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[01/05/21 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 5
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!
ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL (Netflix) - Ben Radcliffe will recur on the Sienna Miller/Michelle Dockery-led anthology series as play Young James. The Older James is played by Rupert Friend. (Deadline.com)
DEXTER LIMITED SERIES (Showtime) - Clancy Brown has signed onto the revival season as its proposed villain, Kurt Caldwell, "the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake." (TVLine.com)
OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (HBO Max) - Rhys Darby has been tapped to star in Taika Waititi's upcoming comedy series, which is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet, a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate. He'll play the aforementioned Bonnet, "a well-to-do gentleman farmer and child of wealth who suffers a midlife crisis and becomes captain of Revenge, a pirate ship in the early 18th century." (Deadline.com)
SON IN LAW, THE (ABC, New!) - Ajay Sahgal has sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet in which "a salt of the earth man finds himself seeking the approval of his new fiancé's sophisticated parents, even as he remains a difficult-to-impress father-in-law to his daughter's husband." The Detective Agency's Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar will also executive produce for 20th Television. (Deadline.com)
TIES THAT BIND (NBC, New!) - Deirdre Shaw is developing a drama at the network based on Elizabeth Coleman's book-turned-play-turned-Australian mini-series "Secret Bridesmaids' Business." The project, from Keshet Studios and Universal Television, is described as "an elevated soapy thriller in which three women make a promise to one another that leads them to embark on dangerous secrets that threaten to implode their lives." Peter Traugott, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Julie McGauran, Maryanne Carroll and Amanda Crittenden also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
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[01/28/26 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "Agents of Mystery" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix
The game isn't over. It just got smarter.
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[01/28/26 - 02:31 PM]
Netflix's "The Lincoln Lawyer" Renewed for Fifth Season Ahead of the Fourth Season Debut
The fifth season will consist of 10 episodes, inspired by the seventh book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, "Resurrection Walk," by author Michael Connelly.
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[01/28/26 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Announces New Scripted Series "Breakers" with Antony Starr as Lead
Two best friends go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure.
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[01/28/26 - 12:00 PM]
Grammy Awards to Pay Tribute to Lost Musical Icons in Touching "In Memoriam" Segment
Reba McEntire will be joined by Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson to pay tribute to those we've recently lost in the creative community, featuring just some of the musical icons who have passed away this year.
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[01/28/26 - 11:01 AM]
What Next? Netflix Presents the Latest German-Speaking Series, Films and Non-Fction Highlights, Live in Berlin
The diverse 2026 line-up includes the highly anticipated thriller "The Trap," the third and final season of the international hit series "The Empress," the star-studded comedy "The Birthday Gift," and the third season of "Kaulitz & Kaulitz" featuring the popular twins, among other titles.
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[01/28/26 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Original Limited Series "DTF St. Louis," Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini, Debuts March 1
A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.
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[01/28/26 - 09:32 AM]
Video: Tubi's YA Original Film "Kissing Is the Easy Part" Reveals Official Trailer
The film tells the story of a straight-A overachiever (Asher Angel) who makes a deal to tutor a popular wild child (Paris Berelc) in exchange for a college recommendation letter to his dream school, but when sparks fly, school is the least of their problems.
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[01/28/26 - 09:02 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - Hulu's "Paradise" Season 2
The second season of the Emmy Award-nominated series premieres Monday, February 23 with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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[01/28/26 - 08:33 AM]
HGTV Takes Viewers on an Epic Road Trip Across America in New Series "Wild Vacation Rentals" Premiering Monday, March 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT
America's most extraordinary vacation homes - from a bird's nest to a grain silo and a potato house to an old western town - will be on tap for actresses and comedians Sherry Cola and D'Arcy Carden when HGTV sends them on an epic girls' trip of a lifetime.
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[01/28/26 - 07:36 AM]
Hallmark Media and Churchill Downs Racetrack Partner on "Kentucky Roses"
The movie stars Andrew Walker and Odette Annable, alongside Ally Ledford, Peyton Meyer, Brynn Thayer, and Gregg Henry, and celebrates the pageantry, tradition, and enduring spirit of the Kentucky Derby.
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[01/28/26 - 07:02 AM]
ESPN to Premiere "Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League" on February 11
"Origin" documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball league in partnership with FIBA featuring 12 top club teams from across Africa's 54 countries competing in a caravan format.
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[01/28/26 - 06:36 AM]
FOX Scores 46 Million Viewers for NFC Championship Between NFC West Rivals
The Seahawks are soaring to the Super Bowl.
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[01/28/26 - 06:20 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Is LA Bound for Fan-Favorite "After the Oscars Show"
The show will feature comedy super star Leanne Morgan, who will dish on the best moments from Hollywood's biggest night!
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[01/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Targeting a priceless work of art, Berlin assembles his gang of thieves in Seville in this explosive new installment from the creators of "Money Heist."
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[01/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
AFC Championship Game Is This Year's Most-Watched NFL Postseason Game as "NFL on CBS" Caps Off Record-Setting Season
Patriots-Broncos averaged 48,618,000 viewers and peaked with 57,759,000.
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