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[11/01/16 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 1
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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ARROW (The CW) - Juliana Harkavy ("The Walking Dead") is set to recur on the series as Tina Boland, "a detective formerly of Central City. Boland is brash yet tactful, tough, speaks her mind, and is not the easiest person to impress." (Variety.com)
BILLIONS (Showtime) - Eric Bogosian has been tapped for a recurring role on the series as Lawrence Boyd, "who runs the investment bank Spartan-Ives and is one of the most highly respected figures in the world of finance." (Deadline.com)
CORMORAN STRIKE (HBO) - Holliday Grainger has been tapped for a role on the series, based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She'll play Robin Ellacott, "assistant to Strike (Tom Burke), a private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though she begins as a temporary secretary, managing Strike's chaotic life, she soon becomes involved with his caseload and begins to see her true potential." (Variety.com)
FEUD (FX) - Molly Price ("The Knick") is the latest bound for the new anthology series. She'll play Robert Aldrich's (Alfred Molina) wife Harriet. (Deadline.com)
IZOMBIE (The CW) - Andrew Caldwell (Transformers) will recur on the upcoming season as Harley Jones, "a good ole boy, anti-government extremist who loves his guns. Harley seems like a chatty, affable guy when he's chatting with Liv and Clive at the shooting range, where he's practice shooting at zombie targets." (Deadline.com)
MINDY PROJECT, THE (Hulu) - Ryan Hansen is bound for the current season in an episode which "finds Dr. Lahiri (Mindy Kaling) falling asleep after a tiff at work and wishing she were a white man. When she wakes up, it's in the body of handsome, blonde, white doctor Michael Lancaster (Hansen) who allows Mindy a day to experience the world through his lens." (EW.com)
ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC) - Alan Dale is slated to reprise his role of King George - last seen in season one - in an upcoming episode. (EW.com)
PAGE SIX TV (Syndication) - The Fox Television Stations in 17 markets have cleared the series for a fall 2017 launch following a three-week test this past summer. Twentieth Television will handle national distribution and barter sales. (Deadline.com)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (FOX) - Kamar de los Reyes (Salt) will recur on the upcoming season as Jobe, "the burly bodyguard for Malcolm Dreyfuss (Jeremy Davies). Jobe is the heavy who takes care of people (like Tom Mison's Ichabod Crane) who stand in the way of Malcolm's big plans." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED CHRIS GARCIA PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Chris Garcia has set up a potential comedy at the network "based on Garcia's real life story when his immigrant parents lie about their home address, in order to give him a chance at a better public education. A first generation Cuban-American, he has to make the most of his high school experience despite being surrounded by affluent, white surfer kids - and his dad who is taking ESL classes at the same school." Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh will co-write the script for the 20th Century Fox Television-based project, which has a penalty attached, alongside Garcia with Party Over Here's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Billy Rosenber likewise executive producing. (Variety.com)
UNTITLED MACKAY & WEEKS PROJECT (ABC, New!) - Hannah Mackay and Ed Weeks have sold a single-camera comedy to the Alphabet about "liberal lesbian couple Laurel and Marisa who move with their teenage son to Laurel's conservative hometown in Kansas to find that their assumptions about Middle America might just be wrong." The project, which has a penalty attached, is set up at Universal Television. Mindy Kaling and 3 Arts Entertainment's Howard Klein will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (Netflix) - Jai Courtney, Samm Levine and Marlo Thomas have all scored roles on the new season. Courtney will play Garth MacArthur, "a suave, indie movie darling who is about to become a household name." Levine then is set as Arty, "the first person everyone at camp hears each morning"; with Thomas as Vivian, "a woman with a mysterious connection to the past history of the camp," respectively. (Deadline.com)
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[02/03/23 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 3
Updates include: "The Flash" taps trio to return for final season; Netflix's "Eric" rounds out cast; and Cliff Curtis is bound for Apple's "Chief of War."
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[02/03/23 - 12:13 PM]
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Host Andy Cohen returns to the couch with Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, and friends Charrisse Jackson Jordan and Jacqueline Blake to reflect on a season full of shocking rumors and fractured friendships.
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[02/03/23 - 12:00 PM]
DJ Khaled and Musical Collaborators Fridayy, Jay-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Will Perform at "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards"
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[02/03/23 - 11:54 AM]
discovery+ and ID Highlights - Weeks of February 13 and February 20
Concurrent premieres include "Death by Fame," "The Playboy Murders," "See No Evil" and "Evil Lives Here."
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[02/03/23 - 10:35 AM]
ESPN's "NFL Live" Delivers Show's Best Monthly Viewership in More than Six Years, January Continues Impressive Streak of Audience Accolades
In short, January 2023 and January 2022 delivered the most-watched months of "NFL Live" since September 2016.
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[02/03/23 - 10:01 AM]
Hello Again, Wisconsin! Netflix Orders Second Season of Hit Comedy "That '90s Show"
Season one premiered on January 19 and immediately reached Netflix's Top 10 English TV list in 35 countries, with more than 41 million hours viewed.
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[02/03/23 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Love to Love You, Donna Summer" Debuts May 2023
The film is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice and artistry becoming the defining soundtrack of an era.
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[02/03/23 - 09:18 AM]
FOX Sports Unveils Expansive 2023 Daytona Speedweeks Broadcaster Lineup, Highlighted by Network's 20th Daytona 500
FOX Sports today announces its premier broadcaster lineup for the 2023 Daytona Speedweeks and NASCAR's 75th anniversary season, highlighted by a slate of veteran FOX NASCAR voices and a proven, compelling rotation of guest analysts.
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[02/03/23 - 09:15 AM]
Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Chris Stapleton Will Perform at "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards"
Trevor Noah returns as host for the third consecutive year.
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[02/03/23 - 09:08 AM]
"The Terminal List" Universe Expands - Prime Video Confirms Season Two, Starring Chris Pratt, and Orders New Taylor Kitsch Led Origin Series
Pratt will appear in both series, which are co-produced by Amazon Studios and Civic Center Media, in association with MRC Television.
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[02/03/23 - 09:03 AM]
"Marcella Arguello: Bitch, Grow Up!" Debuts February 10 on HBO Max
This Galentine's Day, tune in to watch Marcella Arguello, one of Los Angeles' most exciting Latinx comedians, deliver a night of unadulterated laughter.
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[02/03/23 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Rob Lowe & John Owen Lowe Play Father & Son on "Unstable" - Netflix
An introverted son must work for his successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save his dad - and his company - from disaster.
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[02/03/23 - 09:01 AM]
Video: CNN Films Releases Trailer, Premiere Date and Key Art for "Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia" Broadcast on CNN
Presented by CNN Films and HBO Max, in association with Left/Right, this timely documentary chronicles the tech-fueled rise and Fyre-style fall of HQ Trivia, the revolutionary "game show on your phone" app that went viral, swept the nation, then crashed and burned.
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[02/03/23 - 08:00 AM]
TBS Awards $25,000 to Four Grand Prize Winners of the Second Annual TBS HBCU Cash Out Contest
Presented by TBS/TNT/truTV's MORE Initiative, the interactive social media contest aims to financially empower recent graduates of historically black colleges and universities.
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[02/03/23 - 07:51 AM]
New Daytime Series "Secret Sauce with Todd Graves" Premieres on A&E on Saturday, March 4th at 1pm
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