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[04/19/16 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 19
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!
CAPTIVE (Netflix, New!) - Simon Chinn (Man on Wire) and Doug Liman are set to team for a new eight episode series "exploring hostage situations and negotiations around the world, [providing] a look at a wide range of situations from the viewpoint of everyone involved: the victims and their families back home, the experienced negotiators, business leaders, government officials and the kidnappers themselves." Lightbox's Jonathan Chinn and Hypnotic's Dave Bartis and Gene Klein will also executive produce alongside showrunner Alex Marengo with Kathryn Taylor producing. (Deadline.com)
ONE DAY AT A TIME (Netflix/Sony; W: Gloria Calderon Kellett & Mike Royce; D: Pamela Fryman) - Todd Grinnell has been cast as quirky building superintendent Schneider on the streaming service's reimagining of the Norman Lear classic, centering on a Cuban-American family. Schneider, detailed here as "a charming and over-privileged handyman who lives in his dad's building rent-free in return for being the building manager," is the only character from the original series to be transplanted in the reboot. (Deadline.com)
STILL STAR-CROSSED (ABC/ABCS; W: Heather Mitchell; D: Michael Offer) - Shazad Latif ("Penny Dreadful") has scored a role on the drama pilot, a sequel to "Romeo & Juliet" that follows the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the wake of Romeo and Juliet's deaths. He'll Tybalt Capulet, appearing in a guest role. (Variety.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - Ashley Liao's Lola has been upped to series regular on "Fuller House" (Deadline.com); and "Black-ish" co-executive producer Corey Nickerson has extened her overall deal with ABC Studios for three more years (Deadline.com).
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[04/24/25 - 07:03 AM]
AMC Networks Drama "The Audacity" from Executive Producer Jonathan Glatzer Begins Production in Vancouver
Set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, The Audacity takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos, and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future.
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[04/24/25 - 07:00 AM]
Video: "Kun By Aguero" - Official Trailer - Hulu
A biographical series that dives into the world of Sergio "Kun" Agüero - one of Argentina's most iconic and successful soccer players.
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[04/24/25 - 07:00 AM]
Video: "Criminal Minds: Evolution" Official Trailer and Key Art Now Available
This season will premiere Thursday, May 8 with one episode, with each episode dropping weekly thereafter through the season finale on July 10.
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[04/24/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Tyler Perry's She The People" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Antoinette Dunkerson and her family face an uphill battle when she becomes the odd woman out in the old-school world of Mississippi state politics.
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[04/24/25 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Rhythm + Flow: Poland" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Aspiring Polish rappers drop bars, battle, and craft tracks to impress judges Bedoes 2115, DZIARMA, and Sokól - vying for fame and a 500,000 zloty prize.
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[04/23/25 - 12:16 PM]
ESPN Signs "College GameDay" Host and Play-by-Play Voice Rece Davis to Multi-Year Contract Extension
One of the industry's most distinguished and respected voices, Davis will continue to anchor College Football Playoff studio coverage, ABC's annual NFL Draft presentation and ESPN shows at the NCAA Div. I Men's Final Four.
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[04/23/25 - 11:30 AM]
Netflix Returns to Annecy Festival with a Wide Variety of First Looks Including "Stranger Things: Tales From '85," Family Tentpole "In Your Dreams," and Adult Comedy "Fixed"
Upcoming premieres include "Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight" (April 30), "7 Bears" (July 10) and "Splinter Cell: Deathwatch" (Fall 2025).
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[04/23/25 - 11:30 AM]
Prime Video Releases Premiere Date and First-Look Images for Raucous Second Season of "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy"
All eight episodes will debut exclusively on Prime Video on Tuesday, May 27, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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[04/23/25 - 11:27 AM]
Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Return to Annecy International Animation Film Festival
"Get Jiro" and "Bat-Fam" were among Warner Bros. Animation's featured projects.
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[04/23/25 - 11:16 AM]
World Book Day: Netflix Announces New TV Adaptations and Impact on Book Sales as "Sweet Magnolias" Is Renewed for Season 5
Newly announced projects include "The Age of Innocence" and "Unaccustomed Earth."
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[04/23/25 - 10:00 AM]
New HBO Original Comedy Special from Jerrod Carmichael "Don't Be Gay" Debuts May 24
Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael returns to the stage for his fourth HBO stand-up special.
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[04/23/25 - 09:10 AM]
MGM+ Orders "American Hostage" (wt), Thrilling Anthology Series from Sony Pictures Television, Starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Actor Jon Hamm
The psychological thriller is set in the 1970s and tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
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[04/23/25 - 09:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Cast for Milestone Tenth Season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars"
In this new season, there will be 18 All Stars, the largest in the franchise's herstory, returning to compete in the ultimate competition for the crown.
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[04/23/25 - 09:00 AM]
Jesse Collins Entertainment Returns as the Production Team for the "77th Emmy Awards," Broadcasting Live Coast to Coast, Sunday, Sept. 14 on CBS
This marks their third consecutive year as executive producers of television's biggest night.
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[04/23/25 - 08:16 AM]
Video: "Grantchester" Season 10 Trailer
Get ready for the thrilling, moving, and mysterious new season, premiering June 15 only on "Masterpiece Mystery!" on PBS.
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