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[03/27/17 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 27
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!
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - Matthew Morrison will reportedly drop by the veteran drama as Paul Stadler, the "scary-ass husband" of Camilla Luddington's Jo Wilson. (Deadline.com)
HARRY (Syndication) - NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has cleared the series for a second season on Fox-owned stations in 17 major markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. "I love my show! To continue sharing an hour every day with my audience is a great honor and thrill - can't wait for season 2," host Harry Connick, Jr. said in a statement. (Deadline.com)
SPACED OUT (NBC) - Matt Shively and Christine Woods have been tapped for the lead roles on the comedy pilot, about a working class genius and his struggles to fit in with an established team all made more difficult when their job is building a rocket to Mars. He'll play said fellow, Peter Gibbons, "the newest member of the propulsion team at Space One, is like a kid in a candy store. After working in his father's body shop, Peter's now living his dream as the new team leader of the company sending the first unmanned rocket to Mars." Woods then is set as Maxine "Max" Donovan, "Space One's alpha female engineer. Max is a born leader who's not a happy camper when her boss appoints the new guy as the team leader." Shively's involvement is in second position to his ABC comedy "The Real O'Neals." (Deadline.com)
STITCHERS (Freeform) - Anna Akana ("Miss 2059") is set to recur on the show's upcoming season as Amanda, "a cool and confident medical examiner who starts working with the Stitchers team and has an instant spark with Camille (Allison Scagliotti)." (Deadline.com)
TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG (Amazon) - Miles Teller (Whiplash) has been tapped to star in the upcoming drama, which "explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles by following killers' existential journeys in becoming samurai." Teller will play Martin, "a police officer entangled in the world of assassins." (Deadline.com)
TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO) - David Milch is reportedly in talks to join creator Nic Pizzolatto for a potential third season of the crime drama franchise. No other specifics were given. (Deadline.com)
WESTWORLD (HBO) - Louis Herthum's Peter Abernathy, the "father" of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), has been promoted to regular for the show's second season. (Deadline.com)
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[04/29/26 - 05:31 PM]
AMC Global Media Greenlights "Thunder Road"
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[04/29/26 - 04:01 PM]
"American Idol" Scores 5.3 Million Total Viewers with Biggest Audience in Over 2 Months During Taylor Swift Night
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[04/29/26 - 02:41 PM]
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Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday averaged 2 million viewers, up 190% vs. ESPN's First Round Game 5 average last year.
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[04/29/26 - 12:17 PM]
First-of-Its-Kind Competition Reality Series "Designed to Last" Begins Streaming May 5
Hosted by Maria Menounos, the Hulu series follows three teams of architects, engineers, and inventors as they compete in 10-hour build challenges, modifying tiny homes to withstand specific environmental hazards.
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[04/29/26 - 10:31 AM]
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM]
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM]
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[04/29/26 - 09:46 AM]
Netflix Wins Romantic Drama "Lovesick," Orders Hot Package Straight-to-Series
The straight-to-series Netflix drama stars Danes as Annika, a renowned breast cancer surgeon whose world changes after receiving her own cancer diagnosis.
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[04/29/26 - 09:13 AM]
CNN FlashDoc "Behind the Bob: Vogue's Anna Wintour" Now Streaming on CNN App
The documentary special is now streaming at CNN.com/Watch and on the CNN app for streaming subscribers and will air Sunday, May 3 at 8pm ET on CNN, just one night before the iconic Met Gala.
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[04/29/26 - 09:05 AM]
"The Other Bennet Sister" Premiere: BritBox Shines a Light on Austen's Overlooked Heroine This May
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM]
Season 2 of "Ransom Canyon" Returns to Netflix on Thursday, July 23, 2026
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[04/29/26 - 09:00 AM]
Video: The Main Stage Is Set - Trailer and Guest Judges Revealed for "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 11 Premiering May 8 on Paramount+
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[04/29/26 - 08:28 AM]
First Look at Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Robert De Niro in "The Whisper Man," Premiering August 28th
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[04/29/26 - 08:01 AM]
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