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[05/27/03 - 12:00 AM] Development Update: May 27 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
BOY MEETS BOY (Bravo, New!) - The cable channel has committed to six episodes of America's first primetime gay-themed reality dating series. Like ABC's "The Bachelor," the series will feature a single man looking for love in a pool of 15 potential mates. The twist is that some of the suitors are actually heterosexual men who were paid by the producers to pretend to be gay, unbeknownst to the eligible bachelor. Dani Behr ("Extra") hosts the series, which wrapped production in Palm Springs on May 17. Douglas Ross co-created and is executive producing the project which is set for a July bow.
DINNER FOR FIVE (IFC) - Jon Favreau's chatfest is set to return for a third season as IFC has greenlighted 13 new episodes of the half-hour series. Production is set to start in August with several episodes expected to highlight an upcoming film, such as a recent "Daredevil"-themed outing. IFC shot 23 episodes of "Dinner" over the course of its first two seasons.
HURT BURT (FX, New!) - Stand-up Bert Kreischer will topline this new reality series that is reportedly close to a half-hour series or series of shorts order from the cable channel. The project, inspired by a feature Kreischer did for FX's "The X Show," features the comedian as he spends the day in another person's shoes, whether it be an exterminator and an attack dog trainer to an arena league quarterback. Barry Katz ("Last Comic Standing") is executive producing the project.
ONE TREE HILL (WB) - The Frog has named Ann Lewis Hamilton ("Party of Five") as the executive producer/showrunner of the project which is set for a midseason 2004 bow.
THE ORLANDO JONES SHOW (FX) - Lenny Kravitz, The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs are set as the debut guests for Orlando Jones' new half-hour talk show, which premieres Monday, June 16 at 11:00/10:00c. Eddie Feldmann and Erwin Stoff are executive producing the series with Grammy Award-winning producer Dallas Austin as the music director.
TARZAN & JANE (WB) - P.K. Simonds ("Party of Five") has been tapped as the executive producer/showrunner of the Frog's "Tarzan" update. Simonds will share duties with Laura Ziskin, David Gerber, Eric Kripke and Molly Newman ("7th Heaven") on the project.
TRASH TO CASH (FX, New!) - The cable channel is reportedly close to greenlighting this new series starring comedian John DiResta (of the short-lived UPN comedy "DiResta"). The half-hour reality project will feature DiResta and his designer brother scouring neighborhoods looking for old pieces of furniture to refurbish as they help people do major decorating projects on very tight budgets. Barry Katz, one of the executive producers of the project, describes it as "Trading Spaces" for the blue-collar set.
UNTITLED ROSEANNE PROJECT (ABC) - The Alphabet network's reality series starring comedian Roseanne Barr is set to bow in late July. 13 episodes of the untitled project, which tracks Barr as she pitches her forthcoming ABC Family cooking series, have been shot.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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[04/29/26 - 12:17 PM] First-of-Its-Kind Competition Reality Series "Designed to Last" Begins Streaming May 5 Hosted by Maria Menounos, the Hulu series follows three teams of architects, engineers, and inventors as they compete in 10-hour build challenges, modifying tiny homes to withstand specific environmental hazards.
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[04/29/26 - 10:31 AM] Netflix Announces the Emmy Nominated Masterpiece, "Bad Thoughts," Tom Segura's Dark and Twisted Comedic Series, Will Return for Its Second Season on May 24 In this six-episode dark comedic series, Tom Segura navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world.
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM] Netflix Announces New Adult Animated Comedy Series "Dad's House" In small-town suburban Australia, thirteen year old child of divorce, Sean, spends every second weekend with his laidback, but well meaning dad, Ian.
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM] HBO Original Documentary "The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas" Debuts May 13 The film is a tapestry of personal vignettes from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in America.
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[04/29/26 - 09:46 AM] Netflix Wins Romantic Drama "Lovesick," Orders Hot Package Straight-to-Series The straight-to-series Netflix drama stars Danes as Annika, a renowned breast cancer surgeon whose world changes after receiving her own cancer diagnosis.
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[04/29/26 - 09:13 AM] CNN FlashDoc "Behind the Bob: Vogue's Anna Wintour" Now Streaming on CNN App The documentary special is now streaming at CNN.com/Watch and on the CNN app for streaming subscribers and will air Sunday, May 3 at 8pm ET on CNN, just one night before the iconic Met Gala.
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[04/29/26 - 09:05 AM] "The Other Bennet Sister" Premiere: BritBox Shines a Light on Austen's Overlooked Heroine This May Other highlights include "Twenty Twenty Six," "I Literally Just Told You," and "QI."
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM] Celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday with "Ocean with David Attenborough" The world's preeminent natural historian turns 100 on May 8.
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM] Season 2 of "Ransom Canyon" Returns to Netflix on Thursday, July 23, 2026 The new season of the beloved western drama, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, features eight brand new episodes.
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[04/29/26 - 09:00 AM] Video: The Main Stage Is Set - Trailer and Guest Judges Revealed for "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 11 Premiering May 8 on Paramount+ Brian Tyree Henry, Bronwyn Newport, Christina Ricci, Cooper Koch, Evan Mulrooney, Gina Gershon, Jamal Sims, Janelle James, Juno Temple, Kate Hudson, La Toya Jackson, Law Roach and ReneƩ Rapp will serve as celebrity guest judges for the eleventh season.
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[04/29/26 - 08:28 AM] First Look at Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Robert De Niro in "The Whisper Man," Premiering August 28th When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as "The Whisper Man."
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[04/29/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: Peacock Debuts First Look Teaser & New July 9 Premiere Date for "The Five Star Weekend" The series stars Jennifer Garner, D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloƫ Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant.
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[04/29/26 - 08:00 AM] TLC Unveils New Season of "90 Day: The Last Resort" as Six Couples Face Make-or-Break Moments in an English Castle This season, "90 Day Fiance" couples Jenny and Sumit, Shekinah and Sarper, Kara and Guillermo, Paola and Russ, Thais and Patrick, and Rebecca and Zied have all reached relationship breaking points.
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[04/29/26 - 06:36 AM] Video: "Lukkhe" - Official Trailer - Prime Video "Lukkhe" is an adrenaline filled, musical drama set in the beating heart of Punjab.
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[04/29/26 - 06:01 AM] Apple TV Unveils First Look at "Trying" Season Five, Premiering Globally July 8 The eight-episode comedy will make its global return to Apple TV with its first episode on Wednesday, July 8, followed by one episode weekly through Wednesday, August 26.
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