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[06/06/25 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 2-6
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!
9-1-1: NASHVILLE (ABC) - The newcomer has cast Hailey Kilgore as Taylor, "a firefighter and incredible singer"; Michael Provost as Ryan, "a modern-day cowboy and firefighter"; Juani Feliz as Roxie, "an adrenaline junkie and former trauma surgeon"; and Hunter McVey as Blue, "a haunted bad boy, now a firefighter." (Deadline.com, 6/3)
ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT/CLEANING LADY, THE (FOX) - The network has pulled the plug on both drama series. The former ends after three seasons, the latter after four. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
AMERICAN LOVE STORY (FX) - The anthology series has cast Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy; Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette; and Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
BOSTON BLUE (CBS) - Maggie Lawson has signed onto the "Blue Bloods" spin-off series as Sarah Silver, "the strong willed and decisive Superintendent in the Boston Police Department who is Lena's stepsister. Sarah is well aware of the tightrope she can walk sometimes between her job and her family." (Deadline.com, 6/2)
CHICAGO FIRE/CHICAGO MD/CHICAGO PD (NBC) - "Chicago Fire's" Taylor Kinney, Miranda Rae Mayo and Dermot Mulroney, "Chicago P.D.'s" Jason Beghe and "Chicago Med's" S. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt will all return for their respective series' upcoming 21-episode seasons. Kinney, Mayo and Mulroney have all closed new deals while Beghe, Merkerson and Platt have had their options picked up for the 2025-26 season. (Deadline.com, 6/5)
DISINHERITED (FX, New!) - Writer/director Peter Gould has scored a pilot order from the network for a new drama: "In Disinherited, an unexpected inheritance thrusts a pair of scrappy sisters into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes." Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen are set to star in project, with Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman and Nena Rodrigue also executive producing for T-Street and FX Productions. (Deadline.com, 6/4)
ÉTOILE (Amazon) - The streamer has opted not to proceed with a second season of the series, which was originally commissioned with a two-season order. No specific reason was given. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
FIVE-STAR WEEKEND, THE (Peacock) - Regina Hall has been cast opposite Jennifer Garner in the drama series as Dru-Ann Jones. No other details were released. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
GIRLS AND THEIR HORSES (Amazon, New!) - Nicole Kidman is attached to star in a TV series at the streamer based on the Eliza Jane Brazier novel: "A murder-mystery set in the beachside equestrian community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, 'Girls and Their Horses' follows the newly wealthy Parker family as they aim to position their teenage daughters in the rarified, sometimes-deadly world of competitive horse riding." Brazier will pen the pilot script and executive produce alongside Kidman, Per Saari and showrunner Jenna Lamia for Blossom Films, Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios. (Variety.com, 6/4)
HUNTING WIVES, THE (Starz) - Netflix has acquired the Malin Åkerman/Brittany Snow-led drama from Lionsgate Television for a July 21 bow. The project, now eyed by the company for a multi-season run, was previously set up at former Lionsgate sibling Starz, who had envisioned it as a limited series. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
IMPERFECT WOMEN (Apple TV+) - Leslie Odom, Jr. will recur on the Elisabeth Moss/Kerry Washington-led limited series as Donovan. No other specifics released. (Deadline.com, 6/5)
LINCOLN LAWYER, THE (Netflix) - Cobie Smulders is bound for the show's fourth season in an unspecific capacity. (Variety.com, 6/2)
MASS EFFECT (Amazon) - Doug Jung has been tapped as showrunner of the long-in-the-works drama series based on the sci-fi video game franchise. He'll also executive produce alongside creator Dan Casey, Michael Gamble of Electronic Arts; Karim Zreik of Cedar Tree Productions; and Ari Arad and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
MINDF*CK (Amazon, New!) - Amazon MGM Studios is developing a small screen take on the book series by the late S.T. Abby: "At the heart of the story is Lana Myers, a seductive, calculating serial killer with a morally-charged mission: avenging her traumatic past by systematically eliminating the men who assaulted her, destroyed her family, and walked away free. Lana's carefully constructed world begins to unravel when she falls for Logan Bennett, an FBI profiler investigating the very murders she's committing. Their connection is immediate, intense, and impossibly dangerous - a love story shaped by vengeance, secrets, and emotional reckoning." Sophia Stallone, Erin Simon, Matt Berenson, D. Matt Geller and Tonya Owens Houle are the executive producers for Balboa Productions. The search is underway for a writer. (Deadline.com, 6/4)
NEMESIS (Netflix) - Mark Feuerstein will recur on the newcomer as Sam Morrow, "a high-powered attorney and total shark willing to toe the ethical line in the name of protecting his clients. Steven and Sam may not be the same guy, but they certainly have some things in common." (Deadline.com, 6/4)
NOLA KING (Paramount+, New!) - Samuel L. Jackson is set to star in a proposed "Tulsa King" spin-off focusing on Russell Lee Washington Jr. "who, like Stallone's Dwight "The General" Manfredi, comes from the crime world. He will go against Dwight in Tulsa before headling down to take over New Orleans." The character will be introduced "Tulsa King's" upcoming third season before headlining and executive producing the new series, which is being spearheaded by Dave Erickson for 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios. Taylor Sheridan and David C. Glasser will also executive produce. (Deadline.com, 6/5)
PARADISE (Hulu) - Raymond Cham Jr. will recur on the show's second season in a customarily top secret role. (THR.com, 6/5)
POWERLESS (Amazon, New!) - Daphne Ferraro is spearheading a TV series at Amazon MGM Studios based on Lauren Roberts's YA book trilogy: "Powerless is set in the kingdom of Ilya where the Elites reign supreme with their breathtaking powers - and hunt those without. Paedyn Gray, a powerless Ordinary, has spent years scraping by as a thief in the slums, hiding in plain sight after the King had her father executed. But when she inadvertently saves the life of Prince Kai, the cruel King's second son and designated Ordinary hunter, she is thrust into the kingdom's prestigious Purging Trials - a savage competition promising glory, riches, and a spotlight she has fought her whole life to avoid. The fascinating yet lethal Prince is dead-set on winning the trials Paedyn can barely hope to survive - but soon the two realize that the biggest challenge they will have to face might just be withstanding the irresistible pull between them, a connection as profound as it is unthinkable..." The pair will also executive produce alongside Will Gluck, Madison Jones, Jacqueline Monetta, Alex Black, Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers for Olive Bridge and Lyrical Media. (Deadline.com, 6/5)
PRISON BREAK (REBOOT SERIES) (Hulu) - Priscilla Delgado will round out the cast of the drama pilot as Cheyenne, "a female inmate at one of the deadliest prisons in America." Additionally, Ray McKinnon will guest star as Joe Dahl, "a private detective investigating a decade-old murder"; with Margo Martindale as Jessica Strand, "the Warden of one of the deadliest prisons in America"; Donal Logue as Holt Keane, "a father grieving the loss of his family"; Lili Taylor as Carole Mullen, "a mother committed to finding the truth"; and Sylvester Powell as Maze, "an inmate and the younger brother of Red (Myles Bullock)". Production is set to begin next week in West Virginia. (Deadline.com, 6/4)
ROSE HILL (Amazon, New!) - Amazon MGM Studios is looking to bring Elsie Silver's book to the small screen: "Welcome to Rose Hill, a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, where crystal-clear lakes, iconic honky-tonks, and wide-open skies create the perfect backdrop for creativity, reinvention - and falling in love. In this warm, sexy, and heartfelt ensemble drama, both lifelong locals and big-city transplants discover that love is messiest when it's real, and family is often the one you build." No writer was indicated. Silver, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and James Seidman are the executive producers for Temple Hill with Annika Patton as a producer. (Variety.com, 6/5)
SHRINKING (Apple TV+) - Candice Bergen is the latest bound for the show's third season in a yet-be-revealed role. (Variety.com, 5/31)
SOLD ON SLC (Bravo) - The cable channel has reportedly nixed the reality series after one season. (@malaysiafua, 6/5)
STERLING POINT (Amazon) - The Ella Rubin/Amélie Hoeferle-led YA drama has added Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie as Ellis; Keen Ruffalo as Connor; Bo Bragason as Oona; and Daniel Quinn-Toye as Rory. No other details were given. (Deadline.com, 6/6)
UNTITLED ORNELAS, KELIIAA AND WILSON PROJECT (NBC) - Jana Schmieding, Bobby Wilson, Wes Studi, Rachel Dratch, Frankie Quiñones, Eddie Spears, Brian Bahe, and Sienna Tso have been cast in the comedy pilot. Schmieding will star as Josie Two-Shoes, "an educated go-getter, Josie recently became the director of the community center and wants to make her mark"; with Wilson as Bobby Renville, "basically raised by the center, he loves to stir the pot, but as soon as it boils over he's out of there"; Studi as Frank Henry Jr., "a loveable, yet blunt elder who runs all the support programs at the center"; Dratch as Cheryl, "the community center's groovy and delightfully weird support staff"; Quiñones as Vince, "a gossipy girl dad and both Josie (Schmieding) and Bobby's (Wilson) main confidant"; Spears as Himbo Lodge, "an office flirt, he's all charisma with more confidence than brains"; Bahe as Brian Austin Gleason, "Brian's in HR and relishes his power"; and Tso as Ashley, "a young and gruff maintenance worker at the center who wants nothing to do with the cameras." (Variety.com, 6/6)
UNTITLED RACHEL SENNOTT PROJECT (HBO) - Lauren Holt and Moses Ingram will recur on the upcoming comedy series, which will also see Elijah Wood and Josh Brener guest star. Holt will play "a co-worker of Sennott's character." No other character details were given. (Deadline.com, 6/3)
UNTITLED SNOWFALL SPIN-OFF PROJECT (FX) - Asante Blackk, Peyton Alex Smith and Simmie Sims III have all been cast in the spin-off pilot alongside original series alums Gail Bean and Isaiah John: "Set in 90s Los Angeles soon after the end of the original series, a recovering addict (Bean) strives to take West Coast rap mainstream despite potential infighting from a harrowing gang war." No details about their characters however were given. (Variety.com, 6/3)
VISION QUEST (Disney+) - Emily Hampshire has been tapped to join the Marvel Studios series where she's "believed to be playing the sophisticated artificial intelligence E.D.I.T.H. (Even Dead, I'm The Hero), Tony Stark's augmented reality security and defense system." (Deadline.com, 6/4)
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