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[10/16/26 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 12-16
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!
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC) - Miranda Cosgrove, Edi Patterson, and Ali Wong are bound for the current season in top secret roles. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
ANANIA SHOW, THE (Tubi, New!) - Actor, producer, and social media creator Anania will host a new variety program on the streamer: "Streaming on Nov. 23, the show is described as a seamless blend of Black Queer joy, sketch comedy, and spirited performance, incorporating elements of daytime and late night talk shows of yesterday into something of its own singular category. The show encourages viewers to be themselves against all odds and embodies the sentiment of what it takes to make your dreams come true." She'll also executive produce alongside Keisha Zollar, Morgan DeFiore, and Hannah Ceisler for Palette Media. (Variety.com, 10/16)
BLOODAXE/EL GATO NEGRO/FEAR NOT/TESTAMENTS, THE/WEDNESDAY (Various) - Steve Stark's Toluca Pictures has signed a multi-year extension of its exclusive overall deal with MGM Television. The pact includes a first-look deal with sibling Amazon MGM Studios. (Deadline.com, 10/13)
CHALLENGER, THE (Amazon) - The Kristen Stewart-led limited series has cast Daisuke Tsuji as Ellison Onizuka; Dennis Flanagan as Jim Bagian; David Shae as Dick Scobee; Devyn Tyler as Cheryl McNair; Ellen Tamaki as Lorna Onizuka; Allie McCulloch as June Scobee; Lio Tipton as Molly; Chelle Ramos as Sylvia Salinas; Michael Milligan as Steven McAuliffe; Ned Vaughn as Neil Armstrong; and Jamie Marie Dunn as Christa McAuliffe. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
CUPERTINO (CBS) - Aasif Mandvi and Jenn Lyon will guest on the newcomer as Judge Walker Doughty, "a smart, no-nonsense jurist willing to bend the rules in court to keep the case moving"; and Faye Jacks, "a brash Kentucky lawyer who uses people's underestimation of her as a weapon," respectively. (TVLine.com, 10/12)
DIG (Peacock) - The Amy Poehler-led comedy has added the following actors in recurring roles: Jason Mantzoukas as Lambros, "a local store owner and occasional looter of the treasures unearthed at the dig site"; Brennan Lee Mulligan as Marcus Robertson Jr. ("M.R."), "a wealthy dilettante who is trying to decide whether to donate money to support the dig"; Noma Dumezweni as Evelyn, "Clare's (Antonia Thomas) mother, who looms very large in Clare's life and weighs in on her decisions whether Clare wants her to or not"; Max Greenfield as Andrew, "a high-society art dealer who Elise (Amy Poehler) meets at a fancy party"; and Noma Bucatinsky as Fritz, "a New York museum director who takes an interest in Clare's career." (Variety.com, 10/14)
DISAVOWED (Apple TV) - Daniel Henney is bound for the upcoming action thriller as Jae Chun, "a successful attorney to high-profile figures." (Variety.com, 10/15)
DOWN CEMETERY ROAD (Apple TV) - Martin Clunes, Fionn Whitehead, Paterson Joseph, Aasiya Shah, Dimitri Leonidas, Paul Chahidi, Liz White, Amanda Abbington, Jeff Rawle, Ashley McGuire, Amber Grappy, and Yali Topol Margalith are all bound for the show's second season in unspecified roles. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
DURANGO (Hulu) - The Cooper Hoffman/Kathryn Newton-led drama pilot has been ordered to series at the streamer: "'Durango' is the story of two Gen Z nobodies, Bunny and Mikey, one a down-and-out waitress, the other a washed up ski-bum, whose lives are placed in peril after they impulsively grab a pile of money from Mikey's ex (fake) wife, and her current (real) Russian gangster lover. " Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding, and Abbey Lee have also joined the project, as has executive producer Chris Storer. Wever plays Joni, "a sharp and self-effacing local detective who's deeply unimpressed by almost everything"; with Gooding as Miles, "a young detective with a sharp mind and a sharper mouth"; and Lee as Irina, "Mikey's Russian wife [who is] obsessed with American pop culture and is seeking US citizenship." Creator Eliza Clark, director Jesse Peretz, Michael Ellenberg and Christina Malach, Josh Senior, and Tyson Bidner also executive produce for American Light & Fixture, 20th Television and Media Res. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
EUPHORIA (HBO) - Creator Sam Levinson has signed an overall television deal with Amazon MGM Studios where he'll develop new series projects with his wife, Ashley Levinson, for their Tiny Goat Productions banner. (Deadline.com, 10/13)
FOURTH WING (Amazon) - Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya will topline the much-ballyhooed small screen take on Rebecca Yarros's novel as Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson, respectively. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
FURTHER LANE (HBO, New!) - Alex Gregory is developing a new drama at the network: "The series is inspired by Emily Witt's original reporting for The New Yorker and is set over the course of a summer in the Hamptons. Further Lane explores how wealth and ambition impact the relationships of a wealthy family and their household staff." Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Helen Estabrook, and Lajoie St. George will also executive produce for T-Street and New Yorker Studios with Allegra Greenland as a co-executive producer and Emily Witt as a consulting producer. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
GUILTY CREATURES (Apple TV) - Maddie Hasson has joined the cast of the Julia Garner-led in a yet-to-be-revealed role. (Deadline.com, 10/12)
LINE OF FIRE (NBC) - The network has picked up five additional scripts of the series, which has a 13-episode order. (Deadline.com, 10/12)
NEWLYWEDS (NBC) - Bruce Helford will succeed co-creator Gail Lerner as showrunner and executive producer of the newcomer. Lerner who was fired last Friday over creative differences. (Deadline.com, 10/15)
POPS (NBC, New!) - Kelsey Grammer will topline a proposed drama at the network from Danny Weiss: "In Pops, Grammer plays the title character, a man aged out of a successful career who, in desperate need of a fresh start, jumps into the chaotic world of emergency medicine alongside first responders half his age. The project is based on the true-life story of Ed Levien, a Maryland resident who became a volunteer EMT in his 60s after a successful career in advertising. Nicknamed "Pops" by his younger colleagues, he spent 12 years as EMT until retiring last fall at the age of 76." Weiss, Levien, and Grammer will executive produce alongside Jordan McMahon for Grammnet NH Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television. (Deadline.com, 10/14)
ROOKIE, THE: NORTH (ABC) - Andy Allo will guest on the spin-off series as Brooke, "a warm, smart, attractive, and effortlessly charming first-year ER resident who is still adjusting to the pressures of the job. Brooke handles it all with humor, empathy, and confidence, and she quickly forms a connection with a rookie police officer (Jay Ellis)." (Deadline.com, 10/10)
ROOKIE, THE (ABC) - Troian Bellisario, Dulé Hill, and Molly Kunz are bound for the new season of the series as a new rookie, Watch Commander, and EMT, respectively, (Deadline.com, 10/11)
SPACESHIP EARTH (Disney+) - Catherine Laga'aia and Deacon Phillippe will topline the EPCOT-inspired pilot: "In Spaceship Earth, when a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes awry, a small band of teenagers from Earth's past and future must join forces to confront a threat as vast and mysterious as time itself." No character details however were given. (Deadline.com, 10/12)
STILLWATER (Amazon) - Lauren Cohan, Mark O'Brien, and Mia Tomlinson are the latest to board the comic book-turned-TV series. Cohan plays Catherine "Cat" Keegan, "a former homecoming queen whose small-town charm has sharpened into something fiercer thanks to decades of old grudges and regrets." O'Brien then is Ted Keegan, "a father, farmer and military veteran - a hardened man who's spent much of his life following orders and keeping secrets." And Tomlinson is Cat's younger sister, Laura Quinn, "a spirited single mother with a stubborn streak who had her hands full long before the people of Stillwater suddenly stopped aging or dying." (Deadline.com, 10/15)
VICTORIA (Hulu) - Mark Duplass has signed onto the limited series as William Holbrook, "a brilliant UC Berkeley professor whose work in gene editing has made him a sought-after figure in Silicon Valley, while his gift for mentoring young scientists has earned him the devotion of his students." (Deadline.com, 10/14)
Z NATION (Syfy) - The Asylum is developing a reboot sequel to the series with Vital Signs Entertainment: "Z Nation: Ressurection will be set in the same zombie-infested world as Z Nation, several years after the events of the original series. The world faces a new undead threat that threatens to wipe out the world's remaining human population. Asylum says Z Nation: Ressurection will feature a new generation of survivors, with fan favorites from the original show, including Warren (Kellita Smith), Murphy (Keith Allan), Doc (Russell Hodgkinson) and Citizen Z (DJ Qualls) are in talks to join the new series in supporting roles." David Rimawi, Thomas P. Vitale, David Michael Latt, and Paul Bales are the executive producers. (THR.com, 10/13)
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[10/23/26 - 09:00 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:40 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:30 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:01 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:01 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:00 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 08:00 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 07:00 AM]
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[10/23/26 - 01:05 AM]
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