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[08/17/16 - 11:15 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, August 17 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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AMERICAN CRIME (ABC) - Connor Jessup is the latest franchise alum slated to return for the third season, joining Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Regina King, Lili Taylor and Richard Cabral. (Deadline.com)
BOSCH (Amazon) - Arnold Vosloo is bound for the show's third season as Rafael "Rudy" Tafero, "an ex-cop who has gone into private industry and now works as a security chief for director Andre Holland. With a penchant for needling Bosch (Titus Welliver), Rudy might be dirty enough to have planted evidence against Bosch in a case." (THR.com)
CHANNEL ZERO (Syfy) - Amy Forsyth ("The Path") will topline the franchise's second installment, "The No-End House." Said edition "tells the story of a young woman named Margot Sleator (Forsyth), who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has changed." (Deadline.com)
GYPSY (Netflix) - Billy Crudup is set to star opposite Naomi Watts in the psychological thriller, about Jean Holloway (Watts), "a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients' lives. Crudup will play Jean's husband Michael, who will navigate their twisted and complicated marriage as well as his own morally gray relationships." (Deadline.com)
ICE (Audience) - Ella Thomas, Rey Gallegos and Chloe East are all bound for the newcomer as Lala, "a mysterious South African-born enforcer for Sister Rah with a dark and questionable past"; Carlos Vega, "a Los Angeles police officer looking to take short cuts whenever possible, while maintaining his position within the LAPD"; and Willow Pierce, "the only daughter of Jake and Ava Pierce," respectively. (Deadline.com)
IMAGINARY FRIEND/SUNSET PPL (NBC) - The Peacock plans to broadcast both pilots in the late-night time period of 1:37 AM on Thursday, September 1 and Friday, September 2, respectively. No reason for the decision was given.
MUTT & STUFF (Nickelodeon) - The cable channel has quietly ordered 13 additional episodes of the hit preschool series, bringing its series total to 73. (Deadline.com)
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (Freeform) - Ed Kerr's Pastor Ted is the latest series alum due back for the show's seventh - and potentially final - season. (TVLine.com)
REAL O'NEALS, THE (ABC) - Susan Sullivan ("Castle") will guest on the show's sophomore run as "the mother of the politically correct Vice Principal Murray (Matt Oberg)." (TVLine.com)
SHADOWHUNTERS (Freeform) - Nick Sagar ("The Haves and the Have Nots") has scored an arc on the series as Victor Aldertree, "a charming Clave Representative who arrives at the New York Institute in the aftermath of Jace's (Dominic Sherwood) departure with Valentine (Alan Van Sprang)." (Deadline.com)
SHAMELESS (Showtime) - Zack Pearlman (The Intern) will recur on the upcoming seventh season as "Sierra's (Ruby Modine) disabled brother. He was hit by a bus and now has a brain injury that manifests itself in Tourette's-like symptoms." (Deadline.com)
SON, THE (AMC) - Manuel Uriza ("Better Call Saul") will recur on the newcomer as Aniceto Pizana, "a charming revolutionary in the mold of Che Guevera." (Deadline.com)
WHO KILLED JONBENÉT? (Lifetime) - Lane Edwards has been cast as Detective Ron Gosage on the docudrama. "Determined and capable, he runs point on the murder investigation with Thomas (Eion Bailey)." (Deadline.com)
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[06/24/25 - 01:31 PM] CBS and MTV Announce Van Toffler's Return to the Video Music Awards (VMAs) CBS will present the 2025 Video Music Awards for the first time, airing LIVE from UBS Arena, Sunday, September 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT), and streaming on Paramount+.
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[06/24/25 - 12:02 PM] What's New on Max This July Feature films making their streaming premieres include "Sinners," "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," "Opus," "Death of a Unicorn," and "I Love You Forever."
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[06/24/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of June 16: "Tyler Perry's Straw" Leads Top 10 for Third Week, "The Waterfront" Swims to No. 1 Plus: "Ginny & Georgia" Season 3 racked up another 8.1 million views and felt peachy keen at No. 2, while Season 2 landed at No. 8 and Season 1 at No. 10, with an additional 2.7 million views each.
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[06/24/25 - 11:01 AM] "Ransom Canyon" Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix Season 1 spent four weeks in the Global Top 10 TV (English) list and reached Top 10 TV in 77 countries.
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[06/24/25 - 11:01 AM] "American Gangster: Trap Queens" Returns to BET+ for a Fourth Season on Thursday, July 10 Narrated by two-time Grammy-nominated rapper, actress, and radio personality Da Brat, each episode chronicles a Queen's journey as she builds a multi-million-dollar underworld empire, before her fall and ultimate redemption.
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[06/24/25 - 10:36 AM] Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden Will Star in "Trinity" - A New High Stakes Drama Thriller Series from the Creator of "Bodyguard" In the Netflix project, a heroic Naval Officer becomes involved with the charismatic Secretary of Defense, only to discover he may be at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy.
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[06/24/25 - 09:54 AM] The CW Network Brings Romance to Primetime with Six Original Movies Inspired by Harlequin Bestsellers Presented by CW Originals, Centinel Media and Bell Media, developed in association with Fremantle and produced by Neshama Entertainment, these heartwarming romances feature fan-favorite stars from hit CW series.
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[06/24/25 - 09:01 AM] Wonder Project to Launch Subscription Offering in Fall 2025 Exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S. Season Two of the biblical drama series "House of David" from Wonder Project and Amazon MGM Studios will exclusively be available with a Wonder Project subscription on Prime Video.
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[06/24/25 - 09:01 AM] Season Two of "Homicide Squad New Orleans" from Executive Producer Dick Wolf Delves Deeper Into the Fearless Team of New Orleans Homicide Detectives as They Safeguard Their City Produced by Wolf Entertainment and 44 Blue Productions the new season premieres Thursday, July 17 at 9pm ET/PT on A&E.
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[06/24/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu Original Series "Suspicious Minds" The six-episode first season will premiere on Thursday, July 10 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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[06/24/25 - 09:00 AM] HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" Debuts July 18 The project is an expansive portrait of Billy Joel, the six-time Grammy-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer from Long Island, New York.
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[06/24/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: Official Trailer for Acorn TV's Alicia Silverstone-Led Crime Drama, "Irish Blood" The series, starring and executive produced by Award-winning actress Alicia Silverstone, premieres on Monday, August 11, exclusively on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada, with new episodes releasing weekly on Mondays.
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[06/24/25 - 08:42 AM] Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ESPN: Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 52% from Last Year's ESPN Average Said coverage peaked at 2.2 million viewers.
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[06/24/25 - 08:25 AM] Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler Return in Season Two of HGTV's Competition Series 'Renovation Resort Showdown' Premiering Tuesday, July 22, at 9 p.m. ET/PT Real estate expert and contractor Scott McGillivray and builder and home renovation expert Bryan Baeumler will oversee their next epic renovation competition in a new eight-episode season.
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[06/24/25 - 08:01 AM] First Look Debut - Netflix's "My Life with the Walter Boys" Season 2 The hit series returns to Netflix this summer.
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