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[08/23/17 - 11:17 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, August 23 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!
HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, THE (Netflix) - Timothy Hutton is the latest addition to the streaming service's small screen take on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel as "the father of the Crane siblings - played by Michel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser and Kate Siegel - with Carla Gugino as the mother." (Deadline.com)
MANIFEST (NBC, New!) - Jeff Rake ("The Mysteries of Laura") is back in business with the Peacock for a new high-concept drama in which "a plane disappears from radar and returns five years later after being untraceable and presumed lost at sea. No time has passed for those on the plane but, for their loved ones at home, a long five years have gone by. The series follows their personal lives as well as the larger mystery and purpose that is their destiny." The Warner Bros. Television-based project, which has a put pilot commitment, is also executive produced by Compari Entertainment's Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke with Jackie Levine as a co-executive producer. (Deadline.com)
SEAL TEAM (CBS) - Michael Irby, Jay Hayden, Alona Tal, C. Thomas Howell and James Liao are all bound for the newcomer as Adam, "a senior among the Green Team instructors and a once-legendary who oversees the Green Team's drills"; Brian, "a Green Team trainee with Clay (Max Thieriot)"; Stella, "a grad student who meets Clay in a bar where SEALs tend to hang out"; Ash Spenser, "a former Navy SEAL and Clay's father"; and Lucien, "a CIA analyst/chemical weapons expert." (Deadline.com)
TITANS (DC) - Anna Diop has been tapped as Starfire, "an alien princess from a warrior planet who seeks asylum on Earth. A no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners stranger on our world, she has the ability to shoot energy bolts and fly. Searching for her place on Earth, she'll come into contact with the Titans." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED BILLY FINNEGAN PROJECT (FOX, New!) - Billy Finnegan has scored a put pilot commitment from the network for a single-camera comedy billed as "girl meets boy, boy very much doesn't notice; girl meets bus, boy notices... sort of." Nahnatchka Khan and Mandy Summers will also executive produce via their 20th Century Fox Television-based Fierce Baby banner. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED GALL & GERO PROJECT (CBS, New!) - "Blindspot's" Martin Gero and Brendan Gall are set to re-team for a new drama at the Eye which "revolves around five multi-racial adopted siblings who fight for justice in the courtroom amid wildly different legal careers as they delve into the mystery of a family tragedy that exposes the sins of their father." Gero's Warner Bros. Television-based is behind the project, which has a put pilot commitment. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter are also attached to executive produce via their fellow studio-based Berlanti Productions. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED JOSH SAFRAN PROJECT (CBS, New!) - Josh Safran ("Quantico") has sold a new drama to the Eye about "a high-powered corporate attorney who joins the Texas legal team defending her wealthy estranged husband after he is arrested for the decades-old unsolved murder of his first wife." CBS Television Studios is behind the hour with Kapital Entertainment's Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
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[06/01/25 - 06:02 AM] ABC's Exclusive Coverage of the 2025 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV Begins June 5: Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder ABC has been the exclusive home of the NBA Finals since 2003.
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[05/31/25 - 07:01 PM] "Tudum 2025: The Live Event" Celebrates Our Biggest Fandoms with Members Around the World The celebration brought thousands of fans at the sold-out Kia Forum as well as members watching live on Netflix around the world closer to the stars from their favorite series such as "One Piece," "Squid Game," "Stranger Things" and "Wednesday" and most anticipated films like "Frankenstein," "Happy Gilmore 2," "The Rip" and "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery."
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[05/31/25 - 06:30 PM] Acorn TV's Hit Irish Mystery Series "Harry Wild" Renewed for a Fifth Season The news was announced during a conversation with series star and executive producer Jane Seymour at the 2025 ATX Television Festival, who will reprise her role as Harry Wild, the titular amateur detective.
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[05/31/25 - 06:03 PM] Video: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Releases Explosive Teaser Trailer for "Gen V" Season Two The second season of the deranged series from the world of "The Boys," from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on September 17.
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[05/31/25 - 04:37 PM] Video: Showtime Reveals Official Trailer for "Dexter: Resurrection" During CCXP Panel in Mexico City The trailer made its global debut at CCXP Mexico City during the panel featuring showrunner and executive producer Clyde Phillips, executive producer and star Michael C. Hall, series star David Zayas and executive producer Scott Reynolds.
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[05/31/25 - 12:04 PM] Video: "The War Between the Land and the Sea" - Disney+ Only the tides could have kept them apart.
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[05/30/25 - 11:31 AM] AMC Networks Shares Updates on the Anne Rice Immortal Universe at ATX TV Festival Celine Buckens and Jason Schwartzman are the latest bound for "Anne Rice's Talamasca," which debuts this October on AMC and AMC+.
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[05/30/25 - 11:03 AM] Hulu Originals & Exclusives Summer 2025 Programming Slate Newly announced premieres include "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on August 20.
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[05/30/25 - 09:02 AM] Date Announcement & First Look: Hulu's "King of the Hill" Season 14 The season 14 revival picks up several years after we last saw the Hill family.
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[05/30/25 - 09:00 AM] "The Alto Knights" Begins Streaming Exclusively on Max June 6 The film stars Academy Award winner Robert De Niro in a dual role, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson.
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[05/30/25 - 07:01 AM] Nat Geo Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Blockbuster Film "Jaws" with the Only Authorized Documentary, "Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story" The documentary premieres July 10 at 9:00/8:00c on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
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[05/29/25 - 02:16 PM] Apple TV+ Sets Riveting New Series Starring Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz and Stephen Graham, Based on the Internationally Bestselling Crime Novels by Lars Kepler The 10-episode drama is written and executive produced by BAFTA Award-winner Rowan Joffe and John Hlavin, with Emmy, Peabody and DGA Award-winner Tim Van Patten set to executive produce and direct the first two episodes.
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[05/29/25 - 12:00 PM] Prime Video Unmasks Master Romance Con Artist in Original True Crime Docuseries "ROMCON: Who the F*** is Jason Porter?" The series follows successful Toronto real estate broker Heather Rovet as she discovers her perfect three-year romance with "Jace" was nothing but a scam.
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[05/29/25 - 11:31 AM] AXS TV Presents a Special Broadcast of the Acclaimed Rock Doc Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine in Honor of the Band's 50th Anniversary on June 7 & 9 The film tells the true heavy metal underdog story of Canadian outfit Triumph, whose signature sound and revolutionary stage show rocked fans around the world.
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[05/29/25 - 11:28 AM] Prime Video's "FACEOFF: Inside the NHL" Announces Powerhouse Season 2 Roster Additions The series takes viewers behind the scenes of the National Hockey League, delivering an unfiltered look at the players' lives, training regimens, and the high-stakes world of professional hockey.
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