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[12/02/14 - 11:33 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, December 2 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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FRAUDS (FOX, New!) - Gil Ozeri ("Happy Endings") has set up a potential single-camera comedy at the network "that centers on a family of two-bit criminals who decide to pull off an elaborate Ponzi scheme." Sony Pictures Television is behind the half-hour with the studio-based David Caspe and Jamie Tarses likewise executive producing alongside Rough House Pictures. (THR.com)
UNTITLED JONES & BEE PROJECT (TBS; W: Jason Jones & Samantha Bee; D: TBA) - Natalie Zea ("The Following") has scored the female lead on the comedy pilot, about hopeful dad Nate (Jason Jones), who hops in the car with his wife and two young kids for a 24-hour adventure to the Keys. She'll play said wife, Robin, "an offbeat but warm woman who can't understand why her husband Nate has cheaped out and cashed in their airline tickets right before their family vacation." (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - "Wipeout" creator Matt Kunitz has inked an overall TV deal with Lionsgate Television (Deadline.com); Brandon T. Jackson is the latest to sign onto NBC's "Mr. Robinson" as "Craig's younger brother Ben, the guitarist for Nasty Delicious; he's a care-free optimist who is convinced that their big break is just around the corner" (Deadline.com);
Gbenga Akinnagbe is bound for "The Following" as Tom, "a handsome and charming Hostage Rescue Team agent for the FBI" (Deadline.com); Steven Weber is set for two episodes of The CW's "iZOMBIE" as "a charismatic CEO of an energy drink company" and has also been cast as Thomas Jefferson on "Sleepy Hollow" (EW.com, TVLine.com); Manu Bennett's Slade Wilson will return to "Arrow" for its 14th episode this season (MTV.com); and Chris Elliott will visit "Nurse Jackie" as "an idiosyncratic patient at All Saints who has legally changed his name to "Vigilante Jones" in a bid to fight crime in New York" (THR.com).
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[04/24/26 - 12:00 PM] What's New on HBO Max This May Highlights include season two of "On The Roam," comedy special "Josh Johnson: Symphony," documentary series "U.S. Against The World: Four Years With The Men's National Soccer Team," new episode of "The Yogurt Shop Murders," and documentary "The A List: 15 Stories From Asia And Pacific Diasporas."
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[04/24/26 - 09:01 AM] Zizians Documentary Series Set at HBO The multi-part documentary series explores the Zizians, an enigmatic group of young technologists who garnered national attention in 2025 after law enforcement linked members of the group to a series of violent crimes across the country.
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[04/24/26 - 08:59 AM] NBA Playoffs Return to NBC Sports Delivers Big Viewership Gains Over First Three Nights NBC Sports' first six NBA Playoff games averaged 4.9 million viewers, up 38% vs. comparable coverage last year and the most-watched for the first Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights of the playoffs since 1994.
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[04/24/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: New Featurette - Hulu Original Series "Rivals" Season 2 Ahead of the highly anticipated second season of the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning "Rivals," Hulu has released a new recap featurette.
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[04/24/26 - 08:00 AM] La La Anthony, Rutina Wesley, Taylor Polidore Williams, DeVaughn Nixon and Alexxis Lemire Join Season 4 of Hulu's Hit Legal Drama "Reasonable Doubt" as Recurring Guest Stars Morris Chestnut, Joseph Sikora and Brandee Evans also return as recurring guest stars.
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[04/24/26 - 07:01 AM] "Scooby-Doo: Origins" Starts Production in Atlanta A modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog.
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[04/24/26 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Gordon" - First Look - Netflix Based on the novel by Marcelo Larraquy, "Gordon" arrives on Netflix in 2026.
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[04/23/26 - 11:41 PM] Prime Video Unleashes UK's Biggest Digital Stars in Highly Anticipated Comedy Reality Series, "Would You Rather: Decide to Survive" The series will launch exclusively worldwide on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories in June 2026.
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[04/23/26 - 09:00 PM] The Vampire Lestat's Gritty Cover of Billy Idol's Legendary Song "Dancing with Myself" Is Now Available on All Digital Platforms AMC Global Media and Lakeshore Records released the single on the Vampire Lestat artist profile pages at major digital music services, including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
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[04/23/26 - 03:13 PM] "Euphoria" Season 3 Premiere Surpasses 20M Global Viewers, Up 68% vs. Season 2 Episode 2 matched the premiere with approximately 8.5 million U.S. viewers in its first three days.
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[04/23/26 - 02:50 PM] Goal! ESPN Airs Two Most-Viewed First Round Game 2's on Cable Ever, Continuing Successful Start to 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday's Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup (Game 2, 7 p.m. ET) delivered 1.6 million viewers and Tuesday's Boston Bruins-Buffalo Sabres matchup (Game 2, 7:30 p.m.) delivered 1.2 million viewers, setting the new Game 2 record.
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[04/23/26 - 02:02 PM] "The Cult of Natureboy," A New Four-Part Docuseries That Offers a Raw and Unfiltered Look Inside a Modern Cult, Premieres April 28 on Hulu In 2016, a rising social media star named Eligio Bishop, also known as "NatureBoy," used his platforms to recruit followers into a group he called Carbon Nation, encouraging them to abandon their families and join his vision of a self-proclaimed Black utopia.
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[04/23/26 - 01:03 PM] Apple TV Sets New Comedy Series, Elizabeth Banks to Star and Executive Produce The series is set to begin production in Los Angeles this year.
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[04/23/26 - 12:19 PM] USA Sports Delivers Most-Watched Match in LOVB Volleyball History to Cap Inaugural Season of Record Viewership on USA Network The first Finals match on Thursday, April 16, which Salt Lake won 3-2 in a closely-contested fifth set, averaged 163,000 viewers, ranking as the most-watched LOVB game of all-time.
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