 |
 |
[10/28/16 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 28
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!
BBF (FOX, New!) - Kellee Stewart ("My Boys") is set to star in a potential single-camera comedy at the network about "a black woman, caught between two cultures, who steps out of the shadows of her friends in search of her authentic self." The project, the title for which is an acronym for "Black Best Friend," comes from 20th Century Fox Television. Sebastian Jones is penning the half-hour with Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone of Bird and a Bear Entertainment also serving as executive producers. Jeff Melnick is producing. (Deadline.com)
CRUSADER (CBS, New!) - Christopher Silber ("NCIS: New Orleans") has landed a potential drama at the Eye about "a turnaround expert appointed by the Department of Justice to take over as Oakland's Chief of Police and use her unorthodox methods to revolutionize her hometown police department." Dan Jinks also serves as an executive producer via his CBS Television Studios-based The Dan Jinks Company. (Deadline.com)
DIETLAND (AMC, New!) - Sarai Walker's 2015 novel - which "explores society's obsession with weight loss and beauty against the backdrop of the beauty industry" - is being developed as a drama by the cable channel. Marti Noxon is spearheading the project, which is on the straight-to-series track rather than eyed for a traditional pilot order. Skydance Television's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross will likewise executive produce alongside Tiny Pyro's Maria Grasso and Mockingbird Pictures' Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn. (Deadline.com)
HERE & NOW (CBS, New!) - Shane Brennan ("NCIS: Los Angeles") has set up a new drama at the Eye about "after a near death drowning accident, a Boston homicide detective develops retrograde amnesia which causes him to forget the last five years of his life." Grant Anderson will also executive produce for Brennan's CBS Television Studios-based Shane Brennan Productions. (Deadline.com)
LANDLORDS (NBC, New!) - Matt Murray ("Parks & Recreation") has scored a put pilot commitment for a new comedy about "a young couple who become landlords and begin to navigate the strange and scary world of adulthood." Said effort is set up at Universal Television with Michael Schur and 3 Arts Entertainment's David Miner also executive producing. (Variety.com)
LOUDERMILK (Audience) - Will Sasso has signed onto the Ron Livingston-led comedy, about Sam Loudermilk (Livingston), "a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with an extremely bad attitude." He'll play Ben Burns, "best friend, roommate and sobriety sponsor to Loudermilk. Although Ben seems to be Sam's one real source of stability, he is fighting demons of his own." (Deadline.com)
MAKING HISTORY (FOX) - The upcoming Adam Pally/Leighton Meester-led comedy has had its episode order trimmed from 13 to nine episodes. Said decision was reportedly made due to the network's limited scheduling needs. (TVLine.com)
OUTNUMBERED (CBS, New!) - Lucas Hazlett ("Loosely Exactly Nicole") is set to write and star in a potential hybrid comedy for the Eye about "an adult son (Hazlett) who moves back in with his mother and her new fiancé and becomes the nanny to his children." CBS Television Studios-based The Dan Jinks Company is behind the half-hour with Jinks and 3 Arts Entertainment's Michael Rotenberg and Olivia Gerke executive producing and Hazlett as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
RICH FOLKS (CBS, New!) - Ryan Koh ("The Simpsons") has sold a single-camera comedy to the Eye about "a middle-class family that rents the guesthouse of a needy rich couple." Dan Jinks will likewise executive produce via his CBS Television Studios-based The Dan Jinks Company. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED SALLY BRADFORD MCKENNA PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Sally Bradford McKenna ("Son of Zorn") has sold a new comedy to the network about "a mysterious company that claims to help change people's lives - but in unconventional and sometimes even disturbing ways." The project, which has a significant penalty attached, comes from 20th Century Fox Television with Nahnatchka Khan of Fierce Baby Productions also on board to executive produce. (THR.com)
|
|
|
 [october 2016]  |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| | | | | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
[10/19/26 - 06:01 AM]
Apple TV Announces Season Seven Cast for "Slow Horses" Including Varada Sethu, Ethan Moorhouse, Tuppence Middleton, Merab Ninidze and Joshua McGuire
Season seven is adapted from the "Bad Actors" novel in the CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron "Slough House" book series, and sees Lamb and his Slow Horses on the hunt to find and neutralize a mole at the heart of British Government before they can bring down the state.
|
[10/19/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Drive - The Pretenders" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Two drivers. One fake engagement. And a chemistry neither of them saw coming.
|
[10/18/26 - 08:02 PM]
Video: 10 Years of Netflix Korea
Netflix Korea turns 10. And our story continues.
|
[10/18/26 - 08:01 PM]
Netflix Unveils First Look at "Empress of Flames", A Fresh Take on the Iconic Thai Story of Vengeance for the Throne
The iconic story returns with a fresh perspective that upends the familiar conventions and takes viewers deeper into its origins and schemes behind a ruthless battle for the throne.
|
[10/18/26 - 05:01 PM]
"The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call" Seasons 2 & 3 Production Confirmed - Ju Ji-hoon and the Team Return
Beloved for its exhilarating and cathartic story, Season 1 swept the Top 10 lists in 63 countries in 2025, topping the list in 18 countries worldwide.
|
[10/18/26 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "You, Me, Us" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When a free-spirited woman and a family-minded man pursue adoption, their opposing backgrounds and world views put their love to the test.
|
[10/16/26 - 10:31 PM]
Video: "Akka" - Official Teaser - Netflix
In a kingdom ruled by women, matriarch Bhavani faces her biggest threat in Rudra, a ruthless rebel eyeing her land and legacy.
|
[10/16/26 - 02:30 PM]
Brewers Triumph on FS1 Delivers Most-Watched LCS Game 3 Telecast Since 2016
On FS1, Game 3 averaged 6,460,000 viewers.
|
[10/16/26 - 01:12 PM]
ESPN Documentary Film "The Endless Race" Premieres Oct. 29 on Hulu
The film will also air Sunday, November 1 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN and stream afterward on the ESPN App later that day.
|
[10/16/26 - 12:34 PM]
Season 5 of "True Detective" Starts Production in 2027
Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas will star in the anthology's next season.
|
[10/16/26 - 12:15 PM]
ESPN Collaborates with Ferg on New NBA Marketing Campaign Featuring Unreleased Tracks "Can't Stop Me" & "Aura"
"Aura" debuts in ESPN creative on October 16 and aims to drive awareness of the major star-driven games on ESPN platforms to tip off the season, while the campaign began October 4 with "Can't Stop Me."
|
[10/16/26 - 11:45 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores with Show's "Super Bowl Night"
In fact, among Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" grew for the fourth telecast in a row, hitting a season high and posting the show's best non-finale episode in over nine years.
|
[10/16/26 - 11:00 AM]
Video: Starz Unveils Opening Scene of Highly Anticipated "P-Valley" Final Season
This will mark the first extended preview for fans ahead of the highly anticipated debut of the third and final season with two new episodes Friday, December 4.
|
[10/16/26 - 10:42 AM]
ABC News Wins Across Friday Night, Sunday Morning and Late Night
"20/20: Born to Kill" ranked as Friday's No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.
|
[10/16/26 - 10:23 AM]
Prime Video Orders "Rally" to Series from Julie Plec, Universal Television, Entertainment 360 and Amazon MGM Studios
Let the games begin!
|
|
|
|
