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[05/07/14 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 7 - Odds & Ends
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!
RECOVERY ROAD (ABC Family; W: Bert V. Royal & Karen DiConcetto; D: Lawrence Trilling) - Kyla Pratt and Justin Prentice have both scored roles on the drama pilot, about Maddie (Samantha Logan), who has reputation as a party girl who doesn't think she has a problem, until she's confronted one day by her school guidance counselor and forced to choose between expulsion and rehab. Trying to save face, Maddie chooses to spend her nights living with other recovering addicts at a rehab facility, and her days pretending everything is perfectly normal among her high school classmates and her closest friends. Pratt will play Trish Collins, "Maddie's roommate at the rehab facility"; with Prentice as Dallas, "the uber-popular, devious and Machiavellian yet sentimental high school bad boy." (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - TBS has passed on its comedy pilot "Living the Dream," about a former "most likely to succeed" star student (Jake Sandvig) who returns to his hometown after losing his job (Deadline.com); TNT has likewise passed on its drama pilot "Guilt by Association" while discussions are underway about retooling the Sharon Stone-led "Agent X" (Deadline.com); Daniel Sharman is bound for season two of "The Originals" as "the handsome, devilish and charming new witch in the French Quarter's coven" (EOline.com); HGTV has decided not to move forward with the Benham Brothers' series "Flip It Forward" (@HGTV); and Amy Paffrath has been tapped to host VH1's new reality series "Dating Naked" (Deadline.com).
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[10/29/20 - 12:25 PM]
OWN Announces First-Look Deal with Holly Carter and Releve Entertainment, An All3Media America Company
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[10/29/20 - 12:01 PM]
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[10/29/20 - 12:00 PM]
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[10/29/20 - 12:00 PM]
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[10/29/20 - 11:39 AM]
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[10/29/20 - 11:30 AM]
Nickeloden Announces All-New Midnight Society for Season Two of Beloved Horror Anthology Series, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
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[10/29/20 - 11:08 AM]
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Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams, and Kenya Moore return this season.
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[10/29/20 - 11:02 AM]
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In the film, a lonely recluse's life is upended when her train wreck of a sister vows to mend their relationship by helping her fulfill her lifelong dream: to be a contestant on her favorite game show.
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[10/29/20 - 10:17 AM]
Lark Voorhies to Make Special Appearance on "Saved by the Bell" Premiering Wednesday, Nov. 25 on Peacock
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Mario Lopez star in the new series, reprising their roles as Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater.
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[10/29/20 - 10:00 AM]
CBS All Access Announces Additional Casting for "Why Women Kill" Season Two
They join previously announced cast members Allison Tolman and Nick Frost.
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[10/29/20 - 09:30 AM]
The CW Network Sets Premiere Dates for New Season
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[10/29/20 - 09:30 AM]
Amazon Prime Video Acquires Drama Series "Tell Me Your Secrets," Psychological Thriller Starring Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, Hamish Linklater and Enrique Murciano
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[10/29/20 - 09:19 AM]
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[10/29/20 - 09:13 AM]
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[10/29/20 - 09:01 AM]
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