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[07/18/25 - 11:56 PM] Development Update: Week of July 14-18 Updates include: FX greenlights dramas "Cry Wolf," "The Shards"; Hulu renews "Vanderpump Villa" for third season; and Bridget Moynahan to visit "Boston Blue" at CBS.
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[05/23/25 - 11:39 PM] Development Update: Week of May 19-23 Updates include: Prime Video cancels "The Wheel of Time" after three seasons; NBC rounds out cast of comedy pilot "Stumble"; and Starz opens writers' rooms for three projects.
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[02/14/25 - 11:44 PM] Development Update: Week of February 10-14 Updates include: John Lithgow to play Dumbledore in HBO's "Harry Potter" TV series; Matthew Rhys to lead "Widow's Bay" at Apple TV+; and Lexi Minetree cast as Elle Woods in Prime Video's "Legally Blonde" prequel series.
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[05/31/24 - 11:41 PM] Development Update: Week of May 27-31 Updates include: Paramount+ shutters "Dungeons & Dragons" series; Charlie Hunnam, Adria Arjona to lead Amazon's "Criminal"; and Acorn TV's "The Chelsea Detective" starts third season.
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[04/18/23 - 11:21 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, April 18 Updates include: Netflix orders second season of "Perfect Match"; Anna Camp among latest bound for Peacock's "Hysteria!"; and Paramount+ takes new stab at "Galaxy Quest" TV series.
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SHARDS, THE (FX)
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
4/18/23
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7/18/25
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STATUS: currently in development (2025-2026 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE: ordered to series |
DESCRIPTION: (from FX's press release, July 2025) First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character's world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Graham Campbell as Thom Wright · Homer Gere as Robert Mallory · Igby Rigney as Bret Easton Ellis · Kaia Gerber
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Bret Easton Ellis as BOOK/CRTR/EP · Brian Young as EP · Kathleen McCaffrey as EP · Max Winkler as EP/DIR (Pilot) · Nick Hall as EP · Ryan Murphy as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Television · Ryan Murphy Television
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