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[09/19/18 - 11:22 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, September 19 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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EXCEPTIONAL, THE (NBC, New!) - Josh Meyers is set to star in a single-camera comedy at the Peacock about Justin, a resident of a Los Angeles condo building who "reluctantly agrees to join the board and, in his first meeting, stumbles into becoming its president. Now Justin has to leave his self-obsessed bubble and engage with his neighbors, finding himself knee deep not only in the issues of the building but also the personal problems of the condo's diverse residents - an endeavor that offers both hilarious challenges and surprising benefits." Meyers will also co-write the half-hour alongside Steven Cragg and Brian Bradle with the Universal Television-based Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions' Seth Meyers (Josh's real life brother) and Mike Shoemaker likewise executive producing. (Deadline.com)
FRESH OFF THE BOAT (ABC) - Ming-Na Wen, Reggie Lee and Jimmy O. Yang are all bound for the show's fifth season for a November episode. Wen will play Elaine, "a Chinese-American woman with a smart sense of humor who's everything Jessica (Constance Wu) could dream of in a Chinese BFF." Lee then will portray Julius, "a Chinese-American man who genuinely loves steak, apple pie, the Dallas Cowboys and other all-American things"; with Yang as Horace, "Elaine and Julius's son, a talented, affable artist who skipped two grades and went to Harvard at age 16 on a full scholarship." (Deadline.com)
GODFATHER OF HARLEM (Epix) - Newcomer Antoinette Crowe-Legacy has been cast in the Forest Whitaker-led drama as Elise, "Bumpy's (Whitaker) mixed-race, drug-addicted daughter. A lost soul who suffered for her father's neglect and will forever be his Achilles' heel. She has many gifts - an agile mind, a lithe beauty - and just as many defects - dishonesty and selfishness that grip her to the core." (Deadline.com)
GOOD DOCTOR, THE (ABC) - Beau Garrett's Jessica Preston will not return to the series for its upcoming second season. (TVLine.com)
POSE (FX) - Sandra Bernhard has been promoted to regular for the show's second season where she'll continue as "the brassy but caring Nurse Judy Katz, who works with HIV/AIDS patients." (Deadline.com)
TACOMA FD (truTV) - Hassie Harrison has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy set in a firehouse in the wettest city in America. She'll play Lucy, taking over for Kirby Bliss-Blanton from the original pilot. No reason for the change was given. (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED ALLAN HEINBERG MARVEL PROJECT (ABC, New!) - Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) has scored a pilot production commitment from the Alphabet, Marvel Television and ABC Studios for a new series about female characters with superpowers. No specifics about which characters from the company's catalogue were given. Marvel Television's Jeph Loeb will also executive produce. (Deadline.com)
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[03/11/25 - 04:01 PM] Video: "Kian's Bizarre B&B" - Official Teaser - Netflix On a remote island, Kian84 hosts a quirky B&B escape, where BTS' Jin and Ji Ye-eun lead guests through playful exploits and delightful chaos.
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[03/11/25 - 03:01 PM] Video: "Devil May Cry" - Official Trailer - Netflix When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
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[03/11/25 - 03:00 PM] ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week "Nightline" also improved year to year in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.
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[03/11/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of March 3: "Running Point" Scores, "Plankton: The Movie" Makes a Splash in This Week's Top 10 With an A-list cast led by Robert De Niro, the political-themed limited series "Zero Day," about a devastating cyberattack, was a hit again this week, landing at No. 2 on the English TV list (7.5 million views).
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[03/11/25 - 10:13 AM] "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC": Boston Celtics Victory Over Los Angeles Lakers was Most-Watched NBA Regular-Season Game Across Any Platform in Seven Years (Excluding Christmas) The March 8 broadcast peaked with 5,342,000 viewers from 9:15-9:29 p.m. ET.
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[03/11/25 - 10:02 AM] Bravo's "The Valley" Returns for Season Two on Tuesday, April 15 at 9 P.M. ET/PT Returning this season are Danny & Nia Booko, Luke Broderick & Kristen Doute, Jason & Janet Caperna, Brittany Cartwright, Jasmine Goode, Jesse Lally, Michelle Saniei, Jax Taylor and Zack Wickham.
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[03/11/25 - 10:00 AM] Season Four of "Hacks" Debuts April 10 The 10-episode season debuts with two episodes.
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[03/11/25 - 09:00 AM] Video: From Creator Chris Brancato, MGM+ Original Series "Godfather of Harlem" Debuts Exhilarating Season Four Trailer and Key Art Starring Fan Favorites Forest Whitaker and Rome Flynn In season four, Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York's Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn).
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[03/11/25 - 09:00 AM] We TV Answer Fans' Plea for More of "The Braxtons" "The Braxtons" is currently in production and is slated to premiere this fall, airing exclusively on We TV and streaming exclusively on ALLBLK.
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[03/11/25 - 08:16 AM] Prime Video Adds Hall-of-Famer Carl Edwards and Dynamic Trio of Pit Reporters to Round Out Announce Team for Inaugural NASCAR Campaign The expanded lineup brings together a host of familiar faces for racing fans, as an exclusive, five-race package of NASCAR action debuts with the Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25.
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[03/11/25 - 08:08 AM] Nickelodeon Announces All-New Animated Series "Wylde Pak," Moving in This Summer Inspired by co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall's family life, the 26-episode comedy series follows half siblings Lily and Jack as they learn to navigate new family dynamics under one roof for the first time.
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[03/11/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "The Dad Quest" - Official Trailer - Netflix "Gallo," a TV producer, faces an unexpected twist in his life when he discovers that he is not Benito's biological father.
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[03/11/25 - 08:00 AM] Video: New Trailer - U.K. Hit Series "Big Boys" Season 3 The final season of the hit British series makes its U.S. debut on March 25.
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[03/11/25 - 08:00 AM] "The Flip Off" Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Freshman Series Since 2022 The six-episode season attracted nearly 14 million total viewers across linear and streaming since its premiere on Wednesday, January 29.
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[03/11/25 - 07:50 AM] Viewers Cast Their Votes as Rock's Biggest Bands Square Off in AXS TV's March Music Battle of the Bands, Running from March 17 Through April 7 The tournament will start with 64 iconic bands from across the rock spectrum, with a slew of dream matchups that will pare the field down until only two remain.
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