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[12/11/14 - 11:18 PM] Development Update: Thursday, December 11 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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BLACK GOLD (Starz, New!) - Author Benjamin Percy (The Wilding) and director James Ponsoldt (Spectacular Now) are set to team for a potential drama at the pay channel billed as "a modern-day Western set in a Dakotas boomtown that revolves around oil drilling and fracking." FremantleMedia North America is behind the hour. (THR.com)
TERRESTRIAL, THE (USA, New!) - Feature writer Gary Dauberman (Annabelle) is developing a new drama at the cable channel about "a schizophrenic man, who after his estranged teenage daughter goes missing, is forced to confront his troubled past as he begins to believe his daughter's kidnappers are the same as the ones that abducted him 10 years prior: aliens." Fox Television Studios-based Fabrik Entertainment is behind the hour with the company's Mikkel Bondesen, Henrik Bastin and Kristen Campo also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Ashley Hinshaw is the latest cast in the new season of "True Detective" (Deadline.com); Winston Duke is set for three episodes of The CW's "The Messengers" as Zahir Zakaria, "a fiery journalist from Mali who is determined to seek justice after an agricultural experiment by Plowman Family Farms goes wrong in a West African village" (Deadline.com); A.J. Buckley has joined the cast of TNT's "Murder in the First" as Marty "Junior" Mulligan, "Hildy's (Kathleen Robertson) brother, a police officer who is recently promoted into her unit" (Deadline.com); Blair Underwood is set to recur on "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" as "May's (Ming-Na Wen) estranged ex-husband Dr. Andrew Garner" (THR.com); Mary Murphy reportedly won't return as a judge for the upcoming season of "So You Think You Can Dance" while producers are eyeing Paula Abdul as a replacement (Deadline.com); and Jason Butler Harner is the latest to visit "Scandal" in another top secret role (EW.com).
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[05/16/25 - 11:48 AM] "American Idol" Sunday and Monday "Disney" Nights Tower Over the Competition Sunday's episode of "American Idol" earned 5.27 million Total Viewers and a 0.62 rating in Adults 18-49.
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[05/16/25 - 11:26 AM] Video: "Death Valley" - BritBox Original Trailer A retired actor. A struggling young detective. They're the perfect crime-fighting duo - when they get along.
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[05/16/25 - 11:02 AM] NBC to Air Encore of "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" on Sunday, June 8 The special, which originally aired February 16 live on NBC and Peacock, has garnered 22 million viewers across all platforms.
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[05/16/25 - 11:02 AM] Video: BET+ Original Movie - Official Trailer - "To Get Her" In a foreign country, a mother, her sister, and her friend must take matters into their own hands to rescue her missing daughter.
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[05/16/25 - 10:00 AM] Prime Video Announces Multi-Title Licensing Deal with Glitch Productions, Starting with Fan-Favorite Indie Web Series "Murder Drones" The fan-favorite series has garnered over 270 million views on YouTube captivating audiences with its unique blend of humor, horror, and survival in a frozen post-apocalyptic world with hormonal (and sometimes murderous) robots.
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[05/16/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "The Heart Knows" - Official Trailer - Netflix After a heart transplant, Manuel feels a personality shift and explores his donor's life, leading him to meet the widowed Vale and her community.
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[05/16/25 - 08:00 AM] "Mickey 17" Begins Streaming Exclusively on Max May 23 From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of "Parasite," Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience.
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[05/16/25 - 06:01 AM] Lady Gaga Takes the Stage at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event Tudum LIVE is Netflix's global fan event, named after the iconic sound that plays at the start of every Netflix movie, series or event.
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[05/16/25 - 06:00 AM] Starz Adds Shameik Moore to Cast of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" as "Breeze," A Pivotal Character in the "Power" Universe Moore will join the cast as a series regular in the prequel series' upcoming fifth season, which has also been confirmed as the final season.
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[05/15/25 - 03:30 PM] CNN to Exclusively Air Live George Clooney's Five-Time Tony Nominated Broadway Play "Good Night, and Good Luck" on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm ET Across CNN Platforms Clooney commented, "I can't tell you how exciting it is to do something that's never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone."
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[05/15/25 - 02:07 PM] "9-1-1" Hits Six-Month High as Show Builds Toward Season Finale Standing as the No. 1 non-sports telecast of the night in the key Adult demo, "9-1-1" delivered 6.48 million Total Viewers and a 0.63 rating among Adults 18-49 on linear.
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[05/15/25 - 01:59 PM] Max Original Documentary "Bloody Trophy" Debuts May 16 A hard-hitting journalistic investigation into the illegal rhino horn trade leads straight to Poland and exposes the shadowy involvement of the Vietnamese mafia.
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[05/15/25 - 01:05 PM] ABC News Studios Announces "Hey Beautiful: Anatomy of a Romance Scam" Begins Streaming May 20, Only on Hulu There's big money in the lonely-hearts business with online scammers primed to take advantage of vulnerable women around the world.
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