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[08/31/20 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 31
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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ASHLEY GARCIA: GENIUS IN LOVE/THE BIG SHOW SHOW (Netflix) - The streaming service has canceled both multi-camera family sitcoms. Each however will return this December for special stand-alone Christmas episodes filmed during their original runs. (Deadline.com)
BIG WISHES (ABC, New!) - Writer Kristen Bartlett and director James Griffiths are set to team for a single-camera comedy at the Alphabet in which "plenty of charities make wishes come true for sick kids, but Big Wishes asks who's there to fulfill the dreams of dying adults? Karla and her best friend Hyacinth set out to right this wrong and give the 18 and older set a reason to live another day." ABC Signature is behind the half-hour with Tiny Reparations' Phoebe Robinson executive producing alongside Bartlett and Fee-Fi-Fo Films' Griffiths. (Deadline.com)
BREEDERS (FX) - The Martin Freeman-led comedy is the latest to resume production in the U.K. (Variety.com)
CHICAGO FIRE (NBC) - Daniel Kyri's rookie firefighter Darren Ritter will return as a regular during the upcoming ninth season. (Deadline.com)
FELIX EVER AFTER (Amazon, New!) - Kacen Callender's young adult novel - "which tells the story of a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time" - is being developed for TV by Amazon Studios. Will Graham and Hailey Wierengo of Field Trip Productions are the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
FLIGHT ATTENDANT, THE/FOR LIFE (HBO Max/ABC) - Both New York-based series are back in production. The latter started shooting its second season August 26 while the former resumed filming today. (Deadline.com)
NOS4A2 (AMC) - Executive producer Jami O'Brien announced via social media that AMC has pulled the plug on the series after two seasons. (@jami_obrien)
SEX/LIFE (Netflix) - The Sarah Shahi-led drama - about a suburban mother of two who takes a fantasy-charged trip down memory lane that sets her very married present on a collision course with her wild-child past - kicked off production on Monday. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED JARED GENSER PROJECT (Amazon, New!) - Orlando Bloom is developing a TV series at Amazon Studios about human rights lawyer Jared Genser, "who has helped free political prisoners in a number of hot zones around the world." Bloom will executive produce the project via his Amazing Owl Productions banner alongside TrueNorth Media's Bruce Richmond. No writer was indicated. Genser himself will receive a co-executive producer credit. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED WOODSTOCK '99 PROJECT (Netflix, New!) - Raw TV and BBH Entertainment are set to team for a documentary series about "the infamous Woodstock '99 music festival, a four-day event designed to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock festival that ended in fiery chaos." Production is underway on the project. No other auspices were given. (Deadline.com)
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[07/26/24 - 03:29 PM]
Video: San Diego Comic-Con: Prime Video's "Like a Dragon: Yakuza" Reveals Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki, Alongside the Teaser Trailer for the TV Adaptation of the Iconic SEGA Video Game
The first three episodes will debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide beginning Thursday, October 24.
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[07/26/24 - 03:17 PM]
"The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" Renewed for Third Season, Which Will Be Produced and Set in Spain
Production of season three will begin next month and be based in Madrid, with extensive location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia regions.
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[07/26/24 - 03:16 PM]
SDCC 2024: "Gremlins: The Wild Batch" Adds Simu Liu to Main Voice Cast, Reveals Premiere Date
The new season will premiere Thursday, October 3 on Max.
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[07/26/24 - 03:00 PM]
Video: Max Reveals Official Teaser for Original Adult Animated Series "Creature Commandos" at San Diego Comic-Con
President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics Jim Lee welcomed a surprise greeting from filmmaker and DC Studios Co-Chair and CEO James Gunn, who wanted the fans in the room to be the first in the world to see an official teaser for the seven-episode series.
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[07/26/24 - 02:46 PM]
"The Walking Dead: Dead City" News from Comic-Con
New casting announcements include Keir Gilchrist, Dascha Polanco, Jake Weary, and Pooya Mohseni.
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[07/26/24 - 02:45 PM]
Video: Trailer Debut - Hulu Original "Solar Opposites" Season 5
Dan Stevens also announced via a pre-recorded video that the hit adult animation series has been renewed for a sixth season.
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[07/26/24 - 01:44 PM]
Prime Video Announces Additional Seasons for Hit Animated Series "Hazbin Hotel," "Invincible," and "Sausage Party: Foodtopia" at San Diego Comic-Con
Additionally, exclusive clips for the upcoming third season of "The Legend of Vox Machina," premiering October 3, and new series "Batman: Caped Crusader," premiering August 1, were revealed.
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[07/26/24 - 01:01 PM]
"Doctor Who" Spinoff, "The War Between the Land and the Sea," Announced at San Diego Comic-Con
Leading the five-part series is Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, alongside returning "Doctor Who" cast members Jemma Redgrave (as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart) and Alexander Devrient (as Colonel Ibrahim).
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[07/26/24 - 11:29 AM]
Video: Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Unleashes Epic New Trailer for the Upcoming Second Season
The second season will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on August 29.
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[07/26/24 - 10:59 AM]
Prime Video Orders "Vought Rising," A Prequel to Hit Superhero Series "The Boys"
The prequel series will star Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash.
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[07/26/24 - 09:10 AM]
ESPN Goes Back-to-Back on Exclusive MLB Game Broadcasts August 11-12
ESPN today announced Major League Baseball game selections for back-to-back exclusive broadcasts in August.
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[07/26/24 - 09:01 AM]
"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Crowns Newest Winner During Jaw-Dropping Season Nine Finale
Vice President Kamala Harris made a special guest appearance to kick off the episode, encouraging viewers to continue to fight back against attacks on the LGBTQ+ community's rights and freedoms.
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[07/26/24 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Programming Advisory for "Tracker" and "The Equalizer"
The second season premiere of "Tracker" will now air Sunday, October 13; while The fifth season premiere of "The Equalizer" is now set for Sunday, October 20.
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[07/26/24 - 08:31 AM]
Peacock to Exclusively Stream Universal Pictures' and 87North's "The Fall Guy" Beginning August 30
"The Fall Guy: The Extended Cut" will also stream same-day exclusively on Peacock with 20 minutes of new scenes not previously seen in theaters.
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[07/26/24 - 06:34 AM]
FOX Entertainment Renews Dan Harmon Animated Comedy "Krapopolis" for a Fourth Season as Announced During San Diego Comic-Con Panel
The news was announced by Harmon during FOX's Animation Domination panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and comes in advance of the new season premiere on Sunday, September 29 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT).
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