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[09/08/20 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 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!
BACHELOR, THE/BACHELORETTE, THE (ABC) - Filming has wrapped on "The Bachelorette's" 16th season ahead of its October 13 premiere. The producers are expected to roll into production on "The Bachelor's" 25th season, due to bow in January. (Deadline.com)
BIG BAD WOLFES, THE (CBS) - Jeremy D. Howard has been cast in the Julie Bowen/Stephanie Koenig-led comedy pilot as Lenny, "Frankie's (Bowen) off-center, cosmically attuned assistant who also happens to be her AA sponsor. Attracted to "people, not gender," Lenny balances roles as both doting assistant and harsh critic, depending on what Frankie's chaotic life requires each moment." (Deadline.com)
BRUH (BET+) - Filming on the series wrapped on Sunday after a brief four-day shoot. (Deadline.com, 9/6)
GOLDBERGS, THE (ABC) - Carrie Wampler will recur on the upcoming season as Ren, "a stylish, artsy, rebellious and effortless Manhattan NYC prep school girl who Erica (Hayley Orrantia) befriends at college. She's also Barry's (Troy Gentile) new girlfriend." She'll take over from Kelli Berglund, who would not continue in the role due to her first position status on the new Starz drama "Heels." (Deadline.com)
LUCIFER (Netflix) - Co-star D.B. Woodside has confirmed the show's sixth - and final - season will be 10 episodes. (@dbwofficial)
OLD-ISH (ABC, New!) - Laurence Fishburne's Earl "Pops" Johnson and Jenifer Lewis's Ruby Johnson are set to star in the latest "Black-ish" spin-off in the works at the Alphabet and ABC Signature. The project "will follow Ruby and Earl as they give love a second chance. When they move to a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of L.A., they'll meet characters who represent the old and new faces of the community as they try to make it work as a married couple. Again." Khalabo Ink Society's Kenya Barris is attached to pen the script and executive produce alongside Anthony Anderson; Cinema Gypsy Productions' Fishburne and Helen Sugland; and Artists First's E. Brian Dobbins. Lewis will be credited as a producer. (THR.com)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC) - Featured player Ego Nwodim has been upped to a repertory player for the show's upcoming 46th season. (Deadline.com)
STRATFORD, THE (NBC, New!) - Vincent Angell has sold a potential drama to the network "set in a New York luxury hotel and centers on a young man's search for his father's killer in a modern reimagination of a Shakespearean world. Behind the modern exterior, the characters in the show would be revealed to be updated versions of classic Shakesperean characters." Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills Productions will also executive produce for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
TOP GEAR AMERICA (MotorTrend) - Filming on the franchise's latest installment was completed "at the end of August after shooting over the summer." (Deadline.com)
VENTURE BROS., THE (Adult Swim) - Co-creator James Urbaniak took to social media yesterday to confirm the series will not return for an eighth season. Adult Swim's account subsequently indicated, "We also want more Venture Bros. and have been working with Jackson and Doc to find another way to continue the Venture Bros. story." (@JamesUrbaniak, @adultswim, 9/7)
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[12/18/25 - 11:01 AM]
Netflix Announces "So Far Gone" with Straight-to-Series Order After Competitive Bidding
The series, like Jess Walter's book, follows Rhys Kinnick, a journalist who's pulled out of retirement when his daughter goes missing.
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[12/18/25 - 10:15 AM]
Starz Acquires Action Drama "The Nowhere Man," Executive-Produced by and Starring "Power's" Naturi Naughton-Lewis, Set to Premiere January 16, 2026
In "The Nowhere Man," Lukas (Bonko Khoza), a former Special Forces mercenary crippled by PTSD, has turned his back on his violent past and is operating as a junk collector on the streets of Johannesburg.
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[12/18/25 - 10:11 AM]
Tubi's Original Film "Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami" Premieres Exclusively on Tubi on January 30
In this wild farce, Southern Belle Terri Joe ventures to Miami to outrun wacky criminals and find a new church where she can atone for her sins.
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[12/18/25 - 10:01 AM]
"The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball" Exclusive Holiday Art Debut & Two More Seasons Coming Soon
As a holiday gift to fans, Hulu has announced that "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball" will return for two more seasons.
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[12/18/25 - 09:31 AM]
"Today's" Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Hoda Kotb Set to Host NBC's Live Coverage of the 137th Rose Parade Presented by Honda
Plus: For the first time ever, The Rose Parade will broadcast live from 8-10 a.m. PT on Telemundo with hosts Penelope Menchaca and Carlos Calderon from Telemundo's "Hoy Dia."
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[12/18/25 - 09:12 AM]
New Norwegian Family Drama "Stayer," Season 1 Exclusive US Debut Thursday, January 15, 2026 on Viaplay
"Stayer" is a gripping, character-driven drama about an aging rock musician confronting his greatest challenge: the sudden death of the mother of his child.
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[12/18/25 - 09:00 AM]
Adult Swim Renews "Haha, You Clowns" for Two Additional Seasons
The relentlessly wholesome animated comedy from creator Joe Cappa follows the Campbell family - three doting teenagers, and their tenderhearted, recently widowed dad - as they navigate life's awkward, funny, and emotional moments together.
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[12/18/25 - 08:39 AM]
TV One Announces Return of "Uncensored" with All Star Lineup, Premiering February 19
Among those featured this season: Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Keke Palmer, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Shaunie Henderson, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, Kierra Sheard, Marlo Hampton, Rickey Smiley, Laz Alonso, Wood Harris, and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
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[12/18/25 - 08:31 AM]
Harrison Ford to Be Honored with the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Ford will be presented with the union's top tribute at The 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA, which will stream live on Netflix Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
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[12/18/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Netflix Debuts the Trailer for "Tom Segura: Teacher"
Parenting fails. Blackout bar stories. Career regrets. Tom Segura explores the darkly funny side of life's most unpredictable lessons.
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[12/18/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Together" - Trailer - Hulu
Dave Franco and Alison Brie star in the film, which streams December 31.
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[12/18/25 - 08:01 AM]
Apple TV Unveils First Look at "Imperfect Women" Created by Annie Weisman
Starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, the eight-episode series will make its global debut on Apple TV with the first two episodes on Wednesday, March 18, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through April 29.
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[12/18/25 - 07:53 AM]
TNT Sports to Exclusively Present 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic - New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers - Friday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET
South Florida will make hockey history bringing the traditional snow and ice elements of Winter Classic to loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins.
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[12/18/25 - 07:13 AM]
Father-Daughter Duo Transform Ordinary Objects in "Building Outside the Lines," Premiering December 30 on Magnolia Network
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[12/18/25 - 07:11 AM]
CNN Renews "Have I Got News For You" for a Fourth Season Premiering Saturday, January 24 at 9PM ET/PT
"Thank goodness we've got season four of our show to make sense of this perfectly normal time we're in where everything is stark-raving normal. A time in which everything is fine and nothing is wrong. Amen," said Wood Jr., Ruffin and Black in a joint statement.
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