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[06/29/16 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 29
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!
AMERICAN CRIME (ABC) - Felicity Huffman has joined Regina King as the second cast member to sign up for the anthology's upcoming third installment. (Deadline.com)
ARROW (The CW) - Carly Pope is bound for the new season as Susan Williams, "a journalist from nearby Coast City who comes to Star City looking to make a name for herself by targeting Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) for a big story." (TVInsider.com)
FURST BORN (CBS) - The Eye is keeping the pilot - a domestic take on Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope's Australian comedy about a wife and mother who learns she was adopted and that her birth parents are a flamboyant but loving family of drag-racers - under consideration for midseason. The options on the principal cast - Poppy Montgomery, Katey Sagal, John Carroll Lynch, Swoosie Kurtz, Brooke Elliott, Kelli Goss and Talitha Bateman - have been extended. (Deadline.com)
HIPPO, THE (MTV, New!) - Nancy Hower and John Lehr have sold a potential "workplace comedy set in a live music venue in Los Angeles" to the cable chanel. Said project was further detailed as follows: "In "The Hippo," the music club is packed every night, but the business is mysteriously losing money. When a former district manager from TGIFridays (played by Lehr) is brought in to turn things around, the twenty-something crew rebels. Each episode will feature actual musicians, bands and artists that perform in the club and interact with the cast." Andrew Jameson also serves as an executive producer. (Variety.com)
MY TIME/YOUR TIME (CBS) - The network reportedly plans to redevelop the pilot - which chronicles the relationship of a young couple as they begin dating long distance - for next season with a new cast. Hilary Winston, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are among the auspices. The original pilot featured Jane Levy and Nicholas Braun in the lead roles. (Deadline.com)
NASHVILLE (CMT) - Co-stars Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are reportedly set to return for the series' proposed 22-episode revival on the cable channel. Charles Esten, Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen, Lennon Stella, Maisy Stella and Chris Carmack are also expected back while Will Chase and Aubrey Peeples as previously reported won't return. (TVLine.com)
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[05/22/18 - 11:30 AM]
Skydance Media to Partner with Netflix on Deal to Produce Michael Bay Directed "Six Underground" and Announce Ryan Reynolds Will Star in the Feature Film
The action film is based on an original idea from writers and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, best known for their irreverent work on "Deadpool" and "Deadpool 2."
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[05/22/18 - 11:18 AM]
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NBC further spins the numbers for the season to date.
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[05/22/18 - 11:02 AM]
A&E Network Launches a Biography(R) Limited Original Series "Cultureshock"
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[05/22/18 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Announces Summer Series Premieres
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[05/22/18 - 10:44 AM]
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[05/22/18 - 10:38 AM]
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CBS further spins the numbers for the season to date.
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[05/22/18 - 10:20 AM]
Investigation Discovery's Tony Harris Tackles Crime and Its Aftermath as He Returns to the "Scene of the Crime"
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[05/22/18 - 10:01 AM]
Showtime(R) to Premiere Documentary "Love Means Zero" on Legendary Tennis Coach Nick Bollettieri Saturday, June 23 at 9 PM ET/PT
From Showtime Documentary Films, the project features interviews with his former students and tennis prodigies, including Jim Courier, Kathleen Horvath, Carling Bassett and Boris Becker.
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[05/22/18 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Renews "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas"
"We're so thrilled to have such a relevant, thought-provoking and sharply funny show on the network," said Nina Rosenstein.
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[05/22/18 - 10:00 AM]
For the First Time Ever, The Judges Battle It Out on Season Nine of "MasterChef," Premiering Wednesday, May 30, on FOX
In the season premiere, the nation's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete for a spot in the Top 24.
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[05/22/18 - 09:55 AM]
"48 Hours" Finishes Its 30th Anniversary Year as Saturday's #1 Non-Sports Program for the 12th Consecutive Television Season
CBS further spins the numbers for the season to date.
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[05/22/18 - 09:44 AM]
Paramount Network's "American Woman" and NowThis Kick-Off New Women's Empowerment Campaign with a Female-Driven Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
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[05/22/18 - 09:34 AM]
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[05/22/18 - 08:20 AM]
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[05/22/18 - 08:03 AM]
YouTube Orders Second Season of Lionsgate Hit Dance Drama Series "Step Up: High Water"
Series regulars Naya Rivera and Faizon Love are set to return in the second season of the 10-episode, hour long series which begins production in the fall and debuts on YouTube Premium in 2019.
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