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		[05/24/12 - 11:03 PM] Development Update: Thursday, May 24 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) | 
	 
	
		
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 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! 
 ANIMAL PRACTICE (NBC) - JoAnna Garcia ("Better with You") has been cast as the new female lead in the comedy, about George Coleman (Justin Kirk), a veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners. She'll play Dorothy Crane, George's ex-girlfriend who returns to his life as the new hospital director... with a fianceé in tow. Amy Huberman originated the role in the pilot. Bobby Lee, Tyler Labine, Betsy Sodaro and Kym Whitley also star in the Universal Television-based half-hour, from co-creators Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Garcia spent the past development cycle as the female lead of "Oh F---, It's You," a comedy pilot which didn't move forward to series at CBS. (Deadline.com)
 AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "The Simpsons" mainstay Mike Scully has inked a seven-figure, multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television where he'll develop new series projects as well as join the studio's new NBC comedy "The New Normal" as a co-executive producer (Deadline.com); Grant Bowler has been tapped to star opposite Lindsay Lohan in Lifetime's Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton biopic "Liz & Dick" (Deadline.com); and Vanessa Ray will guest on "Pretty Little Liars" as Jason's (Drew Van Acker) ex-girlfriend and "the person that schooled Alison (Sasha Pieterse) in the wicked ways of the world" (TVLine.com).
 
		
 
		
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		[11/03/25 - 02:01 PM] Cole Escola Joins Season 3 of Netflix's "One Piece" A master of performance and precision, Bon Clay is as dangerous as they are dazzling - a theatrical assassin who turns combat into art.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 01:34 PM] FX Orders "Untitled Snowfall Spinoff" Drama Series Set in '90s Los Angeles soon after the end of the original series, a recovering addict strives to take West Coast rap mainstream  -  while gang wars erupt and record labels move to exploit hip hop culture for their own gain. 
 
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		[11/03/25 - 11:42 AM] FOX Sports Unveils 2025-26 College Basketball Schedule Featuring Marquee Matchups Across FOX, FS1 & More Beginning Saturday, November 8, the "FOX Primetime Hoops" slate begins with an elite non-conference matchup between preseason No. 22 Michigan State and No. 14 Arkansas at 7:00 PM ET on FOX.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 11:00 AM] CBS Premiere Week Leads Live+7 Multiplatform Viewership with Television's #1 Show "Tracker" and Four of the Top Five Series The network claimed 10 of the top 20 series, twice as many top 20 shows as the competition.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 10:14 AM] The Hunt Starts Now  -  Stream All "Predator" Films on Hulu Catch up on the franchise collection before the theatrical release of 20th Century Studios' "Predator: Badlands," which is the newest chapter in the "Predator" universe, hitting theaters November 7.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 10:14 AM] Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules" Returns with an All-New Group of SUR-vers on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 9 P.M. ET/PT on Bravo Plus: "Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons" looks back at over a decade of "Vanderpump Rules'" most iconic moments and never-before-seen footage on Tuesday, November 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 10:03 AM] CNN Films Announces Broadcast Premiere of "Prime Minister" on Sunday, November 16 at 9pm ET/PT From award-winning filmmakers Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz, the feature documentary is a rare, intimate portrait of the tenure of New Zealand's former prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. 
 
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		[11/03/25 - 10:02 AM] MGM+ Greenlights True-Crime Docuseries "The Hillside Strangler" The four-part true-crime docuseries explores the infamous murders that gripped Los Angeles in the late 1970s and the exhaustive investigation that followed.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 09:04 AM] Video: Peacock Debuts Official Trailer and Key Art for Fourth and Final Season of "Bel-Air" In season four of Peacock's "Bel-Air," Will tries to balance the fun and excitement of senior year with the expectations that have brought him to this moment.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 09:01 AM] AMC Networks' "Best Christmas Ever" Returns with Month-Long Celebration of the Holidays Beginning November 29 Highlights include "The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Cold Cruel Christmas" and "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Holiday of Horrors." 
 
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		[11/03/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Let It Bro! "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie" Official Trailer Is Here The trailer also features the first single from the movie, "Coming Home This Christmas" featuring Kenny G, which is now available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and YouTube Music.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 08:00 AM] Video: First Look at Upcoming FOX Series "Best Medicine" Starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, Josh Segarra & Cree The series centers on Dr. Martin Best (Josh Charles), a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child with his Aunt Sarah (Annie Potts). 
 
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		[11/03/25 - 07:15 AM] Erika Kirk to Receive Inaugural "Charlie Kirk Legacy Award" at 2025 FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Thursday, November 6th Beginning at 8 PM/ET, The Patriot Awards will stream live on FOX Nation with an encore presentation to air on FNC at a later date. 
 
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		[11/03/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Is It Cake? Holiday" - Season 2 Official Trailer - Netflix Three "Is It Cake" alum and three baking heavy hitters try to fool celebrity judges with their incredible hyper-realistic cakes.
 
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		[11/03/25 - 06:31 AM] Video: "Sesame Street" Is Coming to Netflix - Official Trailer - Netflix This freshly reimagined "Sesame Street" series features characters you love, fan-favorite segments  -  and new ways to play!
 
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