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[12/05/22 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 5
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!


DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (Disney+) - Margarita Levieva and Sandrine Holt are both bound for the revival series. No specifics however were given about the roles other than they "may be playing love interests for the leads." (Deadline.com)
FBOY ISLAND (HBO Max) - The streamer has canceled the reality dating series after two seasons. Producer STXalternative plans to shop the project elsewhere. (Variety.com)
HARBOR BLUE (CBS, New!) - Chad Gomez Creasey has sold a new drama to the Eye about "a team of adrenaline junkies form the NYPD Harbor Unit, tasked with securing and policing the 576 miles of treacherous waterfront surrounding all five boroughs, delivering justice to criminals on and off the water." Donnie Wahlberg, Lillah McCarthy and Jonathan Baruch will also executive produce for Rain Productions and CBS Studios. (Deadline.com)
MOONHAVEN (AMC+) - AMC Networks has opted not to proceed with its previously ordered second season of the series. Said decision is tied to a recent SEC filing, in which the company said that "programming assessments pertain to a broad mix of owned and licensed content, including legacy television series and films that will no longer be in active rotation on the company's linear or digital platforms." (Deadline.com, 12/3)
SAMARITAN (CBS, New!) - Steven Kane and Chad Gomez Creasey are set to team for a new drama at the Eye in which "after discovering a "glitch" in an app that notifies her of crimes and emergencies before they happen, a young hustler teams with a grizzled detective to prevent the tragedies from ever occurring." Donnie Wahlberg, Lillah McCarthy, Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken will also executive produce for Rain Productions and CBS Studios. (Deadline.com)
VENERY OF SAMANTHA BIRD, THE (Starz) - Francesca Reale will star opposite Katherine Langford in the series as Ellie Bird, "Sam's younger sister." (Deadline.com)
WORLD, THE: A FAMILY HISTORY (History, New!) - Karga Seven Pictures is developing a documentary series at the cable channel based on Simon Sebag Montefiore's book, "examining world history through the lens of family dynasties like the Borgias, the Tudors, the Romanovs, the Khans and more." No other auspices were given. (Deadline.com)





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· DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (DISNEY PLUS)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· FBOY ISLAND (CW)
· HARBOR BLUE (CBS)
· MOONHAVEN (AMC PLUS)
· SAMARITAN (CBS)
· VENERY OF SAMANTHA BIRD, THE (STARZ)
· WORLD, THE: A FAMILY HISTORY (HISTORY)





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