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[06/09/15 - 11:21 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, June 9 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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FAME (Lifetime, New!) - Josh Safran ("Smash") is spearheading a revival of the movie-turned-TV series, which "revolves around a group of adults struggling to balance high pressures of life at a performing arts college along with the trials and drama of their personal lives." Writer Lawrence D. Cohen and original creator Michael Gore were behind a previous attempt in 2001-02 for ABC. MGM Television and A+E Studios will co-produce the new incarnation with Nigel Lythgoe, Chad Gutstein and Charles Segars also among the executive producers. (THR.com)
WAY, THE (Hulu/Universal; W: Jessica Goldberg; D: Mike Cahill) - Actress Michelle Monaghan ("True Detective") and director Mike Cahill (Another Earth) have both signed onto the upcoming drama, which examines a family at the center of a controversial faith-based movement struggling with relationships, marriage and power. She'll play Sarah Cleary, "a high level member of a controversial movement navigating the truths - and untruths - colliding in her life." (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Leonard Roberts has been cast as Dennis Schatzman in FX's "American Crime Story," succeeding Gbenga Akinnagbe (Deadline.com); Chuck Tatham has inked a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television where he'll be promoted to executive producer on the studio's "Modern Family" (Deadline.com); NBC has extended the cast options on "Unveiled" co-stars Will Kemp, Stephan James and Mouzam Makkar as part of an effort to redevelop the drama pilot under a new writer (Deadline.com); Sean Maguire's Robin Hood and Rebecca Mader's Wicked Witch have been promoted to series regular on "Once Upon a Time" (THR.com); and Lucy Liu will visit HBO's "Girls" as "a version of herself" (TVLine.com).
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[08/04/25 - 01:58 PM] Video: "Shipwreck Hunters Australia" - Season 2 - Official Trailer - Streaming August 27 on Disney+ The team is diving into six epic new missions along Western Australia's ruggedly beautiful "Treasure Coast."
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[08/04/25 - 12:52 PM] "King & Conqueror" Commands Key Licensing Deals in Global Markets The epic historical drama starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been licensed to Prime Video in the United States.
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[08/04/25 - 11:35 AM] FOX Nation Greenlights Two New Seasons of "God. Family. Football." Season three will premiere on Thursday, August 7, with eight new episodes airing weekly and season four will follow come fall 2026.
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[08/04/25 - 11:00 AM] Video: Trailer Debut - Hulu's New Unscripted Series "Are You My First?" All 10 episodes drop Monday, August 18 with the premiere also broadcast on ABC that night following an all-new episode of
"Bachelor in Paradise."
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[08/04/25 - 10:03 AM] "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" Premieres Tuesday, August 12 at 8/7c on FOX The special will highlight interviews from Sylvester Stallone, Vince McMahon, Mick Foley, Bill Goldberg, Jimmy Hart and Mark Henry with additional interviews from WWE Superstars including Alexa Bliss, Jacob Fatu and Charlotte Flair.
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[08/04/25 - 10:00 AM] Video: All-New Trailer and Poster for "Electric Bloom" Revealed Ahead of Disney+ Debut on Sept. 17 The first 13 episodes of the music-driven comedy series will stream September 17 on Disney+, with the remaining episodes hitting Disney+ on October 15.
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[08/04/25 - 09:04 AM] New Season of "Mountain Men" Premieres September 3 on History Marking Tom Oar's Farewell Season With mounting challenges and high stakes, veterans and rookies alike must dig deep to protect their freedom and preserve the frontier way of life.
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[08/04/25 - 09:02 AM] Ice-T to Host A&E's New Special "Fame and Fentanyl" Providing an Unflinching Look at the National Epidemic The two-hour special premieres Monday, August 25 at 9pm ET/PT on A&E.
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[08/04/25 - 09:01 AM] NBC Renews Hit Show "American Ninja Warrior" for Season 18 Season 17 has reached more than 23 million total viewers across NBC and Peacock so far this summer.
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[08/04/25 - 08:06 AM] Video: MGM+ Unveils "Let the Devil In" Official Trailer The project is a haunting and mysterious four-episode documentary series about a decades-old tragedy that destroyed one family and ignited the darkest fears of a small New Jersey town.
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[08/04/25 - 08:01 AM] Sope Dirisu Will Star in "All the Sinners Bleed" - A New Series from Joe Robert Cole and Based on the Novel by S.A. Cosby. Haunted by his mother's death, the first Black sheriff in a Bible Belt county hunts for a serial killer preying on the Black community in the name of God.
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[08/04/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Love Is Blind: UK" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix A new batch of singles in the UK search for love sight unseen. Who will make it from the pods, to living together, to all the way up the aisle?
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[08/04/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Highest 2 Lowest" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+ The fifth collaboration between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest, is in theaters August 15 and streaming September 5 on Apple TV+.
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[08/04/25 - 06:05 AM] NBC Sports Announces Courtside Reporters and NBA Insider for Upcoming NBA Coverage Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, and Zora Stephenson are joining its NBA coverage as courtside reporters with Grant Liffmann as an NBA Insider focusing on front office news.
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[08/04/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Magic City: An American Fantasy" - Official Trailer - Starz This star-studded documentary explores the rise of Atlanta's iconic strip club, Magic City, and its massive influence on hip-hop culture.
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