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[06/08/12 - 11:19 PM] Development Update: Friday, June 8 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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BRICKLEBERRY (Comedy Central) - Kaitlin Olson, Tom Kenny, David Herman, Jerry Minor and Roger Black have all joined the cast of Daniel Tosh's animated comedy, about a group of dysfunctional forest rangers at a national park that is facing closure until a new ranger comes in to whip everyone into shape and save the park. Tosh himself voices a cute bear cub named Malloy. The series, from Fox 21, debuts Tuesday, September 25 on the cable channel. (EW.com)
CEDAR COVE (Hallmark) - Dylan Neal ("Ringer") is the latest to join the network's first original drama, about Judge Olivia Lockhart (Andie MacDowell) whose Cedar Cove Municipal Court is the professional milieu and social microcosm of issues the judge will face in her own day-to-day life with family and friends. He'll play "the new editor of the small town's newspaper and potential love interest for Lockhart." Writer Bruce Graham and director Michael Scott are behind the project, which is based on Debbie Macomber's book series. Scott, Macomber, Allen Lewis, Caroline Moore, Dan Wigutow and Harvey Kahn are the executive producers. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Henry Ian Cusick won't return for the second season of "Scandal" while recurring player Joshua Malina has been upped to series regular (THR.com, TVGuide.com); Cinemax's "Strike Back" will kick off its second season on Friday, August 17 with back-to-back episodes (EW.com); "Modern Family" co-executive producer Abraham Higginbotham will be promoted to executive producer as part of a new two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television (Deadline.com); Billy Brown is set to recur on "Sons of Anarchy" as Damon Pope's (Harold Perrineau) right hand man (Deadline.com); "How to Live with Your Parents" director Julie Anne Robinson has closed a one-year development deal with producer ABC Studios where she'll helm at least one pilot next season (Deadline.com); Creed Bratton has been cast as studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck in Lifetime's original movie "Liz & Dick" (Variety.com); Valerie Cruz is bound for "Homeland" as "a military intelligence officer who goes with Carrie (Claire Danes) on a sensitive mission in Beirut" (EW.com);
Matt Gerald will recur on "Dexter" as "a blue-collar violent criminal" (EW.com); newcomer Meghan Falcone has been tapped as the "hot groupie roommate" of Maggie Grace's Faith on "Californication" (EW.com); Rocky Carroll is the latest "NCIS" co-star set to return for season 10 (TVLine.com); Evan Katz has joined "Body of Proof" as an executive producer while the show is currently casting two new regulars (TVLine.com); Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace will make his acting debut on Lifetime Movie Network's "The Eleventh Victim" as a Georgia detective who works very closely with Jennie Garth's ADA Hailey Dean (TVGuide.com); Greg Grunberg will guest on ABC Family's upcoming comedy "Baby Daddy" as the absentee father to Jean-Luc Bilodeau and Derek Theler's characters (TVLine.com); Disney XD has ordered a second season of "Ultimate Spider-Man" (THR.com); Kristen Hager has been upped to series regular on "Being Human" while Amy Aquino will recur as "a vibrant, strong woman who runs the local soup kitchen" (Deadline.com, THR.com).
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[05/05/25 - 03:04 PM] Hugely Popular #OneChicago Franchise Returns to NBC for 2025-26 Season The current seasons of "Chicago Med," "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D." have reached nearly 46 million total viewers this season to-date across NBC and Peacock.
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[05/05/25 - 03:00 PM] Video: The First Look Trailer of Paramount+ Original Series "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" Is Available Now The 10-episode series is the newest installment of the global NCIS franchise and will premiere this fall on Paramount+.
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[05/05/25 - 11:03 AM] ABC News Live Announces Daily Show on the Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, Hosted by Eva Pilgrim and Launching Friday, May 9 The series will deliver real-time updates and analysis of the defense and prosecution as Combs faces federal charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
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[05/05/25 - 11:00 AM] Meet the Brick-Tastic Duos Heading Into Season 5 of "LEGO Masters," Returning May 19 at 8/7c on FOX! Hosted by actor and executive producer Will Arnett, hit unscripted series returns this summer with an epic fifth season featuring a new batch of talented teams and unique themed-out episodes throughout the series.
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[05/05/25 - 10:29 AM] Dive Into Summer with Your Favorite Disney Movies During Freeform's "30 Days of Disney" This June Highlights include the world television premieres of Disney Pixar's "Elemental" and Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Strange World" and a lineup of must-watch films from the Walt Disney film catalog.
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[05/05/25 - 09:55 AM] Keith Urban to Be Honored with AMC Triple Crown Award at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards Live on Prime Video Urban will be honored with numerous performances of his songs by fellow artists at the Academy of Country Music Awards Presented by Carnival Cruise Line.
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[05/05/25 - 09:41 AM] BET+ Greenlights "Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas", From Tyler Perry Studios, Starring LeToya Luckett, Khadeen Indrea, Porscha Coleman, Briana Price, and Jennifer Sears in the Ensemble Cast A fresh extension of the "Sistas" universe, the series will premiere on Monday, June 9, on BET, the day of the 2025 BET Awards, and will be available to stream on BET+ starting Tuesday, June 10.
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[05/05/25 - 09:30 AM] Showtime Original Series "The Chi" Adds Kyla Pratt, Punkie Johnson, Reagan Gomez and Tammy Townsend "The Chi" will premiere Friday, May 16 on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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[05/05/25 - 09:01 AM] Paramount+'s Smash Hit "Tulsa King" Adds Kevin Pollak for Season Three Pollak will play the series regular role of Special Agent Musso, an FBI agent who has an axe to grind.
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[05/05/25 - 09:00 AM] "Ocean with David Attenborough" to Debut June 7 on National Geographic and Stream Globally Next Day on Disney+ and Hulu on World Oceans Day Presented by the celebrated 98-year-old broadcaster and produced by Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios, the film shares with a global audience the importance of the world's oceans and the story of how we can, and must, restore the glory of Earth's vast, interconnected waters.
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[05/05/25 - 08:36 AM] Video: "Highest 2 Lowest" - Official Teaser - Apple TV+ Denzel and Spike are back for collab #5. Can you handle it?
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[05/05/25 - 08:22 AM] MTV Announces New Series "Caught in the Act: Double Life" Premiering Tuesday, June 3rd at 9PM ET/PT This new addition to the "Caught in the Act" franchise delivers the high-stakes investigations, juicy reveals and emotional confrontations fans expect, now with a fresh focus on exposing secret lives across various relationships.
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[05/05/25 - 08:03 AM] New Cover Edition of "We'll Always Have Summer" Featuring Lola Tung, Chris Briney, and Gavin Casalegno Revealed Amazon will offer an exclusive hardcover edition that will be available for purchase through Amazon on Thursday, June 12.
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[05/05/25 - 08:01 AM] Netflix Announces Cast of Adult Animated Comedy Series "Long Story Short" The ensemble includes Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Angelique Cabral, Nicole Byer, as well as recurring guests Dave Franco and Michaela Dietz.
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[05/05/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: Prime Video's "Motorheads" Shifts Into Gear With Official Trailer and Key Art Debut All 10 episodes will be available on May 20, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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