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[08/31/22 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 31
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!
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO) - Director Miguel Sapochnik is stepping down as co-showrunner of the series after one season. He'll nonetheless remain an executive producer and has signed a first-look deal with HBO to develop new projects. Co-creator Ryan Condal will now serve as the sole showrunner while Alan Taylor has been tapped to serve as an executive producer/in-house director on season two. (THR.com)
IRONHEART (Disney+) - Regan Aliyah has boarded the six-episode series from Marvel Studios in an undisclosed role. (Deadline.com)
MORNING SHOW, THE (Apple TV+) - Tig Notaro will recur on the show's third season as Amanda Robinson, "the chief of staff to corporate titan Paul Marks (Jon Hamm)." (Deadline.com)
PHONY (Hulu, New!) - Nick Paley has scored a script-to-series commitment "with a big, high-six/low-seven-figure penalty" from the streamer for a half-hour project which "follows Sonny, a popular high school kid who wakes up after a strange car accident and discovers his mom has been replaced by an impostor." Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles and Charlie Alderman of Charlie's Production Company will also executive produce for ABC Signature. (Deadline.com)
PICTURING THE OBAMAS (Smithsonian Channel, New!) - The cable channel will debut a two-part documentary on Saturday, September 10 "about President Barack and Mrs. Michelle Obama's portraits commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. The doc will see curators, journalists, and art critics discuss the ways that the pair's portraits disrupted traditional presidential portraiture and spurred museums to reach new audiences." Hannah Ayers, Lance Warren and Tim Evans are the executive producers for Field Studio. (Deadline.com)
ZORRO (Amazon) - Mediawan Rights has signed on to distribute the upcoming reboot series, production of which is underway with Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiucoatl, Emiliano Zurita and Joel Bosqued in the principal roles. (Variety.com)
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
Season Two of "Hazardous History with Henry Winkler" Set to Premiere Sunday, April 19 at 9/8c on The History Channel
Each one-hour episode of this nostalgia-drenched series tells the stories of the things we did for fun, for money, or out of plain boredom that you can't do anymore.
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
HBO to Debut Comedy Special "Josh Johnson: Symphony" This Spring
Said Josh Johnson: "I'm excited to have my breakout piece be with a company that nurtures vision like HBO does. I'm grateful to them, and you, for watching."
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[03/19/26 - 09:01 AM]
Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green to Perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards
The 61st ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT from the world-renowned MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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[03/19/26 - 08:34 AM]
Must-See April U.S. Debuts from Viaplay - German Conspiracy Thriller, Award-winning Film
Highlights include "Dangerous Truth," inspired by real events surrounding the faulty intelligence that helped justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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[03/19/26 - 08:12 AM]
Apple Original Films' "What Happens at Night" from Martin Scorsese, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Begins Principal Photography
Hailing from Apple Studios, and made in partnership with STUDIOCANAL, the dream-like story follows a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby.
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[03/19/26 - 08:11 AM]
Netflix Canada Announces New Series "This Summer Will Be Different"
Based on the beloved novel by Carley Fortune, the series is a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island about Lucy, a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend's brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for.
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[03/19/26 - 08:01 AM]
Barry Bonds Joins Netflix's Star-Studded Lineup of MLB Analysts and Commentators
Bonds joins three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols and World Series Champion Anthony Rizzo at the pregame and postgame desk, hosted by Elle Duncan.
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[03/19/26 - 08:01 AM]
"Zootopia 2" Roars to #1 on Disney+ with 32M Views Globally in Its Premiere Week
Its arrival on service builds on the enduring popularity of the franchise: together, "Zootopia," "Zootopia+," and "Zootopia 2" have been streamed over 885 million hours globally to date.
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[03/19/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Teaser and Announces Premiere Date for "Off Campus"
Based on the international bestselling book series from Elle Kennedy, and created for television by Louisa Levy, all episodes of the series will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on May 13, 2026.
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[03/19/26 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Renews Original Late-Night Series "Neighbors" for a Second Season
The series is averaging over 2.9 million global cross-platform viewers per episode since its debut.
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[03/19/26 - 07:31 AM]
Video: "The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson" - Official Trailer - Netflix
An intimate, arresting portrait of cyclist Moriah Wilson - raised by a fierce, loving family - whose singular drive becomes her superpower, carrying her to athletic brilliance and, devastatingly, toward a life cut short by murder.
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[03/19/26 - 07:15 AM]
AMC+ and Shudder to Debut "The Terror: Devil in Silver," A New Installment of the Acclaimed Horror Anthology Series "The Terror," Thursday, May 7
The six-episode limited series is executive produced by Ridley Scott, writers and showrunners Chris Cantwell and Victor LaValle, author of the celebrated novel on which the season is based, and Emmy nominee Karyn Kusama, who directs the first two episodes.
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[03/19/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Alpha Males 5" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Solo living comes with chaos - and now the women in their lives are pursuing their own reinventions. Could man-only housing solve the friends' issues?
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[03/19/26 - 07:01 AM]
ESPN Unveils More Major League Baseball Game Selections and Dates for Reimagined Exclusive Schedule
ESPN's reimagined schedule will focus on the core summer months with 23 of the 30 exclusive national games taking place across June, July and August.
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[03/19/26 - 07:01 AM]
"Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story" to Premiere Wednesday, March 25, on Hulu, Sunday, March 29, on ESPN2 and Sunday, April 5, on ESPN
Pat Summitt, the Hall of Fame women's basketball coach who made history and inspired generations of women, is the subject of a new documentary.
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