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[10/30/14 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 30
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!
COLONY (USA/Legendary/UCP; W: Carlton Cuse & Ryan Condal; D: Juan José Campanella) - Tory Kittles ("True Detective") has been cast in the drama pilot, about a family torn by opposing forces and making difficult choices as they balance staying together with surviving the struggle of the human race. He'll play Broussard, "a strong but kind man with a hidden past and a double life." Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amanda Righetti, Peter Jacobson, Alex Neustaedter and Gonzalo Menendez also star. (Deadline.com)
DAEDALUS 6 (FX, New!) - Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit ("Super Fun Night") have set up a new half-hour at the cable channel, "a science fiction comedy set in the distant future." Michael Showalter and Jonathan Stern of Abominable Pictures are also attached as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
NIGHT MANAGER, THE (AMC, New!) - The cable channel has given the limited series, based on the John le Carre novel and starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston, a straight-to-series pickup of six-to-eight episodes. David Farr penned the adaptation, about Jonathan Pine, "a British soldier turned luxurious hotel night auditor. Pine crosses paths with a French-Arab woman named Sophie with ties to Richard Onslow Roper, an English black marketeer who specializes in weapons. The woman provides Pine with incriminating documents, which he forwards to a friend in British intelligence. After Sophie winds up dead, Pine works with intelligence operatives and goes undercover as part of a sting against Roper to avenge Sophie's death." Ink Factory is producing. (THR.com)
UNTITLED DAN KOPELMAN PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Dan Kopelman ("Rules of Engagement") has booked a multi-camera comedy at the Eye about "four best friends from college who are still living together as bachelors 10 years after graduation." Said effort comes from Warner Bros. Television with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment also serving as an executive producer. (Deadline.com)
ZOOBIQUITY (FOX, New!) - Stephen Nathan and Jonathan Collier ("Bones") are developing a new drama at the network about "a dynamic group of doctors helping treat patients by searching for correlation in an unexpected place - the animal kingdom." 20th Century Fox Television is behind the hour, which is based on the 2013 nonfiction book written by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers. Spencer Medof will also executive produce with Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers producing. (THR.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Adam Rodriguez is bound for at least five episodes of NBC's "The Night Shift" as "an Air Force vet that served in Iraq whose personal experiences have led him to investigate his cases with an Eastern medicine perspective" (Deadline.com); "Friends with Better Lives" co-star Zoe Lister-Jones has inked a talent holding deal with producer 20th Century Fox Television (Deadline.com); Kelly Reilly, Michael Irby, Abigail Spencer and Leven Rambin are among the latest faces on track for "True Detective" (Deadline.com);
"Game of Thrones" co-stars Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau have closed deals to continue on the series through its seventh season, with each being paid close to $300,000 an episode (Deadline.com); Fred Melamed has been cast as the father to Ben Schwartz's Clyde on "House of Lies" (THR.com); Adrian Lester will recur on "Red Band Society" as "a disheveled, world-renowned international neurologist with unconventional methods" (TVLine.com); Tuc Watkins will visit "Major Crimes" as "a judge who is acting as a Special Master" for Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke) (TVLine.com); Diane Neal will travel to "NCIS: New Orleans" as her "NCIS" character, Agent Borin (TVLine.com); and Kara Zor-El (aka Kara Danvers) and Alexandra "Alex" Danvers are being cast as the lead characters on CBS's "Supergirl" (TVLine.com).
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[08/29/25 - 10:46 AM]
National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Global Acquisition of Streaming Rights to Werner Herzog Documentary "Ghost Elephants" Following Venice World Premiere
The documentary will make its U.S. premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend.
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[08/29/25 - 10:08 AM]
"Prison Break" Turns 20: Executive Producer Dawn Olmstead Curates Episode Collections on Hulu
It's been 20 years since Michael Scofield entered Fox River State Penitentiary on a mission: break brother Lincoln out.
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[08/29/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "French Lover" - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[08/29/25 - 08:02 AM]
Video: Prime Video Unveils Paris Trailer and New Cast for the Final Episodes of "The Summer I Turned Pretty"
Joining the series in recurring roles are Corinna Brown, Fernando Cattori, Isaline Prevost Radeff, and Jahz Armando.
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[08/29/25 - 05:43 AM]
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Directed by Per Simonsson and named after the band's most enduring hit, "Sounds of Summer" is a breezy, very inspiring 97-minute ride that follows Gessle from small-town outsider to pop trailblazer.
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[08/29/25 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "RIV4LRIES" - Official Trailer - Netflix
At a middle school in Pisa, no one has ever challenged the cool kids - until new girl Terry arrives with bold ideas and the rivalries begin.
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[08/29/25 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "Love Is Blind: UK" Season 2 - The Reunion - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[08/28/25 - 02:03 PM]
Wonder Project Announces October 5 Streaming Subscription Launch Date on Prime Video and Premiere Date for "House of David" Season Two; Unveils First Look Images of the Hit Drama Series
Season Two of the biblical drama series House of David from Wonder Project and Amazon MGM Studios follows the aftermath of the battle between David and Goliath and David's rise to the throne.
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[08/28/25 - 12:12 PM]
Video: "The Hospital" - A Comedy Improv Sketch Show - Premieres Wednesday, September 10
The Hospital offers a "behind-the-scenes" look at what happens when you mix improv comedy with total medical negligence.
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[08/28/25 - 11:02 AM]
Shudder Launches Biggest Ever Programming Event "Season of Screams" - Featuring a Monster Lineup of New Films, Series and Live Watch Parties on Shudder TV - From September 1 Through December 31
Shudder's "Season of Screams" features highly anticipated films such as the acclaimed Dangerous Animals, a new installment in the popular "V/H/S" franchise - "V/H/S/Halloween" - and the found footage breakout hits "House on Eden" and "Hell House LLC: Lineage."
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[08/28/25 - 11:01 AM]
MGM+ Greenlights "Words + Music," Inspired by the Critically Hailed Audible Original Series, Featuring Grammy Winners Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, John Legend and Alanis Morissette
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[08/28/25 - 10:06 AM]
ESPN Unveils Deep Roster of NBA Game Commentators for 2025-26 Season
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[08/28/25 - 10:05 AM]
HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television" Debuts September 9
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[08/28/25 - 10:01 AM]
Video: National Geographic Documentary Films Unveils Trailer for "Lost in the Jungle," the Unbelievable Story of Four Indigenous Children Who Survived a Plane Crash in the Amazon, Ahead of World Premiere at Telluride Film Festival
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[08/28/25 - 09:38 AM]
Video: Tubi Debuts Trailer for Stand-Up Comedy Special "Rel Talk" from Lil Rel Howery
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