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[06/19/12 - 11:22 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, June 19 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!
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "Fringe" executive producer Jeff Pinkner is departing the FOX series in order to pursue other projects, leaving J.H. Wyman as the sole showrunner (TVGuide.com); "Smallville" alums Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders will serve as co-showrunners of The CW's "Beauty and the Beast" alongside co-creators Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper (THR.com); TNT has passed on its Tricia Helfer-led drama pilot "Scent of the Missing," based on Susannah Charleson's book about an adrenaline junkie who leads a canine search-and-rescue team (Deadline.com); Christopher and Kyle Massey have filed a lawsuit against "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp" producer Associated Television International over being shut out from the Bio-turned-Lifetime series (Deadline.com); Xander Berkeley has booked an eight-episode arc on "Being Human" as the father of Tracy Spiridakos and Jon Cor's characters (Deadline.com); Frank Grillo has been tapped to play Hilary Swank's husband in the HBO movie "Mary & Martha" (Deadline.com); Charisma Carpenter is in talks to be upped to series regular on "The Lying Game" (Variety.com);
Michael Imperioli will guest on the summer finale of "Necessary Roughness" as "a legendary record producer, with whom TK (Mehcad Brooks) crosses paths in an unlikely place" (EW.com); Brian Dietzen has been promoted to series regular on "NCIS" (EW.com); Emilie de Ravin likewise has been named a regular cast member on "Once Upon a Time" (TVLine.com); Tim Heidecker is bound for "Workaholics" as the leader of "a religious group of weight lifters that use the power of the Lord to break baseball bats over their knees" (EW.com); Robbie Amell will visit "Pretty Little Liars" as the older brother of Brant Daugherty's Noel (TVLine.com); Rupert Friend has joined the cast of "Homeland" as "a button-down CIA analyst who oversees a critical operation" (THR.com); Mark Pellegrino will guest on "Grimm" as "one of Hank's (Russell Hornsby) high school buddies whose daughter goes missing" (TVLine.com); Katalyst Media is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles for $1.4 million in damages for pulling out of "California DMV: Field Offices," a reality series ordered by truTV back in August (Deadline.com); and Chad Coleman and Angelica Celaya are the latest faces set to drop by "Burn Notice" (THR.com).
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[06/05/25 - 12:30 PM] Shocking Limited True Crime Docu-Series, "Butchers of L.A.," Premieres Thursday, June 26 on SundanceTV, Sundance Now and AMC+ Airing weekly, the three-part series sheds new light on the horrifying crimes of the "Freeway Killers" who terrorized Southern California over two decades.
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[06/05/25 - 11:01 AM] ESPN Events Announces 17-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2025-26 Season Bowl Season will begin Saturday, December 13, with the 10th edition of the ESPN Events' Cricket Celebration Bowl.
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[06/05/25 - 11:00 AM] Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date, First Look Images, and Teaser Art for "Butterfly," Starring and Executive Produced by Daniel Dae Kim The spy-thriller series will premiere all episodes on August 13 and also stars Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau.
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[06/05/25 - 10:32 AM] ESPN Reveals 33-Game College Football Bowl Season Slate for 2025-26 The postseason slate, including 17 ESPN Events' owned-and-operated bowls, starts Saturday, December 13, and runs through Friday, January 2.
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[06/05/25 - 10:04 AM] "My Big Fat Fabulous Life," "90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?" and "Welcome to Plathville" Return This July This July, TLC expands its summer slate with the return of three hit series - each offering new beginnings, evolving relationships, and unforgettable personalities navigating love, family, and personal growth.
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[06/05/25 - 10:01 AM] Starz Renews "The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast" for Season Two The docuseries, which dives deeper into the real stories of the Black Mafia Family figures who inspired the "BMF" scripted series, will also serve as a complement to the fourth season of "BMF," premiering Friday, June 6.
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[06/05/25 - 10:01 AM] Video: "Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel" - Official Trailer - Netflix In the mid-2000s, a new clothing brand emerged, capturing the attention of fashion enthusiasts and young adults across America.
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[06/05/25 - 10:01 AM] HBO Original Documentary "Surviving Ohio State" Debuts June 17 The film tells the story of the male victims of Dr. Richard Strauss, a sports medicine physician and serial sex abuser employed by The Ohio State University (OSU) from 1978 to 1998.
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[06/05/25 - 10:01 AM] Video: ALLBLK Releases Trailer and Key Art for Original Feature Film, "Operation: Aunties" Premiering Friday, July 11 After an attempted trafficking incident impacts her family, professor and blockchain expert Dr. Carol Cleavers (Melissa De Sousa) uncovers a dark web trafficking ring targeting women through a rideshare app.
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[06/05/25 - 10:00 AM] Prime Video Reveals First Look Images from the Upcoming Music Drama Series "The Runarounds" Featuring original music performed by the band at the center of the story, the eight-episode series will premiere this fall exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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[06/05/25 - 09:46 AM] First Look: Hulu's "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" Hulu's new limited series starring Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox will premiere August 20 with two episodes.
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[06/05/25 - 09:35 AM] MGM+ Unveils "The Institute" Key Art and Eerie First Look Images The series follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.
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[06/05/25 - 09:21 AM] Academy Award-Winner Octavia Spencer Celebrates Her Southern Roots and Showcases Outstanding Home Cooks in New Series "Family Recipe Showdown" Set in New Orleans, Octavia serves as the host of the series which also features Southern cooking royalty Edgar "Dook" Chase as the resident expert.
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[06/05/25 - 09:03 AM] Reunion Announcement: Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Reunion Special" Premieres July 1st Join the cast for a special season two reunion hosted by Nick Viall.
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[06/05/25 - 08:05 AM] Video: "The Gold" Trailer Welcome to the 1980s, awash with cheap money and loosened morals, and witness the extraordinary and epic story premiering Sunday, October 5 on PBS.
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