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[07/17/14 - 11:25 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 17
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!
GRACE & FRANKIE (Netflix; W: Howard J. Morris & Marta Kaufman; D: Tate Taylor) - June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn have both scored roles on the comedy series, which focuses on nemeses Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) facing the last chapter of their lives, though not in the way they expected. When their husbands (Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston) announce they are in love with each other and plan to get married, the women find their lives both turned upside down and to their dismay, permanently intertwined. Raphael will play Brianna, "the older daughter of Grace and Robert, who rebels against Grace's emphasis on appearances and decorum, but despite her keen awareness of who she's not, she struggles to define who she is"; while Vaughn is set as Nwabudike, "or 'Bud,' as he prefers to be called, Frankie and Sol's son. Adopted at a young age from Uganda, Bud identifies more as an American Jew than an African man. He works at his father's law firm, keeps kosher, and often finds himself in the position of perpetual peacekeeper." (Deadline.com)
MAD DOGS (Amazon, New!) - Cris Cole's import of his U.K. thriller - which follows the reunion of four forty-something guys who head to Belize to visit their old school friend, when things take an unexpected and dark turn - has found a new home at Amazon where it has received a pilot order. Originally put into development at FX last year, said effort comes from Sony Pictures Television and Shawn Ryan's studio-based MiddKid Productions. Charles McDougall in on board to direct from a script by Cole with Ryan likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
MARVEL'S DAREDEVIL (Netflix/ABC Studios; W/D: Drew Goddard) - Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") is the latest addition to the drama series, which stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, who fights against injustice by day as a lawyer and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City. She's set as Karen Page, the titular hero's longest-running love interest from the comics. Elden Henson, Peter Shinkoda, Rosario Dawson and Vincent D'Onofrio also star. (@stevendeknight)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Sony Pictures Television is reportedly in talks with TV Land to bring its former CBS pilot "Gaffigan" to the cable channel (Deadline.com); ABC Studios has extended the options on the cast of its former NBC pilot "The Pro," which may find a new home at FOX (Deadline.com); "Cabot College" and "Sober Companion" likewise await word from the new FOX regime about midseason orders (Deadline.com);
Microsoft has shuttered Xbox Entertainment Studios, a move that won't affect upcoming projects "Signal to Noise," "Halo" and the "Halo Digital Feature" (Deadline.com); Rob Kerkovich has joined the cast of "NCIS: New Orleans" as a forensic scientist (Deadline.com); ITV Studios America is currently shopping a domestic take on its U.K. mainstay "Saturday Night Takeaway" (Deadline.com); and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Chris Wood and Marco James are all bound for the new season of "The Vampire Diaries" (EW.com, TVGuide.com).
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[07/29/25 - 04:00 PM]
Video: Teaser Trailer & Poster - Korean Hulu Original "Tempest"
The new spy thriller with an international cast, including Gianna Jun, Gang Dongwon, John Cho and more, is launching with three episodes on September 10 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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[07/29/25 - 02:26 PM]
Discovery Channel August Programming Highlights
This August, the all-new series "Truck Dynasty" premieres alongside new seasons of "Deadliest Catch," "Contraband: Seized at the Border," "Bering Sea Gold," "Mysteries of the Abandoned," and "Expedition X."
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[07/29/25 - 12:32 PM]
"Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe" to Air Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 9 P.M. ET/PT on NBC and Next Day on Peacock
Hosted by Joe Manganiello, the one-hour special celebrates the debut of Universal Orlando Resort's Universal Epic Universe and explores the imagination, innovation and storytelling behind the groundbreaking new theme park.
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[07/29/25 - 12:07 PM]
Video: "Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson" - NBC
Get an exclusive first look at the new four-part behind-the-scenes series, featuring Gloria Estefan, Jonas Brothers, Lizzo and Teddy Swims.
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[07/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 21: "Happy Gilmore 2" Finds Its Happy Place at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Mystery thriller "Untamed" spent another week at No. 1 on the English TV List.
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[07/29/25 - 11:46 AM]
ABC Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky Averaged 1.5 Million Viewers, Up 17% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said audience peaked with 1.7 million viewers.
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[07/29/25 - 11:30 AM]
Chilling Crime Thriller Based on the Unbelievable Real-Life Case, "Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story," Set to Premiere on Thursday, August 28, Exclusively on AMC+
Additionally, a three-part Sundance Now original true crime docu-series about the ordeal, "Chloe Ayling: My Unbelievable Kidnapping," will premiere with all episodes on Thursday, September 25, exclusively on Sundance Now and AMC+.
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[07/29/25 - 11:00 AM]
ABC Announces Fall 2025 Premiere Dates on the Heels of Scoring the Top 5 Programs in Adults 18-49 for the 2024-2025 Season
New series "9-1-1: Nashville" and returning series "9-1-1" and "Grey's Anatomy" will now premiere Thursday, October 9.
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[07/29/25 - 10:01 AM]
Video: Wakanda's War Dogs - "Marvel Studios' Legends"
"Legends" unleashes a rousing remembrance of deeds done daringly by Wakanda's own War Dogs.
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[07/29/25 - 10:01 AM]
Premiere Date Announcement: Hulu Original Documentary "Blood & Myth"
After a series of shocking violent crimes shatter a remote native village in Northern Alaska, one man embarks on a journey to investigate a terrifying paranormal connection.
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[07/29/25 - 09:31 AM]
Welcome Claudia Doumit and Ellie De Lange to "3 Body Problem" Season 2
The future is closer than you think.
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[07/29/25 - 09:09 AM]
TNT Sports to Present Summer and Fall Savannah Bananas Games
All of TNT Sports' coverage of Banana Ball will also be simulcast on HBO Max for all U.S. subscribers.
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[07/29/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Lost Bus" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+
The film is a white-knuckle ride through one of America's deadliest wildfires, as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno.
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[07/29/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Millionaire" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this documentary, a Chilean man hits the headlines when his damaged lottery ticket claiming a life-changing jackpot sparks a national investigation.
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[07/29/25 - 07:18 AM]
Apple TV+ Announces "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age"
Tom Hiddleston narrates the next epic chapter in the groundbreaking natural history series, premiering globally on November 26.
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