 |
 |
[11/06/15 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 6
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
|
|
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!
BOB THE VALKYRIE (The CW, New!) - Matt Greenberg (Seventh Son) has set up a potential drama at the netlet about how in each generation three women are chosen by fate to defend humanity against this evil, "only this time, fate accidentally chooses a male... Bob, a chauvinistic dude-bro." Said effort is set up at the CBS Television Studios-based Shane Brennan Productions with Brennan and Grant Anderson also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
FREEMAN (CBS, New!) - Dustin Lee Abraham ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") has sold a new drama to the Eye about "an Oakland parole officer with a checkered past who tries to make the bad guys good again and keep former inmates from being sent back to prison." CBS Television Studios-based Shane Brennan Productions is behind the hour with Brennan and Grant Anderson also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
INTERESTINGS, THE (Amazon, New!) - An adaptation of the Meg Wolitzer bestseller has scored a director-contingent pilot order at the streaming service. Lyn Greene and Richard Levine ("Boss") penned the small screen take, "described as a grounded character-driven drama based on Wolitzer's novel about a group of friends who meet at an arts camp when they're 15 in 1974." TriStar Television is producing. (Deadline.com)
LAST TYCOON, THE (Amazon/TriStar; W/D: Billy Ray) - Billy Ray's small screen take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel has received a cast-contingent pilot order. The project centers on Monroe Stahr, "Hollywood's first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio Pat Brady, a character based on Louis B. Mayer." Chris Keyser, Perri Kipperman, Josh Maurer, David Stern and Alix Witlin also serve as executive producers for TriStar Television. (Deadline.com)
TRIAL (Amazon; W: David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro; D: David Semel) - Molly Parker ("House of Cards") will round out the cast of the drama project, which centers on Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton), a once respectable lawyer who was ousted from the high-profile firm he co-founded. Billy now spends his days getting drunk, with the occasional case tossed his way by his ex-wife (Maria Bello). She'll play Judge Keller, who "presides at the initial hearing at the wrongful-death case that Billy is bringing against a huge corporation." Olivia Thirlby, Maria Bello, Sarah Wynter and William Hurt also star. (Deadline.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Marcia Cross will recur on "Quantico" as analyst Caleb Haas's (Graham Rogers) mother Claire, while the series itself has been extended to 22 episodes (Deadline.com); Steve Kazee is bound for "Nashville" as a former country music star who left it all behind for his wife and family (Deadline.com); Michael Gans and Richard Register have been tapped as the new showrunners of "Scream" succeeding Jill Blotevogal and Jaime Paglia (Deadline.com); Mark Dacascos has scored an arc on "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" as Giyera, "the head of security for SHIELD." (Deadline.com); and "One Life to Live" alums Kassie DePaiva, Tuc Watkins and Darlene Vogel are all slated to appear in an upcoming episode of "Castle" (TVLine.com).
|
|
|
 [november 2015]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[04/02/26 - 12:31 PM]
Paramount+ Greenlights New Reality Series, "Team Moms," Executive Produced by Kim Kardashian and Love Island Producers, ITV
"Team Moms" launches viewers into the world of nationally competitive youth baseball via immersion into the Legendary Prep Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona's first and only baseball prep school.
|
[04/02/26 - 12:01 PM]
Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton Lead a New Generation of "Peaky Blinders" and First Look of Bell as Duke Is Revealed
Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and Lucy Karczewski are also on board.
|
[04/02/26 - 12:01 PM]
"Wizards Beyond Waverly Place" Returns for One Last Spell This Summer on Disney+ and Disney Channel
Executive producer Selena Gomez to make her directorial debut with the premiere episode.
|
[04/02/26 - 11:44 AM]
First-Ever "American Idol" Simulcast on ABC and Disney+ Surges Double Digits
Season to date, "American Idol" averages 5.11 million Total Viewers and stands as one of the few shows to notch year-over-year gains this season.
|
[04/02/26 - 11:11 AM]
Sarah Drew and Eric Johnson to Headline "When I Said I Do" (wt), The New Movie Inspired by Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black's Beloved Duet of the Same Name
The movie is set to premiere Saturday, May 23 at 8/7c as part of the network's upcoming spring "Love of a Lifetime" original movie slate.
|
[04/02/26 - 11:07 AM]
Thursday Night Heats Up as "9-1-1: Nashville" and "9-1-1" Soar to Best Performance of the Season
On linear over three days, "9-1-1" earned 5.94 million Total Viewers, also nearly matching the show's previous season high in January.
|
[04/02/26 - 11:05 AM]
Hulu's Critically Acclaimed Comedy Series "Deli Boys" Returns for a Second Season on May 28
Andrew Rannells and Kumail Nanjiani join as recurring guest stars for the second season, alongside series regulars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan and Fred Armisen.
|
[04/02/26 - 10:58 AM]
ESPN to Present WNBA Expansion Draft Friday, April 3
Malika Andrews will host the special, joined by analysts Carolyn Peck and Monica McNutt.
|
[04/02/26 - 10:31 AM]
Louis C.K. to Headline the Hollywood Bowl May 5 as Part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest
This summer, his newest stand-up special, "Ridiculous," will premiere globally on Netflix.
|
[04/02/26 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Ramy Youssef: In Love" Debuts April 17
Whether it's his marriage, being a dog parent, AI, or religion, Ramy comes at everything with his own brand of heart and humor.
|
[04/02/26 - 09:36 AM]
Netflix Wins Hot Package "The Corrections"; Orders Limited Drama Straight-to-Series Starring Meryl Streep
The series - from Paramount Television Studios - will be directed by Cord Jefferson, and written and adapted by author Jonathan Franzen.
|
[04/02/26 - 09:10 AM]
Video: "Smiling Friends" - Final Episodes Trailer - Adult Swim
Watch the final two episodes of "Smiling Friends" on Sunday, April 12.
|
[04/02/26 - 09:01 AM]
"Sofia the First: Royal Magic" Premieres May 25 on Disney Jr. with the First 8 Episodes Streaming Next Day on Disney+
It was also announced today that Moana, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Cinderella, Aurora and Elena of Avalor will make special appearances throughout the series, offering guidance, wisdom and support when Sofia needs it the most.
|
[04/02/26 - 08:35 AM]
New Faces Join "The Chi" Ensemble Cast for Its Final Season on Paramount+
Daryl Dunning II, Biko Eisen-Martin, Akilah A. Walker, Laila Odom, Liza Jessie Peterson, and Anthony B. Jenkins are among the latest additions.
|
[04/02/26 - 08:35 AM]
Great American Media Sets "An Accidental Arctic Christmas," Reuniting Beloved Fan Favorites Cameron Mathison and Jill Wagner, From Executive Producer Candace Cameron Bure
Maya Rose Skabar also stars in the film, which will premiere as part of the upcoming all-star Great American Christmas on Great American Pure Flix, Great American Family, and GFAM+.
|
|
|
|
