 |
 |
[10/11/11 - 10:58 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 11
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
|
|
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!
10 YEARS (NBC, New!) - Courteney Cox and David Arquette's proposed comedy, which "tracks the ebb and flow of a 10 year relationship for a recently separated couple in the center of a group of friends and family," has found a home at the Peacock. Howard J. Morris ("In Case of Emergency") is penning the half-hour, which comes from ABC Studios and Cox and Arquette's Coquette banner. (Deadline.com)
THE MEADOWS (NBC, New!) - "Memphis Beat" creators Liz W. Garcia and Joshua Harto have sold a new drama to the Peacock about "the outsider from the wrong side of the tracks was able to rise to the top and explores the dark mystery that threatens to take it all away from him." Said hour, from Universal Television-based Stuber Pictures, would follow two parallel storylines: "the 1960s odyssey of Lucia "Lucy" Cortes who flees an abusive marriage with her 12-year-old son Tommy to start over in Las Vegas and the present day in which Tommy is a powerful, enigmatic casino owner poised to become the King of Vegas." Scott Stuber and Quan Phung then will executive produce alongside Garcia and Harto. (Deadline.com)
MOTHER TERESA (ABC, New!) - Teresa Strasser (TLC's "While You Were Out") is on track to bring her book "Exploiting My Baby: Because It's Exploiting Me" to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television is behind the half-hour, which would track "a working mom whose slightly estranged, hippy mother comes back to live with them to take care of the new baby." Julia Franz and Jamie Tarses then will executive produce alongside Strasser, who will pen the adaptation. (Deadline.com)
THE NEXT INSANELY GREAT THING (NBC, New!) - Feature writer Daniel Taplitz ("Red Dog") has booked a new drama at the Peacock about "the last company town in America when the suburban townspeople agree to become test subjects for a high-tech company's social-media experiments, with unexpected, hilarious and emotionally gripping results." Said hour, which is inspired by a true story, comes from ABC Studios and the studio-based producers Ian Sander and Kim Moses. (Variety.com)
THE PREGNANCY PROJECT (Lifetime, New!) - Alexa Vega ("Spy Kids") is set to star in a new original movie at the cable channel "based on the true story of 17-year-old Washington state high-school student Gaby Rodriguez who pretended to be pregnant in an effort to explore conventional stereotypes and the treatment of pregnant teens for a senior year school project." Norman Buckley is on board to direct the project from a script by Teena Booth ("The Pregnancy Pact") with Barbara Lieberman and Tom Patricia serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
STEEL MAGNOLIAS (Lifetime, New!) - Director Kenny Leon ("A Raisin In The Sun") and executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are looking to reteam for a small screen take on the much-ballyhooed 1989 film "Steel Magnolias" featuring an all-black cast. Sally Robinson ("Iron Jawed Angels") is writing the project, which will be "set in Louisiana and explore the bond among a group of women in the present day." Robert Harling penned the feature based on his play of the same name. Zadan and Meron's Sony Pictures Television-based Storyline Entertainment is producing. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED DAVID LAMPSON/ANDREW LEEDS PROJECT (FOX, New!) - David Lampson and Andrew Leeds (NBC's "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer") have booked a new comedy at the network about "a larger-than-life family man who constantly finds himself overly involved in the lives of those around him to help them reach their full potential." Said half-hour is set up at Sony Pictures Television with Julia Franz and Jamie Tarses executive producing. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED HANNIBAL BURESS PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Comedian Hannibal Buress is set to topline a potential comedy at the network to be co-written by Jonah Hill. The project, details of which are still being finalized, has a script commitment with a penalty attached. 20th Century Fox Television is behind the half-hour with Hill and 3 Arts Entertainment's Dave Becky executive producing and Buress serving as a producer. (Deadline.com)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WARRIORS (FOX, New!) - Mike Sikowitz ("Rules of Engagement") has booked a new single-camera comedy at the network about "the lives of five high school basketball teammates who have remained close friends and basketball buddies into their 30s." Sony Pictures Television is behind the half-hour, which FOX has given a script plus penalty order. No other auspices were given. (THR.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - NBC has asked for six additional scripts of its sophomore drama "Harry's Law" (Deadline.com); Rafi Gavron will play "the deadbeat but charming boyfriend of preggo coffee girl" Zoe (Rosa Salazar) on NBC's "Parenthood" (TVLine.com); Meredith Monroe will visit "Hart of Dixie" as "a very important former Bluebell resident who has ties to a few of the characters we already know and love" while Megan Stevenson will turn up as "Zoe's New York pal who pays an unexpected visit to Bluebell" (TVLine.com, Zap2It.com); production on Syfy's "Face Off" has resumed following last week's labor dispute (Deadline.com); Rachael Harris will guest on "New Girl" as "a quirky vice principal at the school where Jess (Zooey Deschanel) teaches" (EW.com); plus Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson have been cast as the main antagonists on season three of "Justified" (EW.com).
|
|
|
 [october 2011]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | | | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[04/23/25 - 10:00 AM]
New HBO Original Comedy Special from Jerrod Carmichael "Don't Be Gay" Debuts May 24
Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael returns to the stage for his fourth HBO stand-up special.
|
[04/23/25 - 09:10 AM]
MGM+ Orders "American Hostage" (wt), Thrilling Anthology Series from Sony Pictures Television, Starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Actor Jon Hamm
The psychological thriller is set in the 1970s and tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
|
[04/23/25 - 09:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Cast for Milestone Tenth Season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars"
In this new season, there will be 18 All Stars, the largest in the franchise's herstory, returning to compete in the ultimate competition for the crown.
|
[04/23/25 - 09:00 AM]
Jesse Collins Entertainment Returns as the Production Team for the "77th Emmy Awards," Broadcasting Live Coast to Coast, Sunday, Sept. 14 on CBS
This marks their third consecutive year as executive producers of television's biggest night.
|
[04/23/25 - 08:16 AM]
Video: "Grantchester" Season 10 Trailer
Get ready for the thrilling, moving, and mysterious new season, premiering June 15 only on "Masterpiece Mystery!" on PBS.
|
[04/23/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Six singles check into a motel looking for love, but there's a twist: Their situationships are invited too. Can these hookups turn into real romance?
|
[04/23/25 - 08:01 AM]
Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date and Debuts New Tease Art for Season Three of "The Summer I Turned Pretty"
The series will return on Wednesday, July 16, and will have an 11-episode third season.
|
[04/23/25 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "Pee-Wee as Himself" Debuts May 23
Driven by a soul-baring interview with Paul Reubens, the man behind the iconic character Pee-wee Herman, "Pee-Wee as Himself" is the definitive portrait of the comedic performer, and a window into his never before discussed personal life.
|
[04/23/25 - 07:09 AM]
Shudder Announces Multi-Project Deal with Queens of Horror The Boulet Brothers
"The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" has been renewed for a seventh season, and the show's all-star spinoff format "The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans" has been renewed for season two.
|
[04/23/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Heads of State" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Two heads are better than one. Idris Elba and John Cena are "Heads of State," coming to Prime Video July 2.
|
[04/23/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Wednesday" Season 2 - Official Teaser Trailer - Netflix
Part 1 is coming on August 6. Part 2 is coming on September 3.
|
[04/23/25 - 05:04 AM]
Kendrick Lamar Leads "2025 American Music Awards" Nominations with 10 Nominations
Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories.
|
[04/23/25 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Cheat: Unfinished Business" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Sun, scandal and second chances collide in this reality show in which former cheaters reconnect with their exes. With Amanda Holden and Paul C. Brunson.
|
[04/23/25 - 12:01 AM]
Video: Netflix Drops Trailer for Crime Drama "Secrets We Keep", Set in Denmark's Wealthiest Neighborhood
When a neighbor's au pair vanishes from her wealthy suburb, Cecilie seeks answers - and unravels secrets that shatter her seemingly perfect world.
|
[04/22/25 - 07:03 PM]
Hulu's "Get Real" House Event Brings Together the Biggest Names in Reality TV and Delivers Major Announcements
The ultimate crossover event gathered 150 unscripted TV icons and creatives including Alex Cooper, Khloé Kardashian, Jesse Palmer, Alfonso Ribeiro, Vanna White, and more all under one roof.
|
|
|
|
