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[02/04/21 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 4
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!
BIG SHOT (Disney+) - The John Stamos-led drama will suspend production for 10 days following "a positive COVID-19 test was produced as part of regular screening." (Deadline.com)
BOOB'S LIFE, A (HBO Max, New!) - Leslie Lehr's upcoming novel, subtitled "How America's Obsession Shaped Me - and You," is being developed as a half-hour comedy at the streaming service about Leslie, "a woman turning 40 and in crisis, whose life gets turned upside down when her boobs start talking to her, forcing her to look at herself in a completely different light." Cynthia Mort is penning the project with Lehr; Ventanarosa Productions' Salma Hayek, Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn; and Wheeler Girl Productions' Melissa Oman and Julie R. Snyder also executive producing. Ventanarosa recently signed a first-look deal at the streamer. (Deadline.com)
BREATHE (Netflix, New!) - Martin Gero and Brendan Gall have scored a six-episode order from the streamer for a new drama in which "when a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, a lone woman must battle the elements and odds to survive." Warner Bros. Television is behind the project with Gero's Quinn's House co-producing. (Variety.com)
E! LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET (E!) - Ryan Seacrest took to social media with the news he's exiting the franchise after 14 years of hosting. (@ryanseacrest)
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN (New!) - Emily Hampshire is attached to co-write and star in a proposed reboot of Norman Lear's 1976-77 series about "a small-town woman (Hampshire) who feels like a nobody in every aspect of her life until she suddenly becomes a "Verified" social media somebody. The remake will bring the original show's satirical look at consumer culture into today's social [me]dia world, where "America's Typical Consumer Housewife" has now become the product consumed when her nervous breakdown goes viral." Sony Pictures Television is behind the project with co-writer Jacob Tierney and Act III Productions' Lear and Brent Miller also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
NICK CANNON PRESENTS: WILD 'N OUT (VH1) - Seven months after being dropped from ViacomCBS's various cable channels due to anti-Semitic comments by host Nick Cannon, the series is expected to resume production. "Nick has not only apologized and taken responsibility for his comments, but he has also worked to educate himself and others through engagement with Jewish leaders and on his platforms," an MTV Entertainment Group spokesperson said in a statement. "Those efforts are of the utmost importance and that's why we have invited him to rejoin our team. On a separate note, we just learned that he tested positive for COVID and have reached out to wish him a speedy recovery." Repeats are returning to VH1's lineup this week. (Variety.com)
OUTER RANGE (Amazon) - The Josh Brolin-led drama paused production this week "after the show's rigorous testing protocols, which follow industry safety guidelines, produced a positive result." Filming is expected to resume on Monday. (Deadline.com)
PEACEMAKER (HBO Max) - Nhut Le has been cast as DC Comics hero Judomaster in "The Suicide Squad" spin-off series. No specifics about his character however were given. (Deadline.com)
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[12/16/25 - 02:30 PM]
CBS News Will Air a Special Report for President Donald J. Trump's Live Primetime Address to the Nation from the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 9:00 PM, ET
The "Survivor" finale (starting at 8:00 PM, ET/PT) will resume where it left off immediately following the president's address for Eastern and Central Time Zone viewers on the CBS Television Network and air in its entirety.
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[12/16/25 - 02:15 PM]
FOX NFL Week 15 Scores 19.4 Million Viewers for "America's Game of the Week"
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is averaging 20,055,000 viewers; up +8% over last year's average (18,630,000) and its best since 2015.
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[12/16/25 - 02:15 PM]
"CBS News Presents: A Town Hall with Erika Kirk" Boosts CBS' Time Period Performance in Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
The special delivered 1.9 million viewers with 265,000 in the adults 25-54 demographic on Saturday, December 13.
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[12/16/25 - 01:57 PM]
ESPN's Signature MegaCast Presentation Returns for College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate
ESPN will present more than a dozen total offerings during the two First Round games of the 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, December 20.
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[12/16/25 - 01:33 PM]
Next on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN - January 2026
Highlights include new seasons of "Tell Me Lies" and "A Thousand Blows" plus the premieres of "The Beauty" and "Wonder Man."
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[12/16/25 - 01:04 PM]
FX's "Seven Sisters" Ordered to Series on Hulu
Elizabeth Olsen, Cristin Milioti and J. Smith-Cameron lead the new family drama featuring Anthony Edwards, Meredith Hagner, Odessa Young, Zoë Winters, Bridget Brown, Carolyn Kettig, Philip Ettinger, and Ryan Eggold.
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[12/16/25 - 12:02 PM]
Video: "Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story" - Official Trailer - Netflix
People sought her guidance - then came her child abuse arrest with mom influencer Ruby Franke. Unpack the chilling case of therapist Jodi Hildebrandt.
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[12/16/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of December 8 - "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" Cracks the Case at No. 1 in the Top 10
New comedy series "Man vs. Baby" took No. 1 on the English TV list with 19.1 million views, with the Rowan Atkinson vehicle eliciting laughs over the bumbling Trevor Bingley trying to earn money house-sitting for millionaires while a lost baby keeps him on his toes.
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[12/16/25 - 11:01 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art - Hulu Original Series "The Artful Dodger" Season 2
The comedy-adventure series starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis and Maia Mitchell returns for season two on February 10 on Hulu and Disney+.
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[12/16/25 - 10:01 AM]
Snoop Dogg to Headline Lions-Vikings with "Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party" During NFL Christmas Gameday Live on Netflix
Snoop Dogg takes the reins at halftime, promising chart-topping tracks, plenty of holiday spirit, and special guests, making for what is sure to be an unforgettable performance.
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[12/16/25 - 09:52 AM]
Video: "The Life of Chuck" - Trailer - Hulu
From author Stephen King and director Mike Flanagan, the film - starring Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan - streams December 26.
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[12/16/25 - 09:08 AM]
MGM+ Greenlights Series Adaptation of Iconic Western "The Magnificent Seven"
After a peaceful Quaker village is massacred by mercenaries working for a greedy and ruthless land baron trying to force them off the land he covets, seven gifted but flawed mercenaries are hired by the community to protect them from the land baron's hired guns.
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[12/16/25 - 09:01 AM]
"Miss Austen" Returns for Season 2 on "Masterpiece"
This newest season is largely based on Gill Hornby's latest novel, "The Elopement," which further delves into the family life of Jane and Cassandra Austen.
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[12/16/25 - 09:00 AM]
Meet the 11 New Survivalists and the Families Who Hold Their Fate as FOX's Survival Competition Series "Extracted" Returns for Season Two
Only one competitor and their family will endure it all and walk away with a life-changing quarter million dollar grand prize!
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[12/16/25 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Announces "Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris," A New Holiday Special Airing Monday, Dec. 22 on CBS and Paramount+
Filmed in front of an intimate audience above the Musée du Quai Branly, Aguilera performs both holiday classics and her career hits against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, fashioned into a shimmering Christmas tree.
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