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[09/22/23 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 18-22
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!
BEHIND THE CRIME (Tubi, New!) - The streaming service is rolling out a true-crime series which "dives deep into the inner workings of the justice system with gripping cases that give viewers unfiltered access with real case footage." First up is "The Nipsey Hussle Murder," which rolled out on Wednesday, with "Killer Ex-Boyfriend" and "Self Defense or Slaughter" also on tap. Dan Abrams, Rachel Stockman, Melody Shafir and Stacey Young are the executive producers for Law&Crime while Ron Marans is a producer. (Variety.com, 9/20)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC) - Actor Matt Walsh has withdrawn his participation on the series amid the WGA strike. (Deadline.com, 9/21)
DREW BARRYMORE SHOW, THE (Syndication) - Drew Barrymore has opted not to return to her series until the WGA strike is over. (@drewbarrymore, 9/17)
HILDA (Netflix) - The final season of the animated series will launch on December 7. (Deadline.com, 9/18)
INSOMNIA (Paramount+) - Vicky McClure will star alongside Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Corinna Marlowe, Robert Gilbert, Michelle Bonnard, India Fowler and Smylie Bradwell in the streamer's adaptation of Sarah Pinborough's novel. McClure will play "successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she might be losing her mind, when her hard-won dream life starts to turn into a nightmare. A couple of weeks before her fortieth birthday Emma stops sleeping - just as her mother had done right before she suffered a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her own fortieth birthday." Cullen then is set as "Emma's loving husband Robert"; with Bradwell and Fowler as Will and Chloe, "Emma and Tom's children"; Best as "Emma's estranged sister Phoebe"; and Marlowe as "Emma's mother Patricia." Additionally, Börkur Sigthorsson has signed onto direct for Build Your Own Films and Left Bank Pictures. (Deadline.com, 9/20)
JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE (Syndication) - The series is pausing production ahead of its season two premiere in solidarity with the WGA strike. (Deadline.com, 9/17)
JONAH KILLS (Showtime, New!) - Writer Clem Garritty and director Iain B. MacDonald are set to team for a UK-based comedy pilot at the pay channel which "follows a gay man living in London and trying to find love through sex, only to discover that every person he has ever slept with has died in a freak accident." Jax Media is producing the project, which will film after the SAG and WGA strikes. (Deadline.com, 9/18)
LIONSGATE TELEVISION (Various) - The studio has suspended its overall and first-look deals with Paul Feig's Feigco Entertainment, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum's The Tannenbaum Co., Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly's Timberman/Beverly Productions, Michael London's Groundswell Productions and Joseph Sikora's Black Fox Productions. (Deadline.com, 9/18)
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (ESPN) - ABC is set to simulcast all of the remaining Monday games this season, adding Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants on October 2, Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders on October 9, Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers on October 16, San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings on October 23, Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions on October 30, Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets on November 6, Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills on November 13, Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings on November 27, Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars on December 4, and Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots on December 18 to the previously announced lineup. (ABC.com, 9/18)
PITCH PERFECT: BUMPER IN BERLIN (Peacock) - The streamer is not moving forward with its second season of the comedy series. (Deadline.com, 9/21)
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO) - Bill Maher has likewise opted not to proceed with the series now that talks have resumed between the WGA and AMPTP. (@billmaher, 9/18)
RUSSELL BRAND IN NEW YORK (Paramount+) - The comedian's 2009 Comedy Central special has been pulled from the streamer as "bombshell misconduct accusations against Russell Brand continue." (Deadline.com, 9/20)
SHERRI SHEPHERD SHOW, THE (Syndication) - The series has pressed pause for at least the rest of the week after host Sherri Shepherd tested positive for COVID-19. (@sherrishowtv, 9/20)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Syndication) - Vanna White has closed a deal to continue as co-host of the series for an additional two years, through the 2025-26 season. (Deadline.com, 9/19)
WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY (HBO) - The pay channel has pulled the plug on the series after two seasons. (Deadline.com, 9/17)
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[09/26/25 - 01:57 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to Return to Nexstar's ABC Affiliated Television Stations
The series will return to the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network beginning tonight.
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[09/26/25 - 11:01 AM]
Netflix Announces "Haunted Hotel" Will Welcome Guests for a Second Season
The adult animated comedy launched last week and landed on the Global English TV Top 10 list.
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[09/26/25 - 09:58 AM]
Great American Christmas Rings in Half a Decade with Biggest and Brightest Holiday Season Ever!
Great American Christmas officially begins streaming exclusively on Great American Pure Flix, beginning Thursday, October 9 and begins on Great American Family and GFam+ Friday, October 10.
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[09/26/25 - 08:01 AM]
iHeartMedia Rings in the Holiday Season with Its Iconic 2025 National "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One"
ABC will exclusively air the "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025" holiday special in December and next day on Hulu.
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[09/26/25 - 04:01 AM]
Max Original Documentary Series "Quiet in Class" Debuts September 29
The three-part docuseries explores the Swedish private school that failed the children and includes shocking revelations about the scandal in Karlstad, Sweden.
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[09/26/25 - 03:01 AM]
"Sicilia Express": The New Ficarra & Picone Christmas Comedy Series, Only on Netflix on December 5th
The comedy series follows the story of Salvo and Valentino, two Sicilian nurses who split their lives between work in Milan and their families in Sicily.
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[09/26/25 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Old Money" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Nihal's affluent life comes under threat when a self-made tycoon with an eye for money - and an even sharper one for love - shakes up Istanbul's elite.
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[09/25/25 - 08:01 PM]
Video: "The Elixir" - Official Teaser - Netflix
An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.
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[09/25/25 - 05:12 PM]
All-New Season of "Ghost Adventures" Premieres Wednesday, October 15 with an Exclusive Debut on Discovery+
Venturing into the shadows of abandoned buildings, a former military base and even a haunted amusement park, the intrepid team face off against malicious spirits and eerie supernatural phenomena as they pursue answers to terrifying hauntings.
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[09/25/25 - 05:02 PM]
Video: Netflix Unveils First Look at "Physical: Asia" - The Series' First-Ever Cross Boarder Showdown
Following the Greek Pantheon-inspired battles of "Physical: 100" Season 1 and the underground mine arena of Season 2, the franchise now enters uncharted territory: its first-ever international tournament.
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[09/25/25 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 3 - Official Trailer - October 29 on Disney+
Nine celebrated anime studios join forces to create an anthology of "Star Wars" short stories.
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[09/25/25 - 02:05 PM]
Viewers Have Watched More Than 8 Billion Minutes of "Big Brother" This Summer - Up +27% from Last Year
Multiplatform average episode viewership grew to 5.1 million, up +23% versus last year in 35-days of viewing, outpacing the competition.
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[09/25/25 - 01:46 PM]
Lucy Liu to Star in and Executive Produce Crime Drama "Superfakes" on Peacock from A24 and UCP
In the series, a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
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[09/25/25 - 01:01 PM]
Peacock Takes Viewers to Paradise with New Hawaii-Set Docuseries "O'ahu Shores," Premiering Thursday, Oct. 9
In Hawaii, the word "ohana" means family and for this bold, vibrant and tight-knit group of friends, they love and argue just like family.
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[09/25/25 - 12:00 PM]
Peacock Announces Premiere Date for "Leslie Jones: Life Part 2" and Drops Official Key Art
Filmed in front of a live audience, "Leslie Jones: Life Part 2" delivers Jones' signature bold and fearless humor as she tackles aging, relationships, fame and life's unexpected twists with the kind of honesty and fire only she can bring.
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