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[01/07/22 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 7
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!
BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER (HBO Max) - Ed Brubaker has signed onto the animated series as head writer of the 10-episode first season. He'll also serve as an executive producer alongside Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves. James Tucker is a co-executive producer. (THR.com)
BEL-AIR (Peacock) - The "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reboot series has "had dozens of positive tests from crew." Said news however has not impacted production. (Deadline.com)
HOME WORK (Magnolia Network) - The renovation series featuring Andy and Candis Meredith has been pulled from discovery+ as well as its planned January 8 linear launch on Magnolia Network after "allegations of shoddy work and overcharges by its hosts surfaced from two homeowners." (Deadline.com)
HONEYMOONERS, THE (CBS, New!) - Writer Lindsey Shockley and director Kelly Park are set to team for "a bold, female-driven reboot of the iconic working-class comedy centered around new wife Ruth and her husband Alex who are determined to have a marriage where they are true equals in every way. But what happens when a marriage has two heads of the household? Are they co-heads? Or no head at all?" Two Shakes Entertainment's Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow will also executive produce the multi-camera project for CBS Studios. (Deadline.com)
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (Prime Video) - The streamer has axed the feature-turned-TV series after one season. (Deadline.com)
SCOTT PILGRIM (Netflix, New!) - Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel series - about "the titular slacker and in a garage band named Sex Bob-omb with his friends" - is heading back to the screen, this time as an anime series at the streamer. O'Malley himself and BenDavid Grabinski are spearheading the proposed adaptation for Universal Content Productions with Science SARU's Eunyoung Choi producing and Abel Gongora attached to direct. Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff, Adam Seigel and Michael Bacall - the team behind the 2010 live-action feature "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" - will also receive executive producer credits. (THR.com)
TRIGGERED (Peacock, New!) - Dana Klein has sold a single-camera comedy to the streamer in which "frustrated by her inefficacy, a rule-following therapist starts to break the rules of her profession, and, eventually, the law, and soon becomes a vigilante therapist who helps people... using whatever means necessary." TrillTV's Wendi Trilling and Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan will also executive produce for Universal Television and CBS Studios. (Deadline.com)
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[01/21/22 - 02:46 PM]
Reelz Adds "Meat Loaf: A Special Tribute" to Revised Wednesday, January 26 Primetime Lineup
The special is billed as an intimate look at the wild ride to the top taken by the multi-platinum artist who also acted in cult classics "Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Wayne's World" and "Fight Club."
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[01/21/22 - 01:34 PM]
Video: Lifetime Debuts Trailer for Highly Anticipated New Series "My Killer Body with K.Michelle"
R&B chart topper K. Michelle will help men and women desperate to correct plastic surgery procedures and get their lives back.
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[01/21/22 - 01:01 PM]
ABC News Presents a Two-Hour Primetime Event on the Infamous Gambino Mob Family Featuring a New Interview with One of the Most Notorious Hitmen in Mafia History, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
"Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster" premieres Thursday, January 27 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on ABC.
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[01/21/22 - 10:40 AM]
All-New Season of "Lone Star Law" Premieres with Milestone 100th Episode on Discovery Channel Saturday Jan. 22 at 8PM ET/PT
This season, the men and women of Texas Parks and Wildlife tackle their biggest cases yet.
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[01/21/22 - 10:33 AM]
Video: "The Nick Cannon Show" Comes to VH1
Fans can catch the inspiring, energetic and unpredictable syndicated talk show nightly Monday through Friday at 2AM ET beginning January 24.
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[01/21/22 - 10:06 AM]
discovery+ and ID Highlights - Weeks of January 31 and February 7
Said offerings include "American Detective," with new episodes dropping Wednesdays on discovery+.
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[01/21/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Big City Greens" Animated Series Inspires "Big City Greens" Movie Musical for Disney Channel and Disney+ and Begins Production on a Fourth Season for Disney Channel
The third season premiere of "Big City Greens" is Saturday, February 12 (9:00 a.m. EST/PST), on Disney Channel.
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[01/21/22 - 09:59 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for the Highly Anticipated New Season of the Hit Original Series "Star Trek: Picard"
In addition, the trailer unveils a first look at Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg, reprising her beloved role as Guinan from "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
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[01/21/22 - 09:58 AM]
Statement from FX on the Passing of Louie Anderson
"We are so deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Louie Anderson," said the network.
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[01/21/22 - 09:45 AM]
Video: "Hellblazers" - Official Trailer - A Tubi Original
A satanic cult focused on unleashing hell on earth, conjures up a demon and sets to the task of feeding it the populace of a nearby southwestern town.
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[01/21/22 - 09:05 AM]
Season Two of Apple's Critically Acclaimed, Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated "Central Park" Returns with All-New Episodes on Friday, March 4
The second season of the series will debut three new episodes on March 4, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday thereafter through April 8.
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[01/21/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Joe vs Carole" - Official Teaser - Peacock Original
The new series starring John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon premieres exclusively on Peacock on Thursday, March 3.
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[01/21/22 - 08:08 AM]
Order Up! Bravo's "Kandi & The Gang" Dishes Out the Drama on March 6 at 9:00PM ET/PT
Bravo's newest series follows the heart and soul behind the Atlanta restaurant Old Lady Gang.
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[01/21/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Sweet Magnolias" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Together, the Magnolias work through new relationships, old wounds and town politics as the sweet parts of life blend with the salty and the sour.
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[01/21/22 - 07:02 AM]
Video: Showtime Offers the Premiere Episode of Season Six of Hit Series "Billions" for Free
"Billions" will officially premiere this Sunday, January 23 at 9:00/8:00c.
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