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[09/08/15 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 8
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!
BAD NEWS (ABC, New!) - Dana Klein ("Friends with Better Lives") has sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet about "a hard-hitting and well-respected NYC news anchor who, after being fired, is forced to take a job as a human interest reporter at a fifth-rate news station in small-town Nebraska." Said effort, which has a penalty attached, comes from 20th Century Fox Television with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
DROP, THE (The CW, New!) - Writer Kyle Jarrow (A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant) and director R.J. Cutler ("Nashville") are set to team for a new drama at the netlet about "a Miami DJ teetering on the edge of ruin who finds hope (and more) in a gifted protégé who is female and African-American, both rarities in the EDM world." CBS Television Studios-based The Kennedy/Marshall Company is behind the hour with Frank Marshall and Robert Zotnowski as well as Steve Angello, a member of former electronic music group Swedish House Mafia, also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
PARADISO (FOX, New!) - Cirque du Soleil Media has received a script commitment from the network for a new drama about "a girl pursuing her dream of performing at the Paradiso, the most glamorous nightclub in San Lorenzo (a fictional but contemporary city based on 1950s Havana). Once there, her bold personality will win her both friends and enemies in this politically charged world." Jacques Méthé and Gillian Ferrabee will also executive produce the project, which has a penalty attached, for 20th Century Fox Television. (Deadline.com)
SHOOTER (USA/Paramount/UCP; W: John Hlavin; D: Simon Cellan Jones) - Emily Rios ("Breaking Bad") has been cast in the book-turned-feature-turned-drama pilot, about Bob Lee Swagger (Ryan Phillippe), an off-the-grid former Marine sniper who is coaxed into action to thwart the killing of the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he must call upon all the skills he acquired as a decorated Marine sharpshooter to avoid capture while hunting down and exposing the traitors who set him up. She'll play Nadine Memphis, "an ambitious young FBI agent who unravels a conspiracy with Swagger at the center that puts a target on her back and forces her to form an uneasy alliance with him." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED RICK SINGER PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Dan Fogelman ("Galavant") and Rick Singer ("Younger") are set to team for a potential drama at the network about "a young female pitcher who defies the odds to become the first woman to compete in professional baseball." The project, from 20th Century Fox Television, has a put pilot commitment. Tony Bill and Helen Bartlett also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Marlyne Barrett has joined the cast of "Chicago Med" as Maggie, "a multi-tasking force of nature, a battle-ax with wit and sass" (Deadline.com); TNT's "Home" creator Aron Eli Coleite has inked a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television (Deadline.com); Paula Abdul has been tapped to appear as herself on FOX's "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" (THR.com); Josh Groban likewise will turn up as himself on ABC's "The Muppets" (EW.com); Richard E. Grant has signed on for a yet-to-be-revealed role on "Game of Thrones" (THR.com); Meghan Ory will reprise her role of Ruby on "Once Upon a Time" during the first half of the new season (TVLine.com); and Madeline Brewer will drop by "Grimm" as "a fierce lieutenant in an up-and-coming Wesen street gang who is raising hell in Portland" (TVLine.com).
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[08/14/25 - 09:16 AM]
Netflix Announces New Adult Animation Comedy Series, "Strip Law"
Uptight lawyer Lincoln Gumb is too boring to win cases in Vegas until he teams up with local magician/hedonist Sheila Flambé to bring some flash and pizzazz to the stupidest cases the city can throw at them.
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[08/14/25 - 09:11 AM]
"Vicious" Makes Its Streaming Premiere on Paramount+ on October 10, 2025 and Announced as Part of Fantastic Fest's 2025 Lineup!
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love.
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[08/14/25 - 09:06 AM]
Video: "LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past" - Official Trailer
The four-piece special event lands September 19 only on Disney+.
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[08/14/25 - 09:03 AM]
The History Channel to Premiere Feature Documentary "Clemente" on Tuesday, September 23
The film celebrates the life, career, and legacy of Roberto Clemente, a man who gave his all both on and off the field.
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[08/14/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Truth About Jussie Smollett?" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Hate crime or hoax? Jussie Smollett tells his story in this revealing documentary from the producers of "The Tinder Swindler" and "Don't F**k with Cats."
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[08/14/25 - 09:01 AM]
Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay Lead BritBox's Reimagining of Classic Detective Series "Lynley"
Other September premieres include the debut of "The Hardacres" and the return of "The Change."
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[08/14/25 - 09:00 AM]
"The Amazing Race" Host Phil Keoghan Invites Some of "Big Brother's" Fiercest Former Competitors to Exit the House and Race in the Real World, on the 38th Season Premiere of "The Amazing Race," Thursday, Sept. 25 on CBS
The Houseguests-turned-Racers kick off the season in Amsterdam where they face classic game pieces and unexpected twists right off the bat.
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[08/14/25 - 08:31 AM]
Peacock Announces November 6 Premiere Date for "All Her Fault"
Starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy, Dakota Fanning, Michael Peña, Sophia Lillis, Abby Elliott, Daniel Monks, Jay Ellis, and more.
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[08/14/25 - 08:31 AM]
Dark, Edge-of-Your-Seat Crime Thriller, "The Crow Girl," to Premiere Exclusively on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada Monday, September 8
The six-episode series follows DCI Jeanette Kilburn (Eve Myles) and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven (Katherine Kelly) as they join forces to hunt the killer of young men.
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[08/14/25 - 08:22 AM]
Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Returns for a New Season on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8 P.M. ET/PT
Back this season are housewives Lisa Barlow, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Meredith Marks, Bronwyn Newport, Whitney Rose and friend Britani Bateman.
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[08/14/25 - 08:03 AM]
Actress and Comedian Retta Searches for More Spooky Digs in Season Two of HGTV's "Scariest House in America" Premiering Friday, Sept. 19, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
This season, the frightening finds will include a former funeral home with a basement morgue, a house situated on a graveyard and a property that resembles a witch's hat - all where spooky shadows lurk, lights flicker and strange noises abound.
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[08/14/25 - 08:01 AM]
"Nobody Wants This" Season 2 - First Look at the Return of Netflix's Hit Comedy Series
The second season returns October 23, only on Netflix.
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[08/14/25 - 08:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces "Mayor of Kingstown" Season Four Will Premiere on October 26, Starring Oscar Nominee Jeremy Renner and Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Edie Falco
In season four, Mike's control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians' wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town.
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[08/14/25 - 07:05 AM]
*The New Avengers Team Up to Save the World in This Next Chapter of the MCU
Thunderbolts* blasts onto screens of all sizes when it lands on Disney+ on August 27.
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[08/14/25 - 07:00 AM]
LL Cool J to Host 2025 MTV VMAs on CBS
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and hip-hop trailblazer will take the VMAs reins solo for the first time, after previously serving as co-emcee in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.
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