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[07/02/12 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Monday, July 2
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!
HEMLOCK GROVE (Netflix) - Kandyse McClure and Lili Taylor have both landed roles on the upcoming original series, "a gripping tale of murder, mystery and monsters set in a ravaged Pennsylvania steel town." The former will play Dr. Chausser, "an animal behaviorist with a PHD with a history of self destruction," while Taylor will recur as the Gypsy mother of Landon Liboiron's Peter, a suspect in the murder of a young girl. Bill Skarsgard, Dougray Scott, Famke Janssen, Freya Tingley and Penelope Mitchell also star in the project, which is based on Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name. (Deadline.com, TVLine.com)
REVOLUTION (NBC) - Elizabeth Mitchell ("V") is the latest addition to the Peacock's new drama, about a group of people struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist. She'll play Rachel Matheson, the mother of Tracy Spiridakos's and Graham Rogers's characters, who abandoned them in the years following the blackout. Andrea Roth originated the role in the pilot, but was subsequently recast. Daniella Alonso, David Lyons, Giancarlo Esposito, J.D. Pardo, Maria Howell, Tim Guinee and Zak Orth also star in the project, due on Monday nights this fall. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "Unforgettable" co-stars Michael Gaston, Kevin Rankin, Daya Vaidya and Britt Lower won't return for the show's newly revived second season (@Daya10);
Chord Overstreet is in talks to become as a series regular on "Glee" while the show's 15 current regulars will all return in some capacity (Deadline.com); USA has finalized pilot orders for its long-in-the-works single-camera comedies "Paging Dr. Freed" and "Sirens" (Deadline.com); "Jessie" star Debby Ryan will guest on "The Glades" later this month as "an employee at a luxury medical spa where one of the co-owners turns up dead" (TVLine.com);
Terry Crews has booked a five-episode arc on "The Newsroom" as a bodyguard/unofficial life coach for Jeff Daniels's Will McAvoy (EW.com); ABC has slated the two-hour season finale of "The Bachelorette" for Sunday, July 22 alongside its first live "After the Final Rose" special (EW.com); and Agnes Bruckner will guest on two episodes of "Covert Affairs" as "a café owner in Moscow who befriends Annie (Piper Perabo) during one of her missions" (TVGuide.com).
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[06/08/23 - 03:01 PM]
2023 NBA Finals on ABC Continues to Generate Strong Viewership: Game 3 Draws Average Audience of 11,237,000 Viewers
Viewership for the 2023 NBA Playoffs on ESPN platforms is up seven percent year over year, averaging 6,090,000 viewers through 34 games.
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[06/08/23 - 02:04 PM]
Video: Peacock Releases First Look Clip of "Twisted Metal's" Iconic Sweet Tooth Character (Voiced by Will Arnett) Out of Summer Game Fest
The live-action TV series is based on the classic PlayStation game series, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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[06/08/23 - 01:32 PM]
Lace Up Those Skates and Hit the Ice! All-New Series, "Breaking the Ice," Premieres Thursday, July 6 at 9PM ET on WE tv
Produced by Sirens Media, the eight hour-long episodes follow Washington DC area-based ice skating champion, Rory Flack, and her groundbreaking journey to lead the first all diverse, competitive synchronized ice skating team.
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[06/08/23 - 01:00 PM]
HBO Gives Series Order to "Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project" (w/t), Starring Mark Ruffalo and Produced in Association with wiip
Based on an original idea, the series follows a task force of law enforcement officers and the criminals they are trying to apprehend.
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[06/08/23 - 12:51 PM]
Video: ALLBLK Drops Dynamic Trailer for Season Two of Hit Legal Drama Series "Lace" Premiering Thursday, June 29
After the explosive events of last season, the incomparable Lacey McCullough's (Maryam Basir) world has been thrown into a downward spiral.
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[06/08/23 - 12:31 PM]
Video: "The Witcher" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Destiny brought them together. Dangerous forces are trying to tear them apart. Geralt and Yennefer fight to keep Ciri safe as war brews on the Continent.
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[06/08/23 - 12:04 PM]
Showtime Sports Presents "Goliath," The Complete Story of Wilt Chamberlain
Brash and confident, Chamberlain changed the way the game is played, broke records and racial barriers and challenged the unwritten rules for all athletes, especially black basketball players, conforming to his own standards on or off the court.
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[06/08/23 - 11:57 AM]
Lifetime Sets August 5 Airdate for "Boy in the Walls," From Executive Producer and Director Constance Zimmer
Directed by Emmy nominee Constance Zimmer, "Boy in the Walls" tells the story of people who discover there is someone secretly living inside their home.
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[06/08/23 - 11:42 AM]
BYUtv's "Studio C" Renewed for Seasons 17 & 18; Entire Original Cast to Return for 200th Episode
Season 18 will kick off with a celebratory hour-long 200th episode featuring 18 past and current cast members, including the return of all 10 originals.
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[06/08/23 - 11:15 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Ranks Among the Week's and Season's Top 5 Syndicated Talk Shows in Households and Total Viewers
On average for the 2022-2023 season, "Tamron Hall" is improving over the same weeks last season in Total Viewers and Women 25-54.
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[06/08/23 - 10:45 AM]
Hulu Orders "Vanderpump Villa" Unscripted Series from Bunim Murray and Lisa Vanderpump
"Vanderpump Villa" follows the hand-picked staff of Lisa Vanderpump's luxury French villa as they live and work together to navigate every extravagant desire of their well-to-do guests.
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[06/08/23 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Warrior" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Max
Peace never lasts. A new season premieres June 29, only on Max.
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[06/08/23 - 10:01 AM]
The CW Network Picks Up Original Drama Series "Sullivan's Crossing" for a Second Season
Based on the books by #1 New York Times Bestselling author Robyn Carr, the series stars Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray and Scott Patterson and makes its debut on The CW Wednesdays this fall.
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[06/08/23 - 09:31 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu Original "Secret Chef"
From executive producer and chef David Chang, comes a sly twist and playful turn on the food competition series.
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[06/08/23 - 09:01 AM]
Venture Bros. Fans Rejoice with All-New Original Film "The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart"
Based off one of Adult Swim's longest-running, award-winning original adult animated series, the film will be available to purchase Digitally on July 21 and on Blu-ray Disc on July 25.
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