for privileged teens." The project is based on the book of the same name by Teresa Toten, who will serve as a consulting producer. Ace Entertainment's Matt Kaplan and Spencer Berman will executive produce alongside Billings with Paul Kim as a co-executive producer. (Variety.com)
GENIUS: ARETHA (NGC) - The cable channel has pushed the anthology's third season from May 25 due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Said the network: "Production on National Geographic's limited series Genius: Aretha (from Fox 21 Television Studios and Imagine Television Studios) remains suspended and it has become clear that the series will not be completed in time for our previously announced Memorial Day airdate. We look forward to resuming work as soon as is possible and safe, and at that time will announce a new premiere date for later this year." (Deadline.com)
GOD'S ASSISTANT, EMILY (Quibi, New!) - Steve Leff has sold an animated comedy to the streaming service which "follows the trials and tribulations of Emily, an assistant to a blundering boss who happens to be God. The series will focus on Emily's frantic struggles to ensure that her buffoonish boss doesn't make our human lives miserable down here, and Emily and her co-workers' lives up there." ShadowMachine is producing. (Variety.com)
GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC) - Co-stars Nicholas Gonzalez and Jasika Nicole won't return for the show's fourth season. The former was written out during tonight's season finale while the latter has been missing in action since episode 16. (TVLine.com)
HOLLAND PARK (Quibi, New!) - Kate Brooke has booked a potential drama at the network about "a young American woman who comes to the wealthy titular neighborhood to nanny for a family, only to be swept up in a high-stakes kidnapping." Artis Pictures' Kate Croft will executive produce alongside Brooke, who will pen the script from an idea by Caroline O'Meara. (Variety.com)
OCTOBER FACTION/V-WARS (Netflix) - The streaming service has canceled both IDW Entertainment-produced series after one season each. (THR.com)
PEACHES (Quibi, New!) - Lauriel Marger has set up a dark comedy at the streaming service which "tells the story of a group of young women in a rehab center and their fight for and against each other's sanity." Character 7's Stephen Garrett and Michele Wolkoff will also executive produce with David Katsman as a co-executive producer. (Variety.com)
PERFECTLY LEGAL (Netflix, New!) - Sue Perkins is set to front a travel show for the streaming service in which "the broadcaster, actress and writer will journey through Latin America." Filming has taken place on the series, with stops in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Rumpus Media is producing. (Deadline.com)
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[11/17/25 - 11:00 AM] CBS Announces Its 2025-2026 Midseason Primetime Schedule New series premieres include "Harlan Coben's Final Twist," "CIA," "Y: Marshals," and "America's Culinary Cup."
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[11/17/25 - 10:01 AM] Hold on to Your Wigs! "The Hunting Wives" Season 2 Is Now in Production Season 2, filming in the US, will release exclusively as a Netflix branded series in nearly all countries Netflix is available.
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[11/17/25 - 10:00 AM] "Saturday Night Live" Closes Out 2025 with Three Back-to-Back Shows in December Melissa McCarthy, Josh O'Connor, and Ariana Grande will host the final shows of 2025.
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[11/17/25 - 10:00 AM] HBO Original Documentary "Music Box: It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley" Debuts December 4 Subsequent films in the upcoming series include: "Wizkid: Long Live Lagos" (December 11); "Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?" (December 18); and "Happy And You Know It" (December 25).
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[11/17/25 - 09:31 AM] Tom Segura Returns to Netflix for His Fifth Netflix Stand-Up Special "Tom Segura: Teacher" premieres globally on Netflix on December 24.
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[11/17/25 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Stranded with my Mother-in-Law" - Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix To win a life-changing prize, couples embark on a journey to an earthly paradise and confront challenges... with the assistance of their mothers-in-law.
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[11/17/25 - 07:13 AM] Lifetime and Vaseline Debut Original Social-First Scripted Short Starring Reality TV Heartthrobs Justin and Marshall Glaze The campaign supports Lifetime's "Love of a Lifetime" romance movie stunt in November, as well as Vaseline's "New Vaseline Lotions Don't Play - They Perform"!
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[11/17/25 - 07:06 AM] Video: Peacock Debuts Exclusive New Clip from Universal Pictures' "Wicked: For Good" in Surprise Drop The film comes to theaters on November 21.
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[11/17/25 - 07:00 AM] New-Look ESPN "NBA Countdown" Team to Debut November 19 Senior Writer Brian Windhorst, who recently reached a multi-year extension with ESPN, will join the NBA Countdown cast.
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[11/17/25 - 06:03 AM] The Country Music Association Reveals Presenters and Special Guests for "The 59th Annual CMA Awards" Hosted by Lainey Wilson, the live broadcast airs from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu.
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[11/17/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" - Official Trailer - Netflix Detective Benoit Blanc teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible crime at a small-town church with a dark history.
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[11/17/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: "After The Hunt" - Official Trailer - Prime Video Who should you believe? Starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield and directed by Luca Guadagnino, "After The Hunt" is streaming on Prime Video November 20.
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[11/17/25 - 05:40 AM] Video: "The Beatles Anthology" - Official Trailer - Disney+ The most influential band of all time in their own words.
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[11/17/25 - 05:31 AM] Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning Series "My Next Guest with David Letterman" Returns with Special Guest Adam Sandler The special standalone episode of the seven-time Emmy Award-nominated series will premiere on December 1.
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[11/17/25 - 05:01 AM] Jake Paul to Face Anthony Joshua on Friday, December 19 Netflix's "Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day" will be a sanctioned, professional heavyweight bout contested over 8, three-minute rounds with 10oz gloves.
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