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[05/26/15 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 26
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!
CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, THE (Lifetime/Fox 21/Lionsgate; W: Linda Woolverton; D: Pierre Morel) - Charlene McKenna ("A.D.: The Bible Continues") is the latest to be cast in the drama pilot, based on Jean M. Auel's book which takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla (Millie Brady), a child of the "Others." She'll play Iza, "Brun's (Hal Ozsan) sister and the Clan's medicine woman." Johnny Ward also stars. (Deadline.com)
GET DOWN, THE (Netflix/Sony; W: TBA; D: Baz Luhrmann) - Jimmy Smits ("Sons of Anarchy") has joined the cast of the period drama, set in 1970s New York City, about a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers who are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other, armed only with verbal games, improvised dance steps, some magic markers and spray cans. He'll play Francisco Cruz, aka "Papa Fuerte," "a South Bronx political boss who delivers services the City fails to provide - jobs, housing, healthcare, etc. A big man with brass, he navigates downtown politics the same way he handles his uptown turf - with ease and a touch of deception." Herizen Guardiola, Justice Smith, Mamoudou Athie, Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Tremaine Brown, Jr. also star. (Deadline.com)
UNARMED (HBO, New!) - Oscar-winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) is spearheading a potential limited series at the pay channel centering on Amos Searl, "a civilian psychiatrist new to his practice at an Armed Forces medical center that specializes in treating amputees and burn victims, critically wounded veterans just returned from America's recent wars. A double amputee from life's wars himself, Searl - a man who has always questioned authority - tries to make sense and give meaning to our soldiers, the young men and women who are trying, like him, to find their way home." Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke) is set to pen the Warner Bros. Television-based project, "which is looking for a director in anticipation of a pilot order." Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly will also executive produce via their Timberman-Beverly Productions banner. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Caitlin Carver's Lacey Briggs and Yani Gellman's A.J. Menendez from ABC's "Oil" are the latest freshman roles set to be recast (Deadline.com); Dylan Bruce will recur on NBC's "Heroes Reborn" in a top secret role (Deadline.com); SallyAnn Salsano is stepping down as showrunner of "The Real" to focus on her production company 495 Productions (Deadline.com); and Max Greenfield will drop by "American Horror Story: Hotel" in a yet-to-be-revealed capacity (@MrRPMurphy).
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[04/29/26 - 04:01 PM]
"American Idol" Scores 5.3 Million Total Viewers with Biggest Audience in Over 2 Months During Taylor Swift Night
Monday's episode was the No. 1 entertainment program on the night among Total Viewers (5.34 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.42 rating).
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[04/29/26 - 02:41 PM]
Record Breaker! ESPN Airs Most-Viewed First Round Game 5 Ever on Cable, Extending Milestone Run of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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[04/29/26 - 12:17 PM]
First-of-Its-Kind Competition Reality Series "Designed to Last" Begins Streaming May 5
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[04/29/26 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix Announces the Emmy Nominated Masterpiece, "Bad Thoughts," Tom Segura's Dark and Twisted Comedic Series, Will Return for Its Second Season on May 24
In this six-episode dark comedic series, Tom Segura navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world.
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Announces New Adult Animated Comedy Series "Dad's House"
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas" Debuts May 13
The film is a tapestry of personal vignettes from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in America.
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[04/29/26 - 09:46 AM]
Netflix Wins Romantic Drama "Lovesick," Orders Hot Package Straight-to-Series
The straight-to-series Netflix drama stars Danes as Annika, a renowned breast cancer surgeon whose world changes after receiving her own cancer diagnosis.
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[04/29/26 - 09:13 AM]
CNN FlashDoc "Behind the Bob: Vogue's Anna Wintour" Now Streaming on CNN App
The documentary special is now streaming at CNN.com/Watch and on the CNN app for streaming subscribers and will air Sunday, May 3 at 8pm ET on CNN, just one night before the iconic Met Gala.
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[04/29/26 - 09:05 AM]
"The Other Bennet Sister" Premiere: BritBox Shines a Light on Austen's Overlooked Heroine This May
Other highlights include "Twenty Twenty Six," "I Literally Just Told You," and "QI."
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM]
Celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday with "Ocean with David Attenborough"
The world's preeminent natural historian turns 100 on May 8.
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM]
Season 2 of "Ransom Canyon" Returns to Netflix on Thursday, July 23, 2026
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[04/29/26 - 09:00 AM]
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[04/29/26 - 08:28 AM]
First Look at Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Robert De Niro in "The Whisper Man," Premiering August 28th
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[04/29/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts First Look Teaser & New July 9 Premiere Date for "The Five Star Weekend"
The series stars Jennifer Garner, D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant.
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[04/29/26 - 08:00 AM]
TLC Unveils New Season of "90 Day: The Last Resort" as Six Couples Face Make-or-Break Moments in an English Castle
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