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[05/12/20 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 12
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!
CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY, THE (Apple TV+, New!) - Sofia Coppola is looking to write and direct a limited series at the company based on Edith Wharton's classic novel, which "follows a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. Having encouraged her parents to relocate to New York, Undine Spragg subsequently marries Ralph Marvell, a member of an old New York family with status but little money, before spending the rest of the book looking to trade up her husbands, cheating, neglecting her young son and even blackmail." Scarlett Johansson was attached to star in a previous incarnation for Sony Pictures Television in 2014. (Deadline.com)
GREEN ARROW & THE CANARIES/UNTITLED 100 PREQUEL, THE (The CW) - The future of both projects - filmed as backdoor pilots of their parent series - remains to be determined. (Deadline.com)
HEAD OF THE CLASS (HBO Max, New!) - Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen are spearheading a reboot of the 1986-1991 series which "revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge - a teacher who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life." The multi-camera project has an order for a pilot and five additional scripts. Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley and Doozer Productions' Bill Lawrence and Jeff Ingold will also executive produce for Warner Horizon Television with Liza Katzer as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
KUNG FU (The CW) - The Olivia Liang-led reboot of Ed Spielman's series has been given a straight-to-series order. Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Gwendoline Yeo and Tzi Ma also star in the Warner Bros. Television-based project with Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden as well as writer Christina M. Kim executive producing. Director Hanelle Culpepper also serves as a co-executive producer. Its logline is as follows: "A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice... all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her." (Deadline.com)
LAST NARC, THE (Amazon) - The streaming service has postponed the debut of the four-part docuseries as production could not be completed in time for its previously announced May 15 premiere. No new date was given.
LOST BOYS, THE/MAVERICK (The CW) - The network has rolled the development of both projects to next season. Filming on their pilots was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's not clear if options on the roles that were cast will be extended. (Deadline.com)
MANDALORIAN, THE (Disney+) - Katee Sackhoff will guest on the series as Bo-Katan Kryze, a role for which she provided the voice on both "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels." (SlashFilm.com)
REPUBLIC OF SARAH, THE (The CW) - The Stella Baker-led drama has likewise been given a straight-to-series order. Nia Holloway, Luke Mitchell, Izabella Alvarez, Hope Lauren, Ian Duff, Forrest Goodluck, Landry Bender and Megan Follows also star in the CBS Television Studios-based project with Jeff Grosvenor, Leo Pearlman, Marc Webb, Mark Martin, writer Jeffrey Paul King and director Kat Candler among the executive producers. Its logline is as follows: "Faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch." (Deadline.com)
SUPERMAN & LOIS (The CW) - Wolé Parks is the latest addition to the straight-to-series DC Comics drama as The Stranger, "a mysterious visitor hellbent on proving to the world that it no longer needs Superman." (Deadline.com)
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[05/22/24 - 03:30 PM]
Late-Night Partiers Bet Against the Las Vegas Parking Laws in "Sin City Tow," Premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel
In the series, a group of tow truck drivers roam the bustling streets of Las Vegas amidst car crashes, angry drivers and unhinged revelers - working to clean up the mess while raking in the money.
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[05/22/24 - 03:03 PM]
Boston Celtics Victory Over Indiana Pacers on ESPN Delivered Largest NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Audience Since 2018
Game 1 averaged 6,433,000 viewers across ESPN and ESPN2, up eight percent from last year's Eastern Conference Finals Game 1.
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[05/22/24 - 01:16 PM]
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TNT Sports will present two first-round College Football Playoff games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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[05/22/24 - 12:08 PM]
"FOX College Football Friday" Kicks Off in Primetime This Fall
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[05/22/24 - 11:31 AM]
Video: "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman" Season 5 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Dave sits down with Grammy winner Miley Cyrus and basketball icon Charles Barkley for a fresh set of revealing interviews about their lives and careers.
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[05/22/24 - 11:31 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Finishes TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Record 13th Consecutive Year, with Best Viewership Since 2015
"Sunday Night Football" averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 21.4 million viewers for the 2023 season - the show's best viewership since 2015 and up 8% from last season (19.9 million).
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[05/22/24 - 11:12 AM]
Paramount+ Takes Viewers on an Immersive High-Stakes Police Patrol in the Skies in New Docuseries "Chopper Cops"
The all-new docuseries takes viewers into the cockpit of an elite Florida police team of helicopter pilots as they attack crime from the skies.
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[05/22/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "The Great Lillian Hall" - Official Trailer - HBO
The film, starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Lily Rabe, Jesse Williams, and Pierce Brosnan, premieres May 31 on HBO.
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[05/22/24 - 11:00 AM]
"Tracker" Was Television's #1 Show in 2023-24
The series averages 11.58 million viewers with live plus 7-day viewing.
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[05/22/24 - 10:59 AM]
Video: Prime Video and Amazon Freevee Release the Official Trailer for "Counsel Culture," A Podcast Turned Talk Show Hosted by Nick Cannon, Premiering June 6
The show, which seeks to help destigmatize topics around male mental health, will address issues including grief, loyalty, financial security, marriage, trust, and emotional vulnerability.
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[05/22/24 - 10:57 AM]
Naturi Naughton and Tanyell Quian Set to Star in "Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie," Lifetime's Second of Three Black Girl Missing Movies Executive Produced by Garcelle Beauvais
The film will premiere on television July 20 on Lifetime and serves to highlight the growing epidemic of missing Black women and girls particularly those who come from disadvantaged communities.
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[05/22/24 - 10:30 AM]
Video: WE tv and ALLBLK Drop Trailer for First-Ever Music Competition Reality Series "Deb's House" Premiering Friday, June 14
The new series follows famed music mogul Deb Antney, who pioneered the careers of several high-profile artists such as Gucci Mane, French Montana and Nicki Minaj, as she embarks on a nationwide hunt for rap's next female superstar MC.
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[05/22/24 - 10:13 AM]
The History Channel Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with New Two-Part Documentary Series "D-Day: The Unheard Tapes" Premiering Thursday, June 6 at 8PM ET/PT
A co-production with BBC Factual, the series relives the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy through the voices and words of those who were there, from all sides.
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[05/22/24 - 09:30 AM]
CBS Wins Tuesday Night with "FBI" Block Finales
The "FBI" (8pm) season finale was the #1 broadcast of the night with averaged 6.06m viewers, up +5% from last week.
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[05/22/24 - 09:05 AM]
Video: MGM+ Series "Emperor of Ocean Park" Reveals Trailer and Premiere Date, Announces More Cast
Executive produced by Sherman Payne, the series is set to premiere with its first episode on July 14 on MGM+, with new episodes airing on Sundays until September 15.
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