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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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.







SHARDS, THE (FX)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
4/18/23 - 7/18/25
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
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
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Television
· Ryan Murphy Television