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[09/21/16 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, September 21
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!
BATES MOTEL (A&E) - Isabelle McNally ("House of Cards") will recur on the show's final season as Madeleine Loomis, "a warm and kindhearted woman who bears a striking resemblance to a young Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga)." (TVLine.com)
CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS) - Jane Lynch is set to reprise her role as Spencer Reid's (Matthew Gray Gubler) schizophrenic mother in a pair of upcoming episodes. (TVLine.com)
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (Netflix) - Jeremy Tardy (War Dogs) will recur on the upcoming comedy as "Kenyan student Rashid Bakr, a brainy young man who speaks five languages. He's trying to discover what it means to be an African in America among African-Americans." (Deadline.com)
GRACE (ABC, New!) - Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart has sold a new drama to the Alphabet about "a family of adult siblings whose lives are upended when their stalwart minister father reveals to his family that he is gay." Mandeville Television's David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Laurie Zaks will also executive produce the project, inspired by Stewart's real life, for ABC Studios. (Deadline.com)
GUERRILLA (Showtime) - German actress Bella Dayne has been tapped for a role on the upcoming drama. She'll play Eliette, "a member of a radical group lying low in London." (Deadline.com)
HAIRSPRAY LIVE! (NBC) - Billy Eichner is slated to appear on the adaptation as Rob Barker, "the TV newsman who relays the story of Tracy Turnblad's escape from prison in order to integrate a popular dance program." (TVLine.com)
KEEPING IT REAL (Showtime, New!) - Walton Goggins ("Vice Principals") is attached to star in a new comedy for the pay channel about "a narcissistic but well-intentioned movie star (Goggins) who travels to global hot spots and inserts himself into international incidents, only to create more chaos." Oscar-winner Charles Randolph (The Big Short) will pen the project, which has "a significant commitment," with fellow Oscar winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash directing. B Story's Kevin Walsh and Timberman-Beverly Productions' Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly will likewise executive produce. (Deadline.com)
PERFECT CITIZEN (CBS, New!) - Craig Turk ("The Good Wife") has sold a new drama to the Eye about "the former general counsel for the NSA who, after his involvement as a whistleblower in an international scandal, embarks on a new career at a storied law firm in Boston. Once there, he must face the reality that half the country thinks he's our greatest patriot, the other half thinks he's a traitor." Turk's CBS Television Studios-based Thinking Hat Productions is behind the hour. (Deadline.com)
WHITE FAMOUS (Showtime) - Stephen Tobolowsky will reportedly reprise his "Californication" role of hot-shot Hollywood producer Stu Beggs on the comedy pilot, which comes from "Californication" creator Tom Kapinos. Also on board is Lonnie Chavis as Floyd (Jay Pharoah) and Sadie's (Megalyn Echikunwoke) son. (Deadline.com)
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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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[04/23/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Six singles check into a motel looking for love, but there's a twist: Their situationships are invited too. Can these hookups turn into real romance?
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[04/23/25 - 08:01 AM]
Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date and Debuts New Tease Art for Season Three of "The Summer I Turned Pretty"
The series will return on Wednesday, July 16, and will have an 11-episode third season.
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[04/23/25 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Original Two-Part Documentary "Pee-Wee as Himself" Debuts May 23
Driven by a soul-baring interview with Paul Reubens, the man behind the iconic character Pee-wee Herman, "Pee-Wee as Himself" is the definitive portrait of the comedic performer, and a window into his never before discussed personal life.
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[04/23/25 - 07:09 AM]
Shudder Announces Multi-Project Deal with Queens of Horror The Boulet Brothers
"The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" has been renewed for a seventh season, and the show's all-star spinoff format "The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans" has been renewed for season two.
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[04/23/25 - 07:06 AM]
Vice Sports Teams with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions, in Association with NFL Films, to Produce "The NFL Playback" (wt)
The new series will offer a fresh take on some of the NFL's most remarkable games of recent memory, with commentary from stars who played in them and devoted celebrity fans who watched the games live.
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