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[07/14/15 - 11:28 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, July 14 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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BERLIN STATION (Epix/Paramount; W: Olen Steinhauer; D: Michaël Roskam) - Richard Jenkins ("Olive Kitteridge") is the first to be cast on the upcoming drama, about Daniel Meyer, a newly anointed case officer who has arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistleblower named Thomas Shaw. He'll play Steven Frost, "a veteran of the Cold War who serves as the CIA's Chief of the Berlin Station." (Deadline.com)
EMERALD CITY (NBC/Universal; W: David Schulner ; D: Tarsem Singh) - Oliver Jackson Cohen, Ana Ularu and Gerran Howell have all been cast in the upcoming drama, in which Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) and her K9 police dog are transported to another world, one far removed from our own - a mystical land of competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy. The former will play the "handsome, mysterious and quick-witted" Lucas; with Ularu as West, "a force of nature who has entered an unholy alliance with the Wizard"; and Howell as the "brave, adventurous and perpetually positive" Jack. In addition, Tarsem Singh (Self/less) has been tapped to direct all 10 episodes of the series. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Peter Krause has been tapped as the new male lead on ABC's "The Catch," taking over for Damon Dayoub as Keiran Booth (Deadline.com); Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana Studio are developing a TV series based on the feature "Hotel Transylvania" (Deadline.com); Mahedi Rakib and Katherine Crawford will both recur on "Graceland" beginning with its fifth episode (THR.com); Justin Kirk and Tara Summers will visit "You're the Worst" as "a couple whom Gretchen (Aya Cash) meets at the local coffee shop" (THR.com); Fred Willard will drop by ABC Family's "Kevin from Work" as "a veteran actor who befriends Roxie (Jordan Hinson), the sister of the series' titular character" (TVLine.com); and Jonathan Betuel is working on a new "The Last Starfighter"-themed TV show (Variety.com).
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[10/03/25 - 02:17 PM] ESPN's Record-Setting '25 MLB Wild Card Series Across eight games, the MLB Wild Card Series is averaging 4.4 million viewers, up 65% from last year.
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[10/03/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "27 Nights" - Official Trailer - Netflix When a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.
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[10/03/25 - 04:01 AM] Video: "Steve" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
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[10/03/25 - 03:02 AM] Miguel Herran Will Play Poli Diaz in "El Porto the Vallecas," the New Film by Daniel Calparsoro for Netflix Inspired by true events, the film follows the life of Policarpo "Poli" Díaz (Miguel Herrán), a young man from Vallecas who, despite a childhood marked by poverty and family violence, became a boxing legend in 1980s Spain, even fighting for the world lightweight title.
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[10/03/25 - 03:01 AM] Netflix Honors Jane Goodall with Posthumous Release of "Famous Last Words" Docuseries Following Her Passing The series showcases reflective interviews with some of the world's most influential cultural figures, who agreed to sit down and discuss their legacy, and give their final words, with the understanding that it would only be shared with the world after they passed.
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