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[09/18/15 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Friday, September 18
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!
IN THE LINE OF FIRE (NBC, New!) - Carol Mendelsohn and Josh Berman are spearheading a small screen take on the 1993 film starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich, about "a Secret Service agent who, after a fall from grace, gets the chance to redeem himself when a rogue CIA hitman threatens to assassinate the president. The agent and his female partner will investigate cases while engaged simultaneously in a twisted cat-and-mouse with the would-be assassin, who will upend their lives - forcing them to question their loyalties both professional and personal." Sony Pictures Television is behind the hour, which has a hefty penalty attached, with Gail Katz and Carol Mendelsohn Productions' Julie Weitz likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
MOREAU (CBS, New!) - Phillip Iscove ("Sleepy Hollow") is spearheading a small screen take on H.G. Wells's classic sci-fi novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau," which imagines "disgraced London physiologist Dr. Moreau - who retreats to an island to work on his experiments creating animal-human hybrids - is a woman." Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Robert Zotnowski will also executive produce via their CBS Television Studios-based The Kennedy/Marshall Company. (Deadline.com)
SECOND FATTEST HOUSEWIFE IN WESTPORT, THE (ABC, New!) - Sarah Dunn ("Manhattan Love Story") has sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet narrated by Katie, "who is being described as a (slightly) larger wife and mother raising her flawed family of three in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring." ABC Studios is behind the half-hour with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment also serving as an executive producer. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED BRETT JOHNSON PROJECT (Showtime, New!) - Brett Johnson ("Ray Donovan") has sold a period drama to the pay channel set in 1980s Brooklyn and "traces a decade-long relationship between an unstable mafia captain and a rogue federal agent, each violating the strict codes of their respective organizations." Bryan Zuriff; Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson; as well as Charles Pacheco and Jennifer Erwin are also executive producing. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED JERMAINE FOWLER PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Comedian Jermaine Fowler is set to star in a potential multi-camera comedy at the Eye about "a character loosely inspired by his dad, a 27-year-old bringing up children who are around 10." Said effort, to be penned by Fowler, comes from CBS Television Studios with 3 Arts Entertainment's Michael Rotenberg and Josh Lieberman also on board to executive produce. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED MARLON WAYANS PROJECT (NBC, New!) - Marlon Wayans is on track to star, co-create and executive produce a semi-autobiographical comedy at the Peacock about "an inappropriate but loving father (Wayans) committed to successfully co-parenting with his polar opposite ex-wife." Universal Television, home to Wayans's new overall deal, is behind the half-hour with Chris Moynihan penning the script alongside Wayans. Rick Alvarez and 3 Arts Entertainment's Michael Rotenberg will also executive produce with NBC said to have given the project a put pilot commitment. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Amanda Seyfried has signed onto Showtime's "Twin Peaks" revival as "a pivotal new character" (TVLine.com); Bruce Nozick has been cast as Stanley Levison in HBO's telefilm "All the Way" (Deadline.com); Ernie Hudson will reprise his role of Jacob on Netflix's "Grace & Frankie" (Deadline.com); "American Odyssey" alum Peter Horton has extended his first-look deal with Universal Television for another two years (Deadline.com); Tessa Thompson has joined the cast of "Westworld" as Charlotte Hale, "a mysterious and savvy provocateur with a unique perspective on Westworld" (Deadline.com);
Thora Birch is bound for USA's "Colony" as "a laid-back software engineer with a conscience" (Deadline.com); Mark Gordon, Francis Lawrence and Erwin Stoff are shepherding TV adaptations of Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" and Charles Belfoure's "House of Thieves" (Deadline.com); Anjelica Huston is set for three episodes of "Transparent" as Maura's (Jeffrey Tambor) "new friend" (Variety.com); and Harry Hamlin will visit "Mom" as "a man who catches Christy's eye" (THR.com).
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[03/28/25 - 02:26 PM]
Universal Pictures' Global Cinematic Event "Wicked" Debuts as Streaming's #1 Film
Per preliminary Nielsen data, "Wicked" is the #1 film across all of streaming with 882 million minutes viewed for the week of March 17-23.
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[03/28/25 - 02:22 PM]
ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees Game on March 27 Generated Largest National Opening Day Audience in Seven Years
The Brewers vs. Yankees game averaged 1.93 million viewers, peaking with 2.23 million viewers.
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[03/28/25 - 02:03 PM]
Video: "RoboForce: The Animated Series" - Official Trailer - Tubi Original
In 2089 Detroit, RoboForce is obsolete and has no hope of becoming heroes. That is until a mysterious code virus infects the UA101 bots, and no one besides RoboForce can stop them.
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[03/28/25 - 10:06 AM]
Mary Steenburgen Joins Netflix's "A Man on the Inside" for Season 2
Steenburgen will play Mona Margadoff, a former musician who factors heavily in the case Charles is trying to solve.
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[03/28/25 - 09:05 AM]
ESPN, Disney+ and Skydance Sports Announce New ESPN Original Series on the Kansas City Chiefs
The six-episode docuseries is expected to premiere later this year on ESPN and Disney+.
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[03/28/25 - 07:07 AM]
Discovery Channel April Programming Highlights
This April, all-new series "Red Bull Soapbox Race," premieres alongside new seasons of "Expedition Files," "Ghost Adventures," "Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America," and "Street Outlaws: Locals Only."
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[03/28/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" - Documentary Announcement - Netflix
Before it hits Broadway this spring, experience the making of the West End phenomenon.
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[03/28/25 - 06:01 AM]
Adult Swim Renews Acclaimed Series "Common Side Effects" for Second Season
The finale episode of the debut season of "Common Side Effects" will air this Sunday at 11:30/10:30c. on Adult Swim.
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[03/27/25 - 11:04 AM]
Part Two of FOX Nation's "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints" to Roll Out Through the Holy Season
FOX Nation will roll out part two of its hit docudrama series beginning on Friday, April 4 and through the Easter season.
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[03/27/25 - 11:00 AM]
"Survivor" Hits Broadcast and Live Streaming Season Highs
The telecast averaged 4.50 million broadcast viewers up +7% from its season-to-date average, and up +13% from its season-to-date average live streaming on Paramount+.
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[03/27/25 - 10:06 AM]
All-New Series "Red Bull Soapbox Race" Premieres Tuesday, April 29 at 9PM on Discovery Channel
Hosted by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and motorsports announcer Mike Bagley, the series features amateur teams as they design and build one-of-a-kind, gravity-powered soapbox racers that compete - and crash - on intricate, downhill courses.
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[03/27/25 - 10:01 AM]
Viral Dating Series "Pop the Balloon" Is Coming Live to Netflix
Yvonne Orji will host the live edition of the series, streaming every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET beginning April 10, only on Netflix.
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[03/27/25 - 10:00 AM]
"Jeopardy! Masters" Returns Wednesday, April 30, on ABC, Following New Episodes of Pat Sajak's "Final Spin" as Host on "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune"
Hosted by "Jeopardy!" G.O.A.T. Ken Jennings, the third annual "Jeopardy! Masters" 2025 tournament will feature an expanded lineup of the top-ranked current "Jeopardy!" contestants, each competing in two action-packed games per hourlong episode for the grand prize of $500,000.
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[03/27/25 - 09:34 AM]
Lifetime Announces "The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy" A Two Part Movie Event Starring Felicity Huffman, Olga Petsa and Eric Johnson Premiering May 31 and June 1
The film is based on the extraordinary true story of Rena Chynoweth (played by Huffman as present day Rena and Petsa as young Rena), a brave survivor and former wife of a manipulative polygamist group leader, who escaped a life of oppression and dedicated herself to freeing others.
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[03/27/25 - 09:31 AM]
TV's #1 Original Courtroom Drama "Hot Bench" Swears in Judge Daniel Mentzer
Accomplished trial attorney Judge Daniel Mentzer will join Judge Yodit Tewolde and Judge Rachel Juarez for Season 12 this fall, bringing a new voice and views to the popular three-judge format taking on real small claims cases from courthouses across the country.
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