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[07/13/12 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Friday, July 13
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!


AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Jennifer Lopez confirmed her exit from "American Idol" during an appearance on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" (RyanSeacrest.com); Joel McHale is set to recur on "Sons of Anarchy" as "a handsome con man who picks the wrong person to double-cross" (TVLine.com); Christian Antidormi is bound for "Spartacus: War of the Damned" as Tiberius, "who's prepared to use any means necessary to vanquish Liam McIntyre's Spartacus, and impress his own father, Marcus Crassus (Simon Merrells)" (TVLine.com); Ed Asner will return to "Hawaii Five-0" as world-class smuggler August March during the second episode of the new season (Deadline.com); and Joss Whedon's web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" will make its broadcast premiere on The CW during the upcoming TV season (TVLine.com).






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· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· SONS OF ANARCHY (FX)
· SPARTACUS (STARZ)





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