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[11/04/22 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 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!
ALERT (FOX) - The midseason drama has cast the following in recurring roles: Petey Gibson as C, "the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit"; Fivel Stewart as Sidney, "Jason and Nikki's daughter, a confident, engaging young woman, very much her own person"; and Bre Blair as June, "who desperately wants a family of her own, but is having trouble conceiving with Jason." (Deadline.com)
BARGAIN (Paramount+, New!) - The streamer has acquired the rights to the Korean-produced crime thriller series outside its home country. Jun Jong-seo and Jin Seon-kyu star in the six-part series, which "revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives - and each of them seeking to bargain. The series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive." Director Jun Woo-sung is behind the CJ ENM project, which is based on Lee Chung-hyun's award-winning short film of the same name. No other auspices were given. (Variety.com)
CHICAGO FIRE/FBI: INTERNATIONAL (NBC/CBS) - Co-creator/showrunner Derek Haas is set to exit both franchises after their current seasons. "Although I am leaving Wolf Entertainment next year to focus on creating new shows, I'm entirely committed to delivering amazing episodes of 'Chicago Fire' and 'FBI: International' through the end of the current seasons," Haas told the publication. "I learned everything I know about storytelling, pace, characters, production values, and hiring the best cast, crews, and staffs from Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski, and as hard as it is to leave a place you love and have called home for over a decade, including incredible support from Universal Television, NBC and CBS, I look forward to building my own brand in entertainment." (Variety.com)
FREERIDGE (Netflix) - Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Peggy Blow have both been cast in the "On My Block" spin-off series. No details about their roles (a new one for the latter) were given. (Variety.com)
GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY (NBC, New!) - Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs have scored a put pilot commitment from the network for a new drama which "follows four members of a suburban garden club, all from different walks of life, who get caught up in murder and mischief as they struggle to make their conventional lives bloom." Minnesota Logging Company's Casey Kyber will also executive produce for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
POINT NEMO (NBC, New!) - Heather Mitchell has sold a potential drama to the network in which "when a luxury cruise ship mysteriously goes off-course. The 1,500 souls on board become the only survivors of a global event, trapped at the most isolated point in the Pacific. Unable to reach land or refresh their supplies, Capt. Eliza Cruz and her crew must keep their passengers alive, which just might hinge on unraveling the mystery of how, exactly, the Nautilus ended up at Point Nemo." Minnesota Logging Company's Jenna Bans and Casey Kyber will also executive produce for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
WESTWORLD (HBO) - The pay channel has canceled the sci-fi drama from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy after four seasons. "Over the past four seasons, Lisa and Jonah have taken viewers on a mind-bending odyssey, raising the bar at every step," the network said in a statement. "We are tremendously grateful to them, along with their immensely talented cast, producers and crew, and all of our partners at Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television. It's been a thrill to join them on this journey." (Deadline.com)
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (The CW) - Executive producer Colin Mochrie took to Twitter with the news their final season will shoot in January. Said run would presumably mark the revival incarnation's 12th production cycle. (@colinmochrie)
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[12/04/22 - 12:25 PM]
Video: Paramount+ Debuts Official Trailer for "Teen Wolf: The Movie" During Brazil's Comic Con Experience (CCXP)
In "Teen Wolf: The Movie" produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and MGM, a full moon rises in Beacon Hills and with it a terrifying evil has emerged.
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[12/03/22 - 03:11 PM]
Video: Class Is in Session! "The Boys" College Spinoff, "Gen V," Reveals Blood-Soaked First Look
The exciting preview revealed Clancy Brown, Alexander Calvert, and Jason Ritter, and teased guest appearances from Jessie T. Usher, Colby Minifie, and P.J. Byrne reprising their roles from "The Boys."
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[12/03/22 - 03:01 PM]
Video: "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" Season 3 - CCXP Exclusive Debut - Prime Video
The new season comes to the streaming service on Wednesday, December 21.
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[12/03/22 - 12:21 PM]
Video: "The Last of Us" - Official Trailer - HBO Max
From the Emmy award-winning creator of "Chernobyl" and the creator of the acclaimed video game, the new HBO original series premieres January 15.
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[12/03/22 - 11:16 AM]
Video: "Alice in Borderland" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
The games are deadlier, this world more wild and cruel; but will Arisu ever make it back to the real world - and will it be worth everything he's lost?
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[12/03/22 - 10:20 AM]
Video: "The Witcher: Blood Origin" - Official Trailer - Netflix
More than a thousand years before the events of "The Witcher," seven outcasts in an Elven world join forces in a quest against an all-powerful empire.
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[12/02/22 - 01:36 PM]
NBC Picks Up Nine Additional Episodes of the New Comedy Series "Lopez vs Lopez"
Said order brings its first season total to 22 episodes.
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[12/02/22 - 10:05 AM]
The Ultimate Robot Combat Competition Series Returns When "BattleBots" Premieres Thursday, January 5 on Discovery Channel
Featuring 50 teams from across the globe, sparks fly and robots die in the iconic BattleBox arena at Caesars Entertainment Studios as teams vie for the sports top prize: The Giant Nut.
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[12/02/22 - 10:01 AM]
Universal Pictures "Ticket to Paradise" to Stream Exclusively on Peacock December 9
Academy Award winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made.
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[12/02/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Paradise PD" Season 4 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Without a functioning police force, the town faces threats from scheming billionaires, vindictive artists, backstabbing AI and more.
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[12/02/22 - 09:02 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Winter 2022 & Beyond - Official Preview
Coming in 2023: new series "Masters of the Air," "Shrinking," "Wool" and "Hello Tomorrow!" plus original features "Tetris" and "Sharper."
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[12/02/22 - 09:01 AM]
Apple TV+ Announces Season Two Renewal for Hit Psychological Thriller "Surface," Starring and Executive Produced by Gugu Mbatha-Raw
"I am thrilled to continue this journey and dive deeper into the tension and mystery of 'Surface' with with this brilliant team," said star and executive producer Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
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[12/02/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Dance Monsters" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this feel-good competition, amateur dancers disguised as motion capture monsters bring their best moves, hoping to wow our panel of judges and win $250,000.
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[12/01/22 - 01:25 PM]
E! Cordially Invites You to the Wedding of a Lifetime as "Nikki Bella Says I Do" Four-Part Special Event Premieres Jan. 26 at 9 P.M. ET/PT
WWE Superstar, Nikki Bella and "Dancing with the Stars" champion, Artem Chingvintsev share all of their special moments from planning, throwing a joint bachelor and bachelorette celebration and the ultimate decision to get married in the city of lights on their four-part special event.
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[12/01/22 - 12:42 PM]
The Mandalorian and Grogu Return March 1 Only on Disney+
Season three of "The Mandalorian" kicks off on Wednesday, March 1.
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