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[11/17/22 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 17
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:

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CALL ME KAT (FOX) - Vicki Lawrence has been cast as Phil's (the late Leslie Jordan) mother Lurlene Crumpler on the series, "a no-nonsense woman who fills in as the cafe's baker while he's on vacation." (Deadline.com)
CHIEF OF WAR (Apple TV+) - The Jason Momoa-led drama has cast Te Ao o Hinepehinga as Kupuohi, "the wife of Ka'iana (Momoa)"; Kaina Makua as Kamehameha, "the prophesied king who is destined to unite the warring kingdoms of the Hawaiian Islands"; Moses Goods as Moku, "Chief Advisor to Kamehameha of Hawai'i and Ka'ahumanu's (Luciane Buchanan) father"; Siua Ikale'o as Nahi, "Ka'iana's (Momoa) youngest brother"; Brandon Finn as Prince Kūpule, "the son of King Kahekili (Temuera Morrison)"; James Udom as Tony, "a runaway slave who befriends Ka'iana and finds a new home in Hawaii"; Mainei Kinimaka as Heke, "Kupuohi's younger sister"; and Te Kohe Tuhaka as Namake, "one of Ka'iana's younger brothers and an elite warrior." (Deadline.com)
KANDI AND THE GANG (Bravo) - The cable channel has pulled the plug on the Kandi Burruss series after one season. (@RealityRundown_)
UNTITLED ROTC PROJECT (Amazon, New!) - Director Spike Lee is set to team with writers Jalysa Conway and Rebecca Murga for a new drama at Amazon Studios "set in the world of a rigorous ROTC military program at a major university, where students from all different walks of life push themselves to limits they never thought possible." Steven Jackson as well as Trevor Engelson of Underground will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)





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· CALL ME KAT (FOX)
· CHIEF OF WAR (APPLE TV PLUS)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· KANDI & THE GANG (BRAVO)
· UNTITLED ROTC PROJECT (AMAZON)





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