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[07/21/23 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 17-21
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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

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ALIEN (FX on Hulu) - Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis and Adarsh Gourav will join the previously announced Sydney Chandler on the film-turned-TV series. Lawther has been cast as the male lead, a soldier named CJ, with Blenkin as another main character, Boy Kavalier, a CEO; Davis as Dame Silvia and Gourav as Slightly. The deals were made well before the SAG-AFTRA strike started on July 14. Production has nonetheless started without its SAG-affiliated actors in Thailand. (Deadline.com, 7/20)
ANDOR (Disney+) - Filming on the show's second season has been temporarily paused due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. (Deadline.com, 7/20)
ANNE RICE'S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (AMC) - Filming on the show's second season has been paused due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. (Deadline.com, 7/17)
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE (ABC) - Vanna White has closed a deal to return for the show's fourth season, due this fall. Said pact "involves a significant salary increase." No decision about her involvement on the mothership series has been made beyond her current contract, which runs through 2024. (TMZ.com, 7/20)
CHOSEN (Angel App) - The show's producers have reached an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA, allowing filming to begin on season four on Monday. (@thechosentv, 7/17)
FOUND (NBC) - The series, originally slated to bow in February, will have all 13 episodes completed when it premieres on Tuesday, October 3. (TVLine.com, 7/19)
IRRATIONAL, THE (NBC) - The newcomer will have all 10 of its episodes filmed when it premieres on Monday, September 25. (TVLine.com, 7/19)
MAGNUM P.I. (NBC) - All 10 of its remaining episodes completed filming back in April and will air as part two of its fifth and final season beginning Wednesday, October 4. (TVLine.com, 7/19)
QUANTUM LEAP (NBC) - The show's sophomore run will have "most" of its 13-episode order completed for airing this fall starting Wednesday, October 4. (TVLine.com, 7/19)
TEHRAN (Apple TV+) - The spy thriller has landed an SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, allowing filming to continue despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. (Deadline.com, 7/20)





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· ALIEN: EARTH (FX ON HULU)
· ANDOR (DISNEY PLUS)
· ANNE RICE'S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (AMC)
· CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE (ABC)
· CHOSEN, THE (AMAZON)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· FOUND (NBC)
· IRRATIONAL, THE (NBC)
· MAGNUM P.I. (NBC)
· QUANTUM LEAP (NBC)
· TEHRAN (APPLE TV PLUS)





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