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[02/20/26 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of February 16-20
Updates include: Peter Krause, Damon Wayans Jr., Emily Deschanel, and Taylor Schilling to lead NBC pilots; Mckenna Grace to play Daphne in Netflix's "Scooby-Doo!"; and Joe Pantoliano to recur on Starz's "Power Book III: Raising Kanan."
[01/16/26 - 06:31 PM]
NBC Adds "Puzzled," "What the Dead Know" to Drama Pilot Orders
Joey Falco is behind the former while Beth Rinehart penned the latter.






PUZZLED (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
1/16/26 - 2/20/26
STATUS:
currently in development (2025-2026 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, January 2026) After barely escaping a tragic fire, once promising college athlete Mike Brink is transformed by a traumatic brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in an unexpected way and helps him solve crimes with local police. Based on the "Puzzle Master" books by Danielle Trussoni.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Christina Elmore as Angela
· Damon Wayans Jr. as Mike Brink
· Molly Griggs as Quinn Abbott
CREW INFORMATION:
· Danielle Trussoni as BOOK/PROD
· Joey Falco as CRTR/EP
· Jordan Cerf as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Universal Television