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[09/25/18 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 25
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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CONNERS, THE (ABC) - Juliette Lewis will guest on the "Roseanne" spin-off as Blue, "David's (Johnny Galecki) girlfriend who was referenced last season." (Deadline.com)
DEMONS OF DORIAN GUNN, THE (Pop) - The cable channel has passed on the supernatural comedy pilot, which follows disgraced New York socialite Dorian Gunn (Jeffery Self), who discovers he's descended from a long line of demon hunters and is forced to abandon his life of leisure to protect humanity from monsters as they emerge from the gates of hell. (Deadline.com)
HAPPY! (Syfy) - Paul Wight, a.k.a. WWE superstar Big Show, will recur on the upcoming season as Big Pink, "the cellmate of Ritchie Coster's gangster, Blue." (EW.com)
INBETWEEN, THE (NBC) - Justin Cornwell has been tapped to star opposite Harriet Dyer and Paul Blackthorne in the midseason drama. He'll play Damien Asante, replacing Yusuf Gatewood from the original pilot. (Deadline.com)
LA'S FINEST (Charter) - Sophie Reynolds has joined the cast of the upcoming original series as Isabel, "Patrick's (Ryan McPartlin) rebellious, angsty, and eager to grow up teenage daughter who has a complicated relationship with her step-mom Nancy (Jessica Alba). Defiant and sometimes snarky, Izzy is a bright, curious, caring young woman who bonds with Nancy's partner on the force, Syd." (Deadline.com)
RAQ RANTS (BET, New!) - The cable channel has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of "TMZ" staple Raquel Harper's web series. The project, in which "Harper takes her distinctive interviewing skills to the streets to talk to some of the biggest names in music, television, movies, and sports," will roll out Tuesdays at midnight beginning October 16. Telepictures and Harvey Levin Productions are co-producing with Harper, Harvey Levin, Ryan Regan and Patricia Childress serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)
TERRORISM CLOSE CALLS (Netflix, New!) - The streaming service will roll out a new 10-part investigative series on October 26. The series, from Big Media, "probes the world's deadliest terror plots with exclusive access to the agents involved in disrupting them as well as leading national and international authorities on counter-terrorism, intelligence, and law enforcement, according to producers." No auspices were given. (Deadline.com)
THIS IS US (NBC) - Co-stars Milo Ventimiglia (Jack), Mandy Moore (Rebecca), Sterling K. Brown (Randall), Chrissy Metz (Kate) and Justin Hartley (Kevin) have renegotiated their contracts with producer 20th Century Fox Television, bumping their respective salaries to $250,000 per episode or about $4.5 million per 18-episode season. (THR.com)
TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN (Amazon) - Tom Wlaschiha is the latest set to recur on the new season as Max Schenkel, "a mysterious foreign operative who crosses paths with Jack Ryan in South America." (Deadline.com)
TWENTIES (TBS) - Jonica T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham and Sophina Brown are set to star in the Lena Waithe-produced comedy pilot, which follows the adventures of a queer black girl, Hattie (Gibbs), and her two straight best friends, Marie (Elmore) and Nia (Graham), who spend most of their days talking shit and chasing their dreams. It's a show about friendship, finding love, and messing everything up along the way. Brown will play Ida B., "a successful African American television writer/producer who calls her out on some shady tweets she made some years prior. But when Ida B. offers Hattie a job as a writer's PA, Hattie may finally have her foot planted firmly on the ladder of Hollywood success." (Deadline.com)
UNTITLED SILBERMAN BROTHERS PROJECT (NBC, New!) - Jon and Josh Silberman have sold a semi-autobiographical comedy to the Peacock about "a father and son who find themselves starting their midlife and quarter-life crises the same week and make the decision to move in together, so they can move on together." Chris Moynihan and Pacific Electric Picture Co.'s Ed Helms and Mike Falbo are also on board to executive produce for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)
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[04/15/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 7: "Adolescence" Continues Ascent, Now at No. 3 on Most Popular TV List
Documentary series were popular this week with "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing" (9.8 million views) debuting at No. 1 on the English TV list and "Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer" (3.8 million views) at No. 6.
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[04/15/25 - 11:29 AM]
"American Idol" Packs a Punch With Sunday and Monday Wins
On linear, Sunday's "Hollywood Week: Showstopper" was the top entertainment program of the night in Total Viewers (5.92 million) and the top program of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.57 rating) on broadcast and cable.
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[04/15/25 - 10:33 AM]
FOX Sports Films Announces "Culture of Winning: Polynesian Football Pride" Premiering April 20 on FOX
Executive produced by and featuring Tua Tagovailoa, the film takes a deep dive into the pillars of Polynesian culture and explores why these cornerstones drive unrivaled success on the field and create positive impact in their communities.
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[04/15/25 - 10:30 AM]
"America's Most Wanted: Missing Persons" Premieres Monday, April 28 & Special "America's Most Wanted: John Walsh's Dirty Dozen" Premieres Wednesday, May 14 on FOX
As previously announced, "America's Most Wanted" returns with an all-new season Monday, April 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX and next day on Hulu.
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[04/15/25 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Untold: Shooting Guards" - Official Trailer - Netflix
What really went down between Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton? This exposé unpacks how a gambling dispute led to guns drawn in an NBA locker room.
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[04/15/25 - 10:00 AM]
Season Three of "And Just Like That..." Debuts May 29
The 12-episode season will debut new episodes weekly on Thursdays, concluding with the season finale on August 14.
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[04/15/25 - 10:00 AM]
Date Announcement: Hulu Original "Atsuko Okatsuka: Father"
"Atsuko Okatsuka: Father" will premiere on Friday, June 13 on Hulu, and is the eighth Original special in Hulu's new stand-up comedy slate, Hularious.
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[04/15/25 - 09:31 AM]
Video: "#1 Happy Family USA" - Final Trailer - Prime Video
The series follows the maniacally upbeat Husseins - the most patriotic, most peaceful, and most definitely-not-suspicious Muslim family in post-9/11 "Amreeka."
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[04/15/25 - 09:13 AM]
"Kevin Costner's The West" to Premiere on The History Channel with Back-to-Back Episodes Beginning Memorial Day at 9PM ET/PT
The eight-episode documentary series will provide a fresh look at the sweeping and complex history of the American West through a wide range of conflicts - all driven by the desperate struggle to control the land itself.
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[04/15/25 - 09:11 AM]
Upcoming MGM+ Comedy Series "American Classic" Casts Academy Award Nominee Laura Linney
Linney will play Kristen Forrest Bean, who grew up acting in the Millersburg Festival Theater founded and run by the Bean family.
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[04/15/25 - 08:34 AM]
Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Is Most-Watched MLB Game of Season Across All Platforms
The broadcast peaked at 9:30 p.m. ET with 2,445,000 viewers.
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[04/15/25 - 08:24 AM]
ESPN Earns Its Best Nielsen Q1 Viewership Since 2017, Further Cementing a Stellar Start to 2025
In addition, ESPN's average-minute-audience was up 22% overall and 15% in the Persons 18-49 demo from Nielsen Q1 in 2024.
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[04/15/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Snakes and Ladders" - Official Trailer - Netflix
From the creator of "The House of Flowers," Manolo Caro and Cecilia Suárez return with "Snakes and Ladders" - a dark and provocative comedy that explores the cost of power and status.
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[04/15/25 - 08:00 AM]
Another Shocking Season of "Mama June: Family Crisis" Returns Friday, May 30, at 8PM ET/PT on We TV
This season, June fights for custody of Kaitlyn after Anna's tragic passing.
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[04/15/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "The Four Seasons" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.
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