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[07/26/21 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Monday, July 26
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!
BATWOMAN (The CW) - Nick Creegan has joined the cast of the upcoming season as Marquis Jet: "A sexy playboy who grew up in a lavish lifestyle, Marquis is too charming for his own good and wields his power with a ne'er do well attitude. He views life as one big joke and that sense of recklessness has a tendency to clash horribly with his no-nonsense mother Jada Jet. When he meets Ryan (Leslie), he sees in her a like-minded young go-getter who like him is just waiting for the right opportunity to make his mark on Gotham." (Deadline.com)
BREATHE (Netflix) - Florencia Lozano and Juan Pablo Espinosa will both recur on the upcoming survival drama as Liv's (Melissa Barrera) mother and father, respectively. (Deadline.com)
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (New!) - Sanjay Shah has been tapped to pen CBS Studios' proposed animated reboot of the Chris Rock series. Rock is set to return as narrator and executive produce. No network is currently attached. (Deadline.com)
MOONHAVEN (AMC) - Amara Karan is the latest to board the sci-fi drama as Indira Mare, "'Envoy of IO,' the vast and ever-present AI that keeps Moonhaven alive. Described as 'brilliant, compassionate and driven,' Indira has committed her life to ensuring the technology and culture of the moon will be brought back to save the Earth." (Variety.com)
POKÉMON LIVE-ACTION SERIES (Netflix, New!) - Joe Henderson is spearheading a Pokémon project for the streamer billed as "a live-action series akin to the 'Detective Pikachu' film starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith that was released in 2019." No other details or auspices were given. (Variety.com)
SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, THE (Amazon) - The YA drama has cast Sean Kaufman as Steven, "Belly's snarky older brother who is becoming his own man"; Minnie Mills as Shayla, "Belly's fellow debutante"; Alfredo Narciso as Cleveland, "a commercially successful yet scruffy novelist spending the summer working on a new book"; Summer Madison as Nicole, "a pretty girl in a Red Sox cap and cut-offs who has eyes on the cute boys in town"; David Iacono as Cam, "a local boy with a skater look and a sweet personality"; Rain Spencer as Taylor, "a queen bee who is a bit shallow and 'boy crazy', terrifying to her enemies but fiercely loyal to her oldest friend, Belly"; and Tom Everett Scott as Adam Fisher, Susannah's husband, "a competitive, charismatic, workaholic finance guy, and thinks that money solves everything." (Deadline.com)
TERMINAL LIST, THE (Amazon) - Jai Courtney is the latest set to recur on the Chris Pratt-led drama as Steven Horn, "the billionaire kingpin behind Capstone Industries, an enormously successful global fund with its hand in everything from pharmaceuticals to fashion. But his bread and butter is capitalizing on the latest military trends and innovations. Horn's hubris and influence are equally threatening, and will put him squarely in the crosshairs of Navy SEAL James Reece (Pratt)." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED GRACE PARRA JANNEY PROJECT (ABC, New!) - Grace Parra Janney has sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet about "an upper-middle-class family handling grief, identity and a reevaluation of their roles following the death of the family's patriarch." The project, inspired by her own large Mexican-American family in Texas, is set up at 20th Television with Josh Bycel and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment's Eva Longoria and Ben Spector also on board to executive produce. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED PATRICIA HEATON PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Emmy winner Patricia Heaton is attached to star in a multi-camera comedy at the network. No plot specifics were given about the project, which has a script-to-series commitment, other than it will be set in Nashville and ultimately produced there should it move forward. The search is underway for a writer. Heaton, David Hunt, Aaron Kaplan, Adam Griffin and Michael Lohmann are the executive producers for FourBoys Entertainment, Kapital Entertainment and FOX Entertainment. (Deadline.com)
WEDDING SEASON (Disney+) - Oliver Lyttelton's eight-part series has been further detailed as centering on Katie, "a beautiful bride who we meet on her wedding day surrounded by the dead bodies of her new husband and every member of his family. The police think Katie's lover Stefan did it. Stefan thinks Katie did it. Katie thinks her ex-husband did it. No one knows what the truth is." Dancing Ledge Productions and Jax Media are behind the project with Chris Carey, Laurence Bowen, Toby Bruce, Lilly Burns, Brooke Posche and Tony Hernandez also executive producing and George Kane directing. (Deadline.com)
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[07/03/26 - 07:05 AM]
"Return to Fox Hollow: New Victims, Darker Secrets," A New Chapter in the Investigation of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister, Streams July 8 on Hulu
The original four-part series, "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary and was ABC News Studios' most-watched docuseries on Hulu in 2025 (based on hours streamed).
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[07/03/26 - 06:39 AM]
FOX Sports Presents Its First-Ever "MLB All-Star Game Selection Show Presented by Konami eBaseball" Live from Philadelphia on Fourth of July
World Series champion and two-time All-Star Dontrelle Willis, alongside veteran host Chris Myers, broadcast live from Independence Hall for the reveal on Saturday, July 4, at 7:30 PM ET on FOX.
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[07/03/26 - 06:00 AM]
The Final Season of Starz's "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" Introduces Young Jarita, Played by Asjha Cooper
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[07/02/26 - 06:15 PM]
Video: "Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi" - Official Trailer - August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu
Witness the Jedi in a new light.
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[07/02/26 - 06:09 PM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched Wimbledon Day 2 Coverage on Record
Serena Williams' Wimbledon return on Tuesday, June 30, delivered record viewership.
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[07/02/26 - 03:18 PM]
FOX Sports' Strong FIFA World Cup 2026 Viewership Continues with 10.43 Million viewers Tuning in for Mexico-Ecuador
The telecast reached a peak viewership of 13.087 million viewers from 10:30-10:45 PM ET.
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[07/02/26 - 02:49 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for the Second Quarter on Sunday Morning and Friday Evening
"20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 2nd Quarter 2026 in Total Viewers (3.806 million) and Adults 18-49 (473,000).
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[07/02/26 - 02:31 PM]
Disney's "Dragon Striker" Season 2 Coming Early 2027 & First Look Revealed at Anime Expo
A first look at the new chapter, consisting of 11 episodes, was released today during the series panel at Anime Expo in Los Angeles.
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[07/02/26 - 01:48 PM]
FOX Sports Soars Into the Record Books with Most-Watched Soccer Telecast in English-Language U.S. History
24.429 million viewers watched the USMNT's historic FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 victory Wednesday on FOX.
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[07/02/26 - 01:30 PM]
Queen Latifah, The Roots and Jill Scott Added to the Performance Lineup for CBS' "The Great American Block Party 250"
Hosted from the nation's capital, the special will feature musical performances from celebrations across the country, grill sessions with TV personality and Washington chef Rock Harper and a highly anticipated fireworks show.
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[07/02/26 - 01:21 PM]
HBO's "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness" and KidSuper Unveil Limited-Edition Capsule Collection
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[07/02/26 - 09:00 AM]
"Camp Rock 3" Sets Out on the "All Roads Lead to Camp" Bus Tour, Visiting Cities Across America Starting July 3
The latest installment premieres August 13 on Disney Channel.
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[07/02/26 - 08:27 AM]
"BET Awards" 2026 Grows Across Every Platform with First-Time Host Druski, Cementing BET as the Epicenter of Black Culture
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[07/02/26 - 07:08 AM]
"Impractical Jokers," Cable's Reigning #1 Original Series of 2026, Returns for Hilarious New Season Thursday, July 23 at 10PM ET/PT on TBS
Season 13 will feature classic Jokers laugh-out-loud mayhem and madness as the trio pose as diner managers, dating etiquette instructors, aggrieved focus group attendees, forgetful dog owners, robotics engineers, and even scheming corpses at a funeral parlor.
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[07/02/26 - 06:01 AM]
"Nando Between Two Worlds - A Sintonia Film": Netflix Unveils Official Poster for Feature-Length Spin-Off Ahead of Its August 12 Release
The film delivers the long-awaited conclusion to the journey of one of the most iconic characters in the "Sintonia" universe.
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