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[09/29/21 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, September 29
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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!


IDOL, THE (HBO) - Lily-Rose Depp is set to star opposite Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye in the proposed drama series, which "follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult." They're believed to be playing said singer and club owner, respectively. (Deadline.com)
MONARCH (FOX) - Adam Croasdell is set to recur on the newcomer as Clive Grayson: "A struggling British actor, Clive is married to Nicky Roman (Anna Friel) and is the father of their two adopted kids, Ace (Inigo Pascual) and Tatum." (Deadline.com)
THREE WOMEN (Showtime) - Ravi Patel is the latest to board the upcoming drama as Dr. Henry, "a charming doctor who is confident about his effect on women and his intuitive ability to really listen to them - when, in fact, he's often doing more talking than listening." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED CARLOS GHOSN PROJECT (Apple TV+, New!) - Former Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn is set to be the focus of a four-part documentary series at the streamer from James Jones: "Told through unprecedented access to the people who were there, alongside the reporting of Wall Street Journal reporters Nick Kostov and Sean McLain, the untitled docuseries will tell the full story of how one of the most admired businessmen on the planet became its most famous international fugitive. Once one of the most powerful figures in the global automotive industry, Ghosn's world came crashing down in 2018 when he was arrested and held in jail in Japan for allegations of financial misconduct. A year later, Ghosn made global headlines again when he pulled off an extraordinary escape from Japan to Lebanon, smuggled onto a private jet in a box by a former US Green Beret." James Gay-Rees, Paul Martin and Martin Conway of Box To Box Films and Anthony Galloway and Daniel Rosen of the Wall Street Journal will executive produce. (Deadline.com)





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· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· IDOL, THE (HBO)
· MONARCH (FOX)
· THREE WOMEN (STARZ)
· WANTED: THE ESCAPE OF CARLOS GHOSN (APPLE TV PLUS)





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