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[07/08/20 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 8
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!
BAKER AND THE BEAUTY, THE (ABC) - Producers ABC Studios, Keshet Studios and Universal Television could not find a new home for the recently axed series. (TVLine.com)
BLOOD RELATIVE (FOX) - Dascha Polanco, Tracie Thoms and Sarah Catherine Hook are the latest to be cast in the drama pilot, which "centers on genetic genealogy, the best new tool in crime scene forensics, and nobody knows it like Louise Kelly (Melissa Leo)." Polanco will play Maria Alvarez, who goes "to work at the same Parish Precinct as John (Tate Donovan) and Brick (Tyrone Marshall Brown)"; with Thoms as Hannah Dixon, "John and Brick's boss"; and Hook as Ashley Kelly, "16 years old (going on 35), Ashley is the daughter of John and Rebecca Kelly." (Deadline.com)
EMILY IN PARIS/YOUNGER (Paramount Network/TV Land) - Darren Star has signed a new overall deal with the series' producer, ViacomCBS's Entertainment & Youth Group, where he'll develop new projects. (Deadline.com)
MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Quibi) - The short-form service has commissioned a second season of the series, with Christoph Waltz's Miles Seller returning alongside a new "runner." In addition, creator Nick Santora is "in the process of turning the show into a standalone feature thanks to Quibi's rights position, which hands the rights back to the creators after a period of time." (Deadline.com)
TETHER (Amazon, New!) - Kevin Hamedani and Travis Betz have set up a potential drama at the company about "the terrifying journey of Madelyn Woods, a woman driven to find her kidnapped husband and son and extract revenge on those who hurt them... and murdered her. Now a ghost, and tethered to the house she died in, Madelyn must find a way to escape her supernatural prison and save the ones she loves." 3AD's Daniel Dae Kim, John Cheng and Tara Bohn will also executive produce for Amazon Studios. (Deadline.com)
WONDER YEARS, THE (ABC, New!) - Saladin K. Patterson, Lee Daniels and Fred Savage are set to team for a reboot of the 1980s series, which "chronicles how a middle-class Black family in Montgomery in the turbulent late-1960s - the same era as the original series - made sure it was the Wonder Years for them too." The project, which has a pilot production commitment, will be directed by Savage and written by Patterson, inspired by his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama. Lee Daniels Entertainment's Marc Velez will also executive produce for 20th Century Fox Television with original co-creator Neal Marlens serving as a consultant. (Deadline.com)
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[06/16/26 - 03:45 PM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched Stanley Cup Final Since 2019, Capping Its Most-Watched Stanley Cup Playoffs Ever
Game 6 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final averaged 5.9 million viewers on ABC, making it the most-viewed Game 6 since the same 2019 Final, and peaked with 7.2 million viewers in the 10:45 p.m. ET quarter hour.
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[06/16/26 - 03:22 PM]
FOX Sports Nets Record 10,019,000 Viewers for Brazil-Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage Telecast
Coverage reached a peak audience of 13,119,000 viewers from 7:45-8:00 PM ET.
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[06/16/26 - 02:16 PM]
USMNT Opener Reaches New Heights with 18 Million Viewers Across FOX, FOX One and Tubi
The telecast reached a peak audience of 21,526,000 viewers from 10:45-11:00 PM ET.
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[06/16/26 - 01:44 PM]
Bang! Bang! ABC and ESPN Scored Most-Watched NBA Finals Since 1998
Saturday's NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC delivered an average audience of 24.5M viewers and peaked with 33M viewers watching the closing moments of the New York Knicks Championship victory.
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[06/16/26 - 12:12 PM]
ESPN Unveils Star-Studded Summer Lineup for Women's Sports Sundays Presented by TJ Maxx
Debuting Sunday, June 21, the new franchise will deliver nine consecutive weeks of marquee women's sports programming across ESPN, ESPN2, the ESPN App, Disney+ and ESPN Deportes, featuring the WNBA and NWSL's biggest stars in premium national windows.
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[06/16/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of June 8 - "Office Romance" Enamors Viewers to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"The Witness" climbed to the No. 1 spot on the English TV list, collecting 10.1 million views.
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[06/16/26 - 12:01 PM]
Next on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN - July 2026
Newly announced premieres include "Abandoned" (July 1), "Soy Luna: Let's Roll Again" (July 24), and "Locker Diaries: Descendants" (July 25).
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[06/16/26 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix Renews "Funny AF with Kevin Hart" for a Second Season
Season two is expected to release in 2027 and will include live episodes with real-time voting where members decide the winner.
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[06/16/26 - 10:15 AM]
From Screen to Survival: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date for "The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls"
The new series, hosted by Bear Grylls, premieres August 9, 2026, on Prime Video with all six episodes available at launch.
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[06/16/26 - 10:00 AM]
Oxygen's "The Real Murders of Atlanta" Returns for Season 4, Premiering Saturday, July 11 at 8PM ET/PT
The series is back with 10 all-new episodes exploring shocking homicide cases from the indisputable cultural capital of the South.
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[06/16/26 - 10:00 AM]
Mickey's Holiday Plans Go Awry in New Animated Special "Mickey's Home Alone," Coming This Holiday Season
The special is set to debut in the 2026 holiday season on Disney Jr. and Disney+.
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[06/16/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Heartstopper Forever" - Official Trailer - Netflix
It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.
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[06/16/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Unveils Trailer, Key Art, and Premiere Date for Gripping New Docuseries "Murder 101"
Based on the successful KT Studios and iHeart Media true crime podcast, the series centers on a high school sociology class and their teacher, who delve into decades-old cold cases and uncover long-buried truths.
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[06/16/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Louis C.K.: Ridiculous" - Official Trailer - Netflix
From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
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[06/16/26 - 07:01 AM]
"Summer's Last Resort" Premieres Exclusively on Tubi Friday, July 3
The film stars Sophia Bush, Jerry O'Connell, Violet McGraw, Tim Rozon, and Clara Alexandrova.
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